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Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Thompson Drug, Panacea
Decoction of whole plant taken for any sickness.
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 166
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of leaves given to children for diarrhea.
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 166
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Thompson 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
Thompson Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Decoction of whole plant used as a wash for snakebites.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Thompson Drug, Tonic
Decoction of whole plant taken as a tonic 'for slight indisposition.'
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Thompson 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
Thompson Drug, Toothache Remedy
Mashed root placed over a tooth for toothache.
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 166
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Thompson Drug, Unspecified
Roots and stems considered 'a good medicine.'
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 166
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Thompson Drug, Urinary Aid
Infusion of flowers taken in small quantities for bladder trouble.
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 166
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Thompson Drug, Venereal Aid
Root used for venereal disease.
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 166
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Ute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of plant applied externally to bruises.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1909, Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians, American Anthropologist 11:27-40, page 32
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Ute Drug, Panacea
Infusion of plant taken for cases of sickness.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1909, Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians, American Anthropologist 11:27-40, page 32
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Winnebago Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of herb used as a wash for swellings.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Winnebago Drug, Ear Medicine
Wad of leaves or infusion put into ear for earache.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Yuki Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of leaves and flowers taken for cold in the chest.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 47
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Yuki Drug, Respiratory Aid
Infusion of leaves and flowers taken for cold in the chest.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 47
Achillea millefolium var. arenicola (Heller) Nobs
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIA2
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Dermatological Aid
Mashed leaf juice used as a salve on sores.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 120
Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Boreal Yarrow
USDA ACMIB
Aleut Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of leaves taken for pains in stomach, throat, chest and muscles.
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 426
Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Boreal Yarrow
USDA ACMIB
Aleut Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of leaves taken for colds, stomach pains and throat pains.
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 426
Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Boreal Yarrow
USDA ACMIB
Aleut Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of leaves taken for stomach pains and throat pains.
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 426
Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Boreal Yarrow
USDA ACMIB
Aleut Drug, Hemostat
Leaves used as a coagulant for cuts and stuffed into nostrils for nosebleeds.
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 426
Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Boreal Yarrow
USDA ACMIB
Aleut Drug, Throat Aid
Infusion of leaves taken for stomach pains, throat pains and colds.
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 426
Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Boreal Yarrow
USDA ACMIB
Aleut Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion of leaves taken for consumption in post-Russian era.
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 426
Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Boreal Yarrow
USDA ACMIB
Costanoan Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of plant used as a wash for sores.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25
Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Boreal Yarrow
USDA ACMIB
Costanoan Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of heated leaves applied to wounds to prevent swelling.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25
Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Boreal Yarrow
USDA ACMIB
Costanoan Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of plant taken for stomach aches.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25
Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Boreal Yarrow
USDA ACMIB
Costanoan Drug, Toothache Remedy
Heated leaves held in the mouth for toothaches.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25
Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Boreal Yarrow
USDA ACMIB
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Unspecified
Infusion of dried plants used for medicinal purposes.
Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 716
Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Boreal Yarrow
USDA ACMIB
Eskimo, Nunivak Drug, Unspecified
Infusion of dried plants used for its medicinal qualities.
Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 325
Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Boreal Yarrow
USDA ACMIB
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of chewed or soaked and heated plant applied to swellings and sores.
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 381
Achillea millefolium var. californica (Pollard) Jepson
California Yarrow
USDA ACMIC
Yurok Drug, Eye Medicine
Used to wash or steam aching, sore eyes.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 15
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Carrier Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of leaves and stems used as a bath for rheumatism.
Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 85
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Carrier Drug, Toothache Remedy
Crushed roots placed in the tooth for toothaches.
Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 85
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Cheyenne Drug, Antiemetic
Infusion of green or dried leaves taken for slight nausea.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 189
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Cheyenne Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of green or dried leaves taken for colds.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 189
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Cheyenne Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of dried, pounded plant taken for coughs.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 189
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Cheyenne Drug, Throat Aid
Infusion of dried, pounded plant taken for tickling in the throat.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 189
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid
Flowers & wild mint flowers wrapped in a cloth, dipped in water & used to remove teething gum pus.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 22
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
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 22
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Toothache Remedy
Flowers & wild mint flowers wrapped in a cloth, dipped in water & used to remove teething gum pus.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 22
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Great Basin Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of crushed, fresh plant applied to sores.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 50
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Great Basin Indian Drug, Laxative
Infusion of plant taken as a mild laxative.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 50
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Great Basin Indian Dye, Green
Leaves used to make a green dye.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 50
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Kawaiisu Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Dried, crushed and powdered leaves applied to snake bite wounds.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 9
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Meskwaki Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of stem and leaves used as a wash for 'place on the body that is ailing.'
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 210
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Meskwaki Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of leaves and blossoms taken for fever.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 210
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Meskwaki Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of leaves and blossoms taken for ague.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 210
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Montana Indian Drug, Cathartic
Infusion of herb used as a cathartic.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 5
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Navajo Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of plant used as a wash for cuts and saddle sores.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 79
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Navajo Drug, Stimulant
Plant used in a 'life medicine for impaired vitality.'
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 79