- Origin
- North America and Mexico
- Traditions
- Curanderismo, Lakota medicine
Central America and the Caribbean · Herb · № 820
Artemisia ludoviciana
Herb · Central America and the Caribbean
Estafiate (white sagebrush)
Artemisia ludoviciana
A bitter, aromatic herb used in Mexico for stomach ache and digestive complaints.
Safety notes
Contains thujone; do not use for long periods or in pregnancy.
Cautions by tradition (2)
- Healing traditions of the Americas: Contains thujone; not for long-term use or during pregnancy.
- Lakota (Teton Sioux) medicine: Contains thujone: do not take for long, and not in pregnancy.
Preparation
As a tea of the dried leaves; also burned in cleansings.
Use in traditions
A staple remedy of curanderos in Mexico. Indigenous peoples of the Prairies use this 'prairie sage' in ceremonies.
Applications
Use by tradition
How different herbal traditions describe this herb. Amounts are traditional guidelines checked for obvious errors; they are not medical advice. For poisonous plants no dosage is given on purpose.
Healing traditions of the Americas
Attributed effects
For stomach ache, stomach cramps, worms and gallbladder complaints; burned in ceremonies by Prairie peoples as 'prairie sage'.
Preparation and amount
Tea of dried leaves; burned in bundles in cleansings. No dosage is given here.
Caution: Contains thujone; not for long-term use or during pregnancy.
Lakota (Teton Sioux) medicine
Attributed effects
Prairie sage purifies and keeps away harmful powers; according to Gilmore every ceremony began with it, and whoever broke a taboo bathed in sage. One of the four sacred medicines.
Preparation and amount
Burn the herb as smoke, or a decoction to bathe in.
Caution: Contains thujone: do not take for long, and not in pregnancy.
- Ways to prepare herbs
- Tea (infusion)DecoctionSteam and bath