[Wikipedia] Medicinal Uses, Chemistry: This plant had a number of medicinal uses among several different Native American tribes, including the Cheyenne, Kumeyaay (Diegueno), and Kiowa people.
Ambrosia psilostachya contains a group of phytochemicals called psilostachyins. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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