Asteraceae Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Boreal Yarrow
Aleut - Drug, Hemostat
Use documented by:
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 426
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Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Scientific name: Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
USDA symbol: ACMIB (
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Common names: Boreal Yarrow
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Aleut
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemostat
Notes: Leaves used as a coagulant for cuts and stuffed into nostrils for nosebleeds.
RECRD: 0 id: 996