Asteraceae Achillea millefolium L.

Common Yarrow

Hesquiat - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 61

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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: Hesquiat
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Leaves chewed and the juice swallowed for prolonged cough.

RECRD: 618 id: 815

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