Asteraceae Achillea millefolium L.

Common Yarrow

Bella Coola - Drug, Breast Treatment

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201

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Scientific name: Achillea millefolium L.
USDA symbol: ACMIM2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Yarrow
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Breast Treatment
Notes: Leaves pounded, heated and used for breast abscesses.

RECRD: 47808 id: 735

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