| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Spice Sage used to flavor meats. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 47 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Dermatological Aid Leaves put into moccasins as a foot deodorant. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 124 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of leaves applied to blisters and burst boils. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 75 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Leaves chewed, especially by children, during the sweat for respiratory disorders. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 71 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of leaves taken for chest constrictions. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 71 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Respiratory Aid Leaves chewed, especially by children, during the sweat for respiratory disorders. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 71 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of leaves taken for throat constrictions. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 71 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion of plant given to horses for coughing, sneezing and to clean the sinuses. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 87 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Used to cover the floor of the sweat lodge. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 17 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Food, Candy Leaves chewed as a confection. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 101 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Chewed by assistants to the participants during the sweat lodge rituals to relieve thirst. This thirst resulted from taboos against the consumption of liquids. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 17 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Packed into ceremonial moccasins for storage. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Used as a bed for the Buffalo Stones (Iniskim) during buffalo drive rituals. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Used as the Holy Offering of the All Smoking ceremony and for certain Horn Society rituals. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Used for cleansing in the sweat lodge. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 17 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Used to cleanse the body during participation in the All Smoking Ceremony. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Used to cleanse the headdresses of the Horn Society before transferring to new owners. In the transferral, the headdress was laid on a bed of man sage. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Used to cleanse the singers of the All Smoking ceremony. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Used to wipe the black paint off the one man who fasted until the Okan center pole was raised. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Used to wipe the sweat from their bodies during the sweat lodge ceremonies. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Worn around wrists and ankles by the Lodge dancers in the Okan (Holy Lodge) of the Sun dance. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Good Luck Charm Used to cleanse a man entered in a horse race. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Incense & Fragrance Plant stuffed into saddles, women's pillows, hide bags and quivers as a deodorant. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 109 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Insecticide Plant put on a fire to attract horses that run to the smoke because it kept flies & mosquitoes away. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 87 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Malicious Charm Leaves used in defense of the use of yellow angelica by an opponent in the hand game. The loser went to his lodge and asked for a small piece of meat, which he combined with man sage leaves. Carrying this charm in his pocket, he returned to the gambling place, where he walked abruptly among the participants and took the dice in his hands. Then he pretended to sing and perform with the dice--all the while secretly rubbing them with the meat and sage mixture. After he handed back the dice, the man who had been using the yellow angelica would get a headache and grow lazy, losing all he had won. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 40 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Malicious Charm Stems used as a curse on horses to slacken in races. Short pieces were broken from the stem and a small, flat, white stone was collected. The man first sprayed the rock with juice from his mouth. Then the stems were placed on the ground; they represented the other horses. The stone was sprayed again and shoved toward the stems, without touching them, three times. At the fourth shove the stone was pressed into the stems. Horses so cursed were sure to slacken in the race. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 40 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Paper Leaves used as toilet paper. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 124 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Other, Protection Used to cleanse a person afraid of a ghost. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Analgesic Crushed leaves used as snuff for headaches. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 18 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Analgesic Snuff of crushed leaves used for headache. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used in ceremonies. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 18 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Hemostat Crushed leaves used as snuff for nosebleeds. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 18 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Nose Medicine Leaves crushed and used as a snuff for nosebleeds. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Respiratory Aid Crushed leaves used as snuff for sinus attacks. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 18 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Respiratory Aid Leaves crushed and used as a snuff for sinuses. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Unspecified Plants rubbed on the body for immunity to sickness. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Cheyenne Other, Ceremonial Items Leaves burned as incense in ceremonies to purify implements, utensils or persons. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Cheyenne Other, Ceremonial Items Plant used extensively in ceremonies to drive away bad spirits, evil influences and ominous dreams. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Cheyenne Other, Ceremonial Items Plants wiped on persons who broke taboos for purification. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Cheyenne Other, Ceremonial Items Plants wrapped around Sundancers' eagle bone whistles for prevention of thirst. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Cheyenne Other, Ceremonial Items Sprigs used as ceremonial paint brushes during the Sundance. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Cheyenne Other, Tools Sprigs used in sweat lodges to sprinkle water on the rocks. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Comanche Drug, Dermatological Aid Leaves chewed and used for insect and spider bites. Jones, David E., 1968, Comanche Plant Medicine, Papers in Anthropology 9:1-13, page 7 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Crow Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion used as an astringent for eczema. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Crow Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion used for underarm and foot perspiration and odor. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Crow Drug, Dermatological Aid Salve of plants and neck fat used for sores. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Crow Other, Ceremonial Items Plants used extensively in ceremonies. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Flathead Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion used for colds. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Flathead Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion used for bruises and itching. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Gros Ventre Drug, Febrifuge Infusion used for high fevers. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 44 |