| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of plant taken for diarrhea. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Antiemetic Decoction of plant taken for upset stomach. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of plant used as a liniment or wash for sores or rashes. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Carminative Infusion of roots taken for gas pains. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 45 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of plant taken for colds. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of flower used as a wash for itching. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of plant used as a liniment or wash for sores or rashes. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of root used as a preliminary soak to help extract splinters. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of boiled, whole plant applied to sores. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of fresh roots applied to deaden pain so wound could be opened. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed leaves applied to swellings or sores. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of whole plant applied for felon (an abscess or boil). Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 43 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of flowers taken for stomachaches or indigestion. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of leaves taken for colic or dyspepsia. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of flowers used as a liniment for muscular pains. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Shoshoni Drug, Toothache Remedy Green leaves or roots used in various ways for toothaches. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Washo Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed leaves applied to swellings or sores. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Zuni Drug, Burn Dressing Blossoms and root chewed and juice applied before fire-eating or -walking. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 42 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Zuni Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of pulverized plant mixed with water applied to burns. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 42 |
| Achillea sibirica Ledeb. Siberian Yarrow USDA ACSI |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Oral Aid Poultice of chewed roots applied to gum sores. 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 sibirica Ledeb. Siberian Yarrow USDA ACSI |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots and other herbs taken for teething related sickness. 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 sibirica Ledeb. Siberian Yarrow USDA ACSI |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Toothache Remedy Decoction of roots and other herbs taken for teething related sickness. 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 sp. |
Aleut Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Bank, II, Theodore P., 1951, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands I. Aleutian Vegetation and Aleut Culture, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 29 |
| Achillea sp. |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Analgesic Fresh, crushed flower inserted into the nostril 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 sp. |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of a flower applied to burn pains. 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 sp. |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Toothache Remedy Poultice of chewed roots applied to 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 sp. |
Cree, Woodlands Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Plant used to make lures for traps. 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 sp. |
Mewuk Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of bruised leaves applied to cuts and wounds. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366 |
| Achillea sp. |
Mewuk Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of leaves used for stomach distress. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366 |
| Achillea sp. |
Mewuk Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of leaves used for lung distress. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366 |
| Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC. Sweet After Death USDA ACTR |
Cowlitz Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of leaves taken for tuberculosis. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
| Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC. Sweet After Death USDA ACTR |
Lummi Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of leaves used as a hair wash. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
| Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC. Sweet After Death USDA ACTR |
Lummi Drug, Emetic Infusion of smashed plants taken as an emetic. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
| Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC. Sweet After Death USDA ACTR |
Paiute Drug, Eye Medicine Strained infusion of dried, shredded roots used as a wash for cataracts. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 73 |
| Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC. Sweet After Death USDA ACTR |
Saanich Other, Insecticide Leaves dried and hung in houses to keep flies and mosquitos away. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 79 |
| Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC. Sweet After Death USDA ACTR |
Skagit Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of leaves used as a hair wash. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
| Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC. Sweet After Death USDA ACTR |
Skagit Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of leaves taken for tuberculosis. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
| Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC. Sweet After Death USDA ACTR |
Thompson Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of roots used as a delousing wash for sheep. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 186 |
| Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC. Sweet After Death USDA ACTR |
Thompson Other, Insecticide Decoction of plant used as a furniture and floor wash for lice, bedbugs and other household pests. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 186 |
| Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Indian Ricegrass USDA ACHY |
Apache, Western Food, Porridge Seeds ground, mixed with corn meal and water and made into a mush. Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 189 |
| Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Indian Ricegrass USDA ACHY |
Apache, White Mountain Food, Bread & Cake Seeds ground and used to make bread and pones. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 149 |
| Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Indian Ricegrass USDA ACHY |
Apache, White Mountain Food, Fodder Plant used for hay. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 157 |
| Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Indian Ricegrass USDA ACHY |
Apache, White Mountain Food, Porridge Seeds ground, mixed with meal and water and eaten as mush. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 149 |
| Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Indian Ricegrass USDA ACHY |
Apache, White Mountain Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 157 |
| Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Indian Ricegrass USDA ACHY |
Apache, White Mountain Other, Cash Crop Plant gathered and sold. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 149 |
| Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Indian Ricegrass USDA ACHY |
Gosiute Food, Unspecified Seeds formerly used for food. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 375 |
| Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Indian Ricegrass USDA ACHY |
Havasupai Food, Bread & Cake Seeds parched, ground fine, boiled, thickened, made into balls and eaten as dumplings. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 66 |
| Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Indian Ricegrass USDA ACHY |
Havasupai Food, Soup Seeds and Indian millet seeds ground and used to make soup or mush. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 73 |
| Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Indian Ricegrass USDA ACHY |
Havasupai Food, Staple Seeds ground and eaten as a ground or parched meal. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 67 |
| Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Indian Ricegrass USDA ACHY |
Hopi Food, Bread & Cake Seeds ground with corn into fine meal and used to make tortilla bread. Nequatewa, Edmund, 1943, Some Hopi Recipes for the Preparation of Wild Plant Foods, Plateau 18:18-20, page 20 |