Asteraceae Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
Kawaiisu - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 9
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Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Scientific name: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
USDA symbol: ACMIO (
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Common names: Western Yarrow
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Dried, crushed and powdered leaves applied to snake bite wounds.
RECRD: 80214 id: 1019