Asteraceae Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.

Western Yarrow

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 44

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Scientific name: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
USDA symbol: ACMIO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Yarrow
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Plant used in lotion for sore eyes caused from wearing ceremonial masks.

RECRD: 0 id: 1028

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