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Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Flathead Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Leaves boiled and used for aching backs and legs.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 6
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Flathead Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of leaves used for colds.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 6
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Flathead Drug, Dermatological Aid
Leaves crushed and used for wounds.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 6
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Flathead Drug, Disinfectant
Herb used as a disinfectant.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 6
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Flathead Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of leaves used for fevers.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 6
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Gitksan Drug, Throat Aid
Decoction of young plant or root gargled for sore throat.
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
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Gosiute Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of plant used for headaches.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 360
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Gosiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of plant applied for rheumatism.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 360
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Gosiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of plant applied to joints affected by rheumatism.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Gosiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of plant applied to bruises.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 360
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Gosiute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of plant used for biliousness.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 360
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Unspecified
Plants placed on heated rocks and rising vapors used for unspecified illness.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 220
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Forage
Plant eaten by bears.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 220
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Hesquiat Drug, Analgesic
Leaves chewed and the juice swallowed for any kind of internal pain.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 61
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Hesquiat Drug, Cough Medicine
Leaves chewed and the juice swallowed for prolonged cough.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 61
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Hesquiat Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Leaves chewed and the juice swallowed for the stomach.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 61
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Hesquiat Drug, Internal Medicine
Leaves chewed and the juice swallowed for internal organs.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 61
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of roots or leaves used internally or externally for headaches.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 469
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic
Plant chewed and poultice of leaves applied for neuralgia.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Anthelmintic
Infusion of leaves given to children with worms.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Anticonvulsive
Decoction of plants given and used as wash for babies with convulsions.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal
Compound decoction of plants, bark and roots taken for diarrhea.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of plant and seeds from another plant used for diarrhea.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 64
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of smashed plants taken for diarrhea.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 471
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Antiemetic
Decoction of leaves, branches and another plant taken for vomiting and nausea.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 64
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Antiemetic
Decoction or infusion of plants, bark and roots taken for vomiting.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Infusion of plants taken when 'sore through the joints.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine
Compound decoction of plants, roots and bark taken as a blood purifier.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Emetic
Infusion of smashed plants taken as an emetic for sunstroke.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 471
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of leaves given to babies with any kind of fever.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 469
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of smashed plants taken for fever caused by sunstroke.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 471
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge
Poultice of plant applied and infusion of plant used for fevers.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 103
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of plant fragments taken for digestive cramps.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 64
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Plant used for 'summer complaint' and decoction of plants taken for cramps.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Plant used as a miscellaneous disease remedy.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Panacea
Infusion of leaves given to babies with any kind of sickness.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 469
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Compound decoction of stems given to children with diarrhea.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of plants given and used as wash for babies with convulsions.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of leaves given to babies with any kind of sickness or fever.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 469
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Stimulant
Cold infusion given and used as wash on unconscious person who had fallen.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid
Compound decoction of plants, roots and bark taken for venereal disease.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of plant tops used as a wash on parts affected by gonorrhea.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 471
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Karok Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of soaked stalks and leaves applied to wounds.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Klallam Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of leaves taken for colds.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Klallam Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of chewed leaves applied to sores.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Klallam Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of leaves taken during childbirth.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Klamath Food, Preservative
Stem, leaf and flower placed inside fish cavity as a preservative.
Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 105
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Kutenai Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction used for washing sores and other skin problems.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 6
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Kutenai Drug, Dermatological Aid
Leaves crushed and used for wounds.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 6
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Kutenai Drug, Disinfectant
Herb used as a disinfectant.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 6