Asteraceae Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 74
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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: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Decoction of whole plant used as a bath for arthritic or rheumatic pains.
RECRD: 12399 id: 910