Asteraceae Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.

Western Yarrow

Paiute - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 118

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Scientific name: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
USDA symbol: ACMIO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Yarrow
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken as a cough medicine.

RECRD: 1571 id: 1046