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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