Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of fresh or dried plant taken for tickling of the throat. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 17 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of plant taken or leaves rubbed on body for tuberculosis. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 17 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Chippewa Drug, Analgesic Decoction of leaves steamed and inhaled for headache. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of root applied to skin 'eruptions.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 350 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Chippewa Drug, Herbal Steam Decoction of leaves sprinkled on hot stones as herbal steam for headache. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Chippewa Drug, Stimulant Dried chewed root spit onto limbs as a stimulant. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Chippewa Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of leaves and stalk applied to horses as a stimulant. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 366 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Clallam Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of leaves used for colds. Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 199 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Clallam Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of leaves used during childbirth. Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 199 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Clallam Other, Incense & Fragrance Seeds used as house fragrances. Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 199 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Cowlitz Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of leaves used as a hair wash. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Cowlitz Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of roots taken for stomach troubles. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Analgesic Infusion of plant heads used to make a compress for headaches. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 23 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antihemorrhagic Leaves chewed for bleeding. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 23 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of roots taken for fevers. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 23 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of plant heads used to make a compress for fevers. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 23 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Toothache Remedy Decoction of roots taken or roots chewed for toothaches. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 23 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Cree, Woodlands Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Dried flowers used for lynx bait. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 23 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Creek Drug, Toothache Remedy Plant used as toothache medicine. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Crow Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of plant used for burns. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 6 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Crow Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of plant used for boils and open sores. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 6 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Delaware Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of plant used for kidney disorders. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Delaware Drug, Liver Aid Infusion of plant used for liver disorders. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of whole plant taken for kidney disorders. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 74 |
Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Liver Aid Infusion of whole plant taken for liver disorders. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 74 |
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 |