Common and ethnic names: Cudweed sagewort, Silver sagebrush, Istafiate, Iztauhyátl, Ajenjo del país, Estafiate de Castilla. A highly valued medicinal plant due to its purported analgesic and anti -inflammatory properties. The leaves and flowers are steeped in boiling water to make a tea for the treatment of various ailments, most of which are related to the digestive system.