Artemisia dracunculus L.
Common names: Wormwood
Species details (USDA):
USDA ARDR4
Documented uses
99 uses documented
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Food, Beverage
detail...
(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,
pages 53)
Chippewa
Drug, Abortifacient
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 356)
Chippewa
Drug, Abortifacient
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 356)
Chippewa
Drug, Antidiarrheal
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 344)
Chippewa
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 350)
Chippewa
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 356)
Chippewa
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 356)
Chippewa
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 356)
Chippewa
Drug, Heart Medicine
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 338)
Chippewa
Drug, Herbal Steam
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 362)
Chippewa
Drug, Pediatric Aid
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 362)
Chippewa
Drug, Strengthener
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 362)
Costanoan
Drug, Antidiarrheal
detail...
(Bocek, Barbara R.,
1984,
Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington,
Economic Botany 38(2):240-255,
pages 26)
Costanoan
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Bocek, Barbara R.,
1984,
Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington,
Economic Botany 38(2):240-255,
pages 26)
Costanoan
Drug, Pediatric Aid
detail...
(Bocek, Barbara R.,
1984,
Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington,
Economic Botany 38(2):240-255,
pages 26)
Costanoan
Drug, Urinary Aid
detail...
(Bocek, Barbara R.,
1984,
Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington,
Economic Botany 38(2):240-255,
pages 26)
Costanoan
Other, Lighting
detail...
(Bocek, Barbara R.,
1984,
Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington,
Economic Botany 38(2):240-255,
pages 254)
Crow
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 45)
Crow
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 45)
Dakota
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)
Flathead
Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 45)
Flathead
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 45)
Gosiute
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Chamberlin, Ralph V.,
1911,
The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah,
Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405.,
pages 363)
Hopi
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Fewkes, J. Walter,
1896,
A Contribution to Ethnobotany,
American Anthropologist 9:14-21,
pages 19)
Hopi
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Castetter, Edward F.,
1935,
Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food,
University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44,
pages 25)
Kawaiisu
Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
detail...
(Zigmond, Maurice L.,
1981,
Kawaiisu Ethnobotany,
Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press,
pages 13)
Keres, Western
Other, Insecticide
detail...
(Swank, George R.,
1932,
The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians,
University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis,
pages 28)
Keres, Western
Other, Insecticide
detail...
(Swank, George R.,
1932,
The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians,
University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis,
pages 28)
Luiseno
Drug, Unspecified
detail...
(Sparkman, Philip S.,
1908,
The Culture of the Luiseno Indians,
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234,
pages 228)
Luiseno
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Sparkman, Philip S.,
1908,
The Culture of the Luiseno Indians,
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234,
pages 228)
Navajo, Ramah
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Vestal, Paul A.,
1952,
The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho,
Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94,
pages 48)
Navajo, Ramah
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Vestal, Paul A.,
1952,
The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho,
Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94,
pages 48)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 76)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 76)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 76)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 76)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Pediatric Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 76)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Tonic
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 76)
Okanagan-Colville
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 76)
Okanagan-Colville
Other, Cooking Tools
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 76)
Okanagan-Colville
Other, Insecticide
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 76)
Okanagan-Colville
Other, Insecticide
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 76)
Okanagon
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 41)
Okanagon
Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 41)
Okanagon
Drug, Diaphoretic
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 41)
Okanagon
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 41)
Okanagon
Drug, Orthopedic Aid
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 41)
Omaha
Drug, Abortifacient
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)
Omaha
Drug, Love Medicine
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)
Omaha
Drug, Unspecified
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)
Omaha
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)
Paiute
Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 39, 40)
Paiute
Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 39, 40)
Paiute
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 39, 40)
Paiute
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 39, 40)
Paiute
Drug, Orthopedic Aid
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 39, 40)
Paiute
Drug, Tonic
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 39, 40)
Paiute
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Murphey, Edith Van Allen,
1990,
Indian Uses of Native Plants,
Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959,
pages 51)
Pawnee
Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)
Pawnee
Drug, Unspecified
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)
Pawnee
Fiber, Brushes & Brooms
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)
Pawnee
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)
Ponca
Drug, Burn Dressing
detail...
(Howard, James,
1965,
The Ponca Tribe,
SI-BAE Bulletin #195,
pages 152)
Ponca
Drug, Unspecified
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)
Ponca
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)
Sanpoil
Drug, Cold Remedy
detail...
(Ray, Verne F.,
1932,
The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington,
University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5,
pages 217)
Shoshoni
Drug, Cathartic
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 39, 40)
Shoshoni
Drug, Cold Remedy
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 39, 40)
Shoshoni
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 39, 40)
Shoshoni
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 39, 40)
Shoshoni
Drug, Herbal Steam
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 39, 40)
Shoshoni
Drug, Throat Aid
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 39, 40)
Shoshoni
Drug, Venereal Aid
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 39, 40)
Shoshoni
Food, Spice
detail...
(Murphey, Edith Van Allen,
1990,
Indian Uses of Native Plants,
Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959,
pages 29)
Shuswap
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Palmer, Gary,
1975,
Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany,
Syesis 8:29-51,
pages 58)
Shuswap
Drug, Stimulant
detail...
(Palmer, Gary,
1975,
Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany,
Syesis 8:29-51,
pages 58)
Shuswap
Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
detail...
(Palmer, Gary,
1975,
Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany,
Syesis 8:29-51,
pages 58)
Shuswap
Other, Insecticide
detail...
(Palmer, Gary,
1975,
Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany,
Syesis 8:29-51,
pages 58)
Thompson
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 463)
Thompson
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 463)
Thompson
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 41)
Thompson
Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 169)
Thompson
Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 463)
Thompson
Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 41)
Thompson
Drug, Cold Remedy
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 169)
Thompson
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 169)
Thompson
Drug, Diaphoretic
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 41)
Thompson
Drug, Diaphoretic
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 463)
Thompson
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 463)
Thompson
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 41)
Thompson
Drug, Orthopedic Aid
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 41)
Thompson
Drug, Orthopedic Aid
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 463)
Thompson
Drug, Pediatric Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 169)
Thompson
Drug, Poison
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 512)
Thompson
Drug, Veterinary Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 169)
Winnebago
Drug, Febrifuge
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)
Winnebago
Drug, Love Medicine
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)
Winnebago
Drug, Unspecified
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)
Winnebago
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 134)