Artemisia frigida Willd.
Common names: Fringed Sagewort
Species details (USDA):
USDA ARFR4
Documented uses
90 uses documented
Arapaho
Drug, Cough Medicine
detail...
(Murphey, Edith Van Allen,
1990,
Indian Uses of Native Plants,
Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959,
pages 38)
Arapaho
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Murphey, Edith Van Allen,
1990,
Indian Uses of Native Plants,
Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959,
pages 51)
Blackfoot
Drug, Cold Remedy
detail...
(Johnston, Alex,
1987,
Plants and the Blackfoot,
Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society,
pages 56)
Blackfoot
Drug, Cough Medicine
detail...
(Johnston, Alex,
1987,
Plants and the Blackfoot,
Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society,
pages 56)
Blackfoot
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 83)
Blackfoot
Drug, Febrifuge
detail...
(McClintock, Walter,
1909,
Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer,
Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9,
pages 275)
Blackfoot
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(McClintock, Walter,
1909,
Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer,
Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9,
pages 275)
Blackfoot
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Johnston, Alex,
1987,
Plants and the Blackfoot,
Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society,
pages 56)
Blackfoot
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Johnston, Alex,
1987,
Plants and the Blackfoot,
Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society,
pages 56)
Blackfoot
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 79)
Blackfoot
Drug, Hemostat
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 83)
Blackfoot
Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
detail...
(Johnston, Alex,
1987,
Plants and the Blackfoot,
Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society,
pages 56)
Blackfoot
Drug, Stimulant
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 109)
Blackfoot
Drug, Veterinary Aid
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 87)
Blackfoot
Drug, Veterinary Aid
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 87)
Blackfoot
Food, Spice
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 101)
Blackfoot
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(McClintock, Walter,
1909,
Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer,
Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9,
pages 275)
Blackfoot
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Johnston, Alex,
1987,
Plants and the Blackfoot,
Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society,
pages 56)
Blackfoot
Other, Hide Preparation
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 109)
Blackfoot
Other, Incense & Fragrance
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 109)
Blackfoot
Other, Insecticide
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 87)
Blackfoot
Other, Insecticide
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 109)
Blackfoot
Other, Paper
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 124)
Blackfoot
Other, Soap
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 109)
Blackfoot
Other, Tools
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 109)
Cheyenne
Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
detail...
(Hart, Jeffrey A.,
1981,
The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana,
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55,
pages 18)
Cheyenne
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Johnston, Alex,
1987,
Plants and the Blackfoot,
Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society,
pages 56)
Cheyenne
Drug, Hemostat
detail...
(Hart, Jeffrey A.,
1981,
The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana,
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55,
pages 18)
Chippewa
Drug, Anticonvulsive
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 336)
Chippewa
Drug, Anticonvulsive
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1913,
Chippewa Music-II,
SI-BAE Bulletin #53,
pages 63, 64)
Chippewa
Drug, Disinfectant
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 366)
Chippewa
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 364)
Chippewa
Drug, Hemostat
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 336)
Chippewa
Drug, Hemostat
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1913,
Chippewa Music-II,
SI-BAE Bulletin #53,
pages 63, 64)
Chippewa
Drug, Stimulant
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 364)
Chippewa
Drug, Stimulant
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1913,
Chippewa Music-II,
SI-BAE Bulletin #53,
pages 63, 64)
Chippewa
Drug, Tonic
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 364)
Chippewa
Other, Protection
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 366)
Cree, Woodlands
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Leighton, Anna L.,
1985,
Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 30)
Cree, Woodlands
Drug, Febrifuge
detail...
(Leighton, Anna L.,
1985,
Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 30)
Cree, Woodlands
Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
detail...
(Leighton, Anna L.,
1985,
Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 30)
Dakota
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)
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)
Delaware, Oklahoma
Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1942,
A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs,
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission,
pages 74)
Great Basin Indian
Drug, Antihemorrhagic
detail...
(Nickerson, Gifford S.,
1966,
Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants,
Tebiwa 9(1):45-51,
pages 50)
Great Basin Indian
Dye, Green
detail...
(Nickerson, Gifford S.,
1966,
Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants,
Tebiwa 9(1):45-51,
pages 50)
Great Basin Indian
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Nickerson, Gifford S.,
1966,
Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants,
Tebiwa 9(1):45-51,
pages 50)
Hopi
Food, Spice
detail...
(Vestal, Paul A,
1940,
Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891,
Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168,
pages 167)
Hopi
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Whiting, Alfred F.,
1939,
Ethnobotany of the Hopi,
Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15,
pages 94)
Hopi
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Colton, Harold S.,
1974,
Hopi History And Ethnobotany,
IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York.,
pages 289)
Hopi
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Fewkes, J. Walter,
1896,
A Contribution to Ethnobotany,
American Anthropologist 9:14-21,
pages 21)
Hopi
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Vestal, Paul A,
1940,
Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891,
Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168,
pages 167)
Isleta
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Jones, Volney H.,
1931,
The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians,
University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis,
pages 22)
Isleta
Food, Forage
detail...
(Jones, Volney H.,
1931,
The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians,
University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis,
pages 22)
Kutenai
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 45)
Kutenai
Other, Insecticide
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 45)
Montana Indian
Drug, Pulmonary Aid
detail...
(Blankinship, J. W.,
1905,
Native Economic Plants of Montana,
Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56,
pages 7)
Montana Indian
Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
detail...
(Blankinship, J. W.,
1905,
Native Economic Plants of Montana,
Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56,
pages 7)
Navajo
Other, Paper
detail...
(Elmore, Francis H.,
1944,
Ethnobotany of the Navajo,
Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research,
pages 81)
Navajo, Ramah
Drug, Cough Medicine
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, Panacea
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, Toothache Remedy
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
Other, Ceremonial Items
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, Cold Remedy
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, Misc. Disease Remedy
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)
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
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)
Pawnee
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)
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, Abortifacient
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)
Potawatomi
Drug, Stimulant
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1933,
Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230,
pages 49)
Shuswap
Other, Insecticide
detail...
(Palmer, Gary,
1975,
Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany,
Syesis 8:29-51,
pages 58)
Sioux
Drug, Abortifacient
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 45)
Sioux
Other, Soap
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 45)
Tanana, Upper
Drug, Cancer Treatment
detail...
(Kari, Priscilla Russe,
1985,
Upper Tanana Ethnobotany,
Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission,
pages 17)
Tanana, Upper
Drug, Cold Remedy
detail...
(Kari, Priscilla Russe,
1985,
Upper Tanana Ethnobotany,
Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission,
pages 17)
Tanana, Upper
Drug, Cough Medicine
detail...
(Kari, Priscilla Russe,
1985,
Upper Tanana Ethnobotany,
Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission,
pages 17)
Tanana, Upper
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Kari, Priscilla Russe,
1985,
Upper Tanana Ethnobotany,
Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission,
pages 17)
Tanana, Upper
Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
detail...
(Kari, Priscilla Russe,
1985,
Upper Tanana Ethnobotany,
Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission,
pages 17)
Tewa
Drug, Carminative
detail...
(Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco,
1916,
Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians,
SI-BAE Bulletin #55,
pages 54)
Tewa
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco,
1916,
Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians,
SI-BAE Bulletin #55,
pages 54)
Tewa
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco,
1916,
Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians,
SI-BAE Bulletin #55,
pages 54)
Thompson
Drug, Unspecified
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 465)
Thompson
Drug, Venereal 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 170)
Thompson, Upper (Nicola Band)
Other, Fuel
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 497)
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)
Zuni
Drug, Cold Remedy
detail...
(Stevenson, Matilda Coxe,
1915,
Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #30,
pages 42)
Zuni
Other, Decorations
detail...
(Stevenson, Matilda Coxe,
1915,
Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #30,
pages 87)
Zuni
Other, Fertilizer
detail...
(Stevenson, Matilda Coxe,
1915,
Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #30,
pages 87)