Fringed Sage - Artemisia frigida - Alamosa County CO - August 2017
Photographed at Sand Dunes National Park. This species is eaten by a wide variety of wildlife from Elk to rodents to grouse. Reading potential health uses for this plant, one can understand why wildlife is in such excellent health:
According to Moerman (1986) Artemisia frigida was used in the following ways:
• The Chippewa used it as an anti-convulsive, a
cure for “fits,” burned leaves to disinfect a contagious patient, inhaled a moxa for biliousness, put it on wounds to stop bleeding, made a decoction of the roots for a stimulant or tonic, and placed fresh leaves in nostrils and mouth as protection when “working with the dead.”
• Montana Indians used a decoction as a remedy for lung troubles.
• The Navaho-Ramah used a decoction of leaves to alleviate coughing, made a hot poultice of leaves for toothaches, and used the root for “life medicine.”
• The Potawatomi placed leaves and flowers on live coals to revive comatose patients.
• The Shuswap burned the plant to keep away mosquitoes.
• The Tewa chewed leaves for indigestion or flatulence.
• The Zuni used an infusion of the whole plant as a cold remedy.
Fringed Sage - Artemisia frigida - Alamosa County CO - August 2017
Photographed at Sand Dunes National Park. This species is eaten by a wide variety of wildlife from Elk to rodents to grouse. Reading potential health uses for this plant, one can understand why wildlife is in such excellent health:
According to Moerman (1986) Artemisia frigida was used in the following ways:
• The Chippewa used it as an anti-convulsive, a
cure for “fits,” burned leaves to disinfect a contagious patient, inhaled a moxa for biliousness, put it on wounds to stop bleeding, made a decoction of the roots for a stimulant or tonic, and placed fresh leaves in nostrils and mouth as protection when “working with the dead.”
• Montana Indians used a decoction as a remedy for lung troubles.
• The Navaho-Ramah used a decoction of leaves to alleviate coughing, made a hot poultice of leaves for toothaches, and used the root for “life medicine.”
• The Potawatomi placed leaves and flowers on live coals to revive comatose patients.
• The Shuswap burned the plant to keep away mosquitoes.
• The Tewa chewed leaves for indigestion or flatulence.
• The Zuni used an infusion of the whole plant as a cold remedy.