Latin name:
Artemisia campestris
L.
Botanical family:
Asteraceae
Growth habit:
Herb
Vernacular name(s):
field sagewort (Eng.)
armoise rouge, aurone sauvage (Fr.)
denek'áze'eya (hanaidíé Chipewyan)
Uses:
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Roots :
Chewed and juice swallowed as an emetic or to treat a sore throat [Dene 13]. Tea drunk against constipation [Ojibwa 19]. Chewed to cure sore throat or to induce vomiting [Chipewyan 92].