Asteraceae Achillea millefolium L.

Common Yarrow

Gitksan - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 65

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Scientific name: Achillea millefolium L.
USDA symbol: ACMIM2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Yarrow
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Gitksan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Decoction of young plant or root gargled for sore throat.

RECRD: 80299 id: 806