Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
About Big Sagebrush
Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Fever, Headache, Digestive Issues, and Pain, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Artemisia tridentata, commonly called big sagebrush,:264 Great Basin sagebrush:264 or (locally) simply sagebrush, is an aromatic shrub from the family Asteraceae, which grows in arid and semi-arid conditions, throughout a range of cold desert, steppe, and mountain habitats in the Intermountain West of North America. The vernacular name "sagebrush" is also used for several related members of the genus Artemisia, such as California sagebrush (Artemisia californica).
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist