Asteraceae Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
Kwakiutl - Drug, Herbal Steam
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 278
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Achillea millefolium L.
Scientific name: Achillea millefolium L.
USDA symbol: ACMIM2 (
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Common names: Common Yarrow
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Herbal Steam
Notes: Leaves used in a steambath for rheumatism or general sickness.
RECRD: 80334 id: 856