Names
Shoshone:
boe.hoe.v
English: Big Sagebrush
Scientific: Artemisia tridentata
Zone
Lower Foothills
Harvest Time
- Med: Leaves
- Food: Seeds edible – low elevation
Primary Uses
- Medicine
- Anti-bacterial
- Fever
- Fungicide
- Infection
- Lungs
Secondary Uses
- None listed
Cautions
- In general, do not eat the leaves.
Active Principle(s)
- Turpine (fever control)
- Camphor (insect repellent)
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Notes
While the seeds are edible, primarily the leaves are used for medicinal purposes and to preserve food in underground caches.