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Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of leaves and flowers used as a wash for bruises.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 391
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Eye Medicine
Infusion of leaves and flowers used as a wash for sore eyes.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 391
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of leaves and flowers taken for stomachaches.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 391
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Infusion of leaves and flowers used as a wash for sprains.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 391
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion of leaves and flowers taken for consumption.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 391
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of dried, powdered leaves applied to swellings and sores.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of leaves used on children's rash and fresh tops used to rub on eczema.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 28, 29
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Menominee Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of leaves used for fevers.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 28, 29
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Menominee Drug, Pediatric Aid
Poultice of leaves used for 'the rash of children.'
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 28, 29
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Micmac Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Dried, powdered bark or green leaves rubbed over swellings.
Wallis, Wilson D., 1922, Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians, American Anthropologist 24:24-30, page 25
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Micmac Drug, Cold Remedy
Herb used for colds.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid
Dried, powdered bark or green leaves rubbed over bruises.
Wallis, Wilson D., 1922, Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians, American Anthropologist 24:24-30, page 25
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Micmac Drug, Diaphoretic
Decoction of plant taken with milk to cause a sweat for colds.
Wallis, Wilson D., 1922, Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians, American Anthropologist 24:24-30, page 25
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Micmac Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Dried, powdered bark or green leaves rubbed over sprains.
Wallis, Wilson D., 1922, Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians, American Anthropologist 24:24-30, page 25
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Micmac Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Herb used for swelling, bruises and sprains.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Miwok Drug, Analgesic
Dried or green mashed leaves used for pain and used during influenza epidemic.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 166
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Miwok Drug, Analgesic
Dried or green mashed leaves used for pain.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 166
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Miwok Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of leaves and flowers taken for bad colds.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 166
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Miwok Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of leaves and flowers used externally for influenza.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 166
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Mohegan Drug, Dietary Aid
Cold, compound infusion taken as an appetizer.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Mohegan Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Cold, compound infusion taken for the stomach.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Mohegan Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Compound infusion of leaves taken as a stomach aid and to improve the appetite.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 128
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Mohegan Drug, Kidney Aid
Infusion of plant taken for the kidneys.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Mohegan Drug, Kidney Aid
Simple or compound infusion of leaves taken for kidney disorders.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 69, 128
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Mohegan Drug, Liver Aid
Infusion of plant taken for the liver.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Mohegan Drug, Liver Aid
Simple or compound infusion of leaves taken for liver disorders.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 69, 128
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Montagnais Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of plant used for fever.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Nitinaht Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of plants taken for colds.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Nitinaht Drug, Panacea
Plants chewed and swallowed as 'medicine for everything.'
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Nitinaht Drug, Throat Aid
Leaves chewed and the juice swallowed for sore throats.
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 322
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Ojibwa Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Florets smoked for ceremonial purposes.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 362
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Ojibwa Drug, Febrifuge
Florets placed on coals and smoke inhaled to break a fever.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 362
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of roots taken for headaches.
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
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of roots taken for diarrhea.
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
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of whole plant used as a bath for arthritic or rheumatic pains.
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
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cathartic
Decoction or roots and scarlet gilia leaves taken as a physic.
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
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of roots taken for colds.
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
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid
Leaves and stems mixed with white clematis and witch's broom branches to make a shampoo.
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
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of roots taken for stomachaches.
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
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Laxative
Decoction or roots and scarlet gilia leaves taken as a laxative.
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
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Toothache Remedy
Roots mashed and applied to the tooth for toothaches.
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
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagan-Colville Other, Insecticide
Leaves and stems used in a smudge to keep mosquitoes away.
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
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagon Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction used as wash for chapped hands, pimples, rashes and insect bites.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagon Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of whole plant used as a wash for sore eyes.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagon Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Decoction of plant used as a wash for insect or snake bites.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagon Drug, Tonic
Decoction of whole plant taken as a tonic.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Paiute Drug, Analgesic
Green plants smelled by old men for headaches.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 317
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of plant taken or green plants smelled for colds.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 317
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of leaves and stems used as a liniment for skin sores.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 317
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of crushed leaves applied to swellings.
Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 196