Asteraceae Achillea millefolium L.

Common Yarrow

Hesquiat - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 61

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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: Hesquiat
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Leaves chewed and the juice swallowed for any kind of internal pain.

RECRD: 617 id: 814

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