Asteraceae Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
Bella Coola - Drug, Respiratory Aid
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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Achillea millefolium L.
Scientific name: Achillea millefolium L.
USDA symbol: ACMIM2 (
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Common names: Common Yarrow
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Respiratory Aid
Notes: Poultice of leaves and eulachon grease applied to the chest and back of children for bronchitis.
RECRD: 47806 id: 740