Asteraceae Achillea millefolium var. californica (Pollard) Jepson
California Yarrow
Yurok - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 15
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Achillea millefolium var. californica (Pollard) Jepson
Scientific name: Achillea millefolium var. californica (Pollard) Jepson
USDA symbol: ACMIC (
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Common names: California Yarrow
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Yurok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Used to wash or steam aching, sore eyes.
RECRD: 0 id: 1006