Asteraceae Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
Montana Indian - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 5
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Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Scientific name: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
USDA symbol: ACMIO (
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Common names: Western Yarrow
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of herb used as a cathartic.
RECRD: 80215 id: 1023