Asteraceae Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
Makah - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 322
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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: Makah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Leaves chewed 'to clean one out.'
RECRD: 6361 id: 865