Asteraceae Achillea millefolium L.

Common Yarrow

Chippewa - Drug, Stimulant

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364

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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: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Stimulant
Notes: Dried chewed root spit onto limbs as a stimulant.

RECRD: 80292 id: 781