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Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Karok Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of plant taken by women for the pains of afterbirth.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Karok Drug, Cold Remedy
Poultice of branches applied for colds.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Karok Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of plant taken by women for the pains of afterbirth.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Karok Drug, Panacea
Poultice of branches applied for any kind of sickness.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Kiowa Drug, Anthelmintic
Plant used as a 'worm' medicine.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 57
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Kiowa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Used to make cushions for the worshippers in the peyote ceremony.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 57
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Kiowa Other, Cleaning Agent
Leaves rubbed on the face and hands as a purifying agent.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 57
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Miwok Drug, Analgesic
Leaves worn in nostrils for headaches.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Miwok Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Decoction of leaves taken for rheumatism.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Miwok Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Leaves worn in nostrils by mourners when crying, the pungent odor clearing the head.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Miwok Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Leaves rubbed on body to keep ghosts away.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Miwok Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Leaves rubbed on corpse handlers to ward off ghosts of the deceased.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Miwok Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Plant worn on a necklace to prevent dreaming of the dead.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Miwok Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Poisoned leaves carried to avoid personal injury.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy
Poultice of crushed leaves applied to the chest for colds.
Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 197
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of tops applied to gonorrheal sores.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 317
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Paiute Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Plant used for female backache and knee-ache.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 317
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Paiute Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of tops applied to gonorrheal sores.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 317
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Pomo Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of heated leaves applied to newborn baby's navel.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 15
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Pomo Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of leaves taken to stop excessive menstruation.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 15
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Pomo Drug, Gynecological Aid
Plant used in childbirth.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 15
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Pomo Drug, Pediatric Aid
Poultice of heated leaves applied to newborn baby's navel.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 15
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Tlingit Drug, Herbal Steam
Plant taken or used in steambath for pleurisy.
Krause, Aurel, 1956, The Tlingit Indians. Translated by Erna Gunther, Seattle. University of Washington Press, page 283
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
USDA ARVUV
Tlingit Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Plant taken or used in steambath for pleurisy.
Krause, Aurel, 1956, The Tlingit Indians. Translated by Erna Gunther, Seattle. University of Washington Press, page 283
Artemisia vulgaris var. kamtschatica Bess.
Kamtschat's Wormwood
USDA ARVUK
Aleut Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Heated plant used externally as a 'switch' for rheumatism.
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 426
Artemisia vulgaris var. kamtschatica Bess.
Kamtschat's Wormwood
USDA ARVUK
Aleut Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of heated leaves applied to minor cuts.
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 425
Artemisia vulgaris var. kamtschatica Bess.
Kamtschat's Wormwood
USDA ARVUK
Aleut Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of heated leaves applied to sore muscles.
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 425
Artemisia vulgaris var. kamtschatica Bess.
Kamtschat's Wormwood
USDA ARVUK
Aleut Drug, Tonic
Decoction of leaves taken as a tonic, especially good 'for dying persons.'
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 427