Asteraceae Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
Paiute, Northern - Drug, Diaphoretic
Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 128
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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: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diaphoretic
Notes: Leaves soaked and sprinkled on the hot rocks in the sweatbath.
RECRD: 9048 id: 933