Asteraceae Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.

Western Yarrow

Zuni - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 42

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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: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Blossoms and root chewed and juice applied before fire-eating or -walking.

RECRD: 0 id: 1090