Artemisia douglasiana

Artemisia douglasiana
Artemisia douglasiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species: A. douglasiana
Binomial name
Artemisia douglasiana
Bess. ex Hook.

Artemisia douglasiana is a non-seeding aromatic shrub in the genus Artemisia. It is native to western North America, in the Western United States and into Baja California, Mexico. It is commonly called Mugwort, Douglas's Sagewort, or Dream Plant.

Uses

This plant has been used as a ceremonial plant in many Native American cultures, and as medicine.[1] The leaves were used by some tribes to treat colds, fevers, and headaches.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ethnobotany
  2. ^ Hunn, Eugene S. (1990). Nch'i-Wana, "The Big River": Mid-Columbia Indians and Their Land. University of Washington Press. p. 352. ISBN 0-295-97119-3. 

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