achillea millefolium

action	alterative, analgesic, anthelmintic, anticonvulsive, antidiarrheal, antiemetic, antirheumatic, antiseptic, astringent, blood cleanser, carminative, cyanogenetic, deodorant, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, hemostat, litholytic, panacea, sedative, stimulant, sudorific, tonic
body	eye, skin, stomach
common name	common yarrow, milfoil, yarrow
family	asteraceae
indigenous use	appalachian, bella coola, blackfoot, carrier, chehalis, cherokee, cheyenne, chippewa, cowlitz, creek, danish, delaware, dutch, flathead, french, german, gitksan, gosiute, iroquois, italian, karok, klallam, kwakiutl, lummi, mahuna, makah, menominee, micmac, mohegan, montagnais, navaho, ojibwa, okanagan, paiute, portuguese, potawatomi, quileute, quinault, salish, sanpoil, shuswap, skagit, snohomish, spanish, squaxin, swinomish, winnebago, yuki
native habitat	fields, pastures, roadsides, waste places
range	acadia national park, allegheny portage railroad national hist, apostle islands national lakeshore, assateague island national seashore, badlands national park, big south fork n. river & rec. area, big thicket n. preserve, bighorn canyon national recreation area, black canyon of the gunnison, blue ridge parkway, booker t. washington national monument, bryce canyon national park, cabrillo national monument, california, canada, cape cod national seashore, cape lookout national seashore, carlsbad caverns national park, catoctin mountain park, cedar breaks national monument, channel island national park, chesapeake and ohio canal, chickamauga & chattanooga, colonial national historic park, coulee dam nat. rec. area, craters of the moon national monument, cumberland gap national historic park, curecanti national recreation area, cuyahoga valley national recreation area, denali national park, dinosaur national monument, ebey's landing national historic river, effigy mounds national monument, europe, fire island national seashore, fort clatsop national memorial, fort donelson national battlefield, fort larned national historic site, fort necessity national battlefield, fort scott national historic site, fort union trading post, frederick law olmsted national historic, gateway national recreation area, george washington memorial parkway, germany, glacier bay national park, glen canyon national recreation area, grand portage national monument, great smoky mountains national park, greenbelt park, guadalupe mountains national park, harpers ferry national historic park, hawaii volcanoes national park, homestead nm of america, hopewell furnace national historic site, horseshoe bend national military park, hot springs national park, hovenweep national monument, hungary, india, indiana dunes national lakeshore, isle royale national park, john day fossil beds national monument, johnstone flood national memorial, kennesaw mountain, knife river indian villages, lake meredith national park, lassen volcanic national park, lava beds national park, lincoln boyhood national memorial, little bighorn national monument, mammoth cave national park, manassas national battlefield, mesa verde national park, mexico, moores creek national battlefield, morristown national historic park, mound city group national monument, mount rainier national park, natural bridges national monument, navajo national monument, nez perce national historic park, obed wild & scenic river, olympic national park, oregon caves national monument, ozark ns riverways, petersburg national battlefield, pictured rocks national lakeshore, pinnacles national monument, pipestone national monument, point reyes national seashore, prince william forest park, redwood national park, richmond national battlefield park, rock creek park, roosevelt vanderbilt nat. hist. site, saint croix national scenic river, santa monica mounatins nat. rec. area, saratoga national historic park, sequoia & kings canyon national park, shenandoah national park, shiloh national military park, sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore, temperate areas, turkey, uk, us, voyageurs national park, whiskey-shasta-trinity nat. rec. area, wilson's creek national battlefield, wind caves national park, yellowstone national park, yosemite national park, yukon-charley rivers nature preserve
use	medicine, poultice
used to treat	abcesses, atony, backache, bleeding lungs, bruises, burns, cancer, cathartic, children's ailments, colic, common cold, condyloma, consumption, cough, depurative, ear ailments, earache, eye ailments, fever, gastro-intestinal disturbances, headache, heart ailments, heavy chest colds, hemorrhage, hemorrhoids, hypochondria, indigestion, influenza, kidney ailments, leg ache, liver ailments, obesity, orthopedic ailments, puerperium, rash, respiratory ailments, rheumatism, scurvy, skin ailments, skin rash, snake bite, sore, spasms, swelling, throat ailments, toothache, toothache, tuberculosis, urinary ailments, venereal ailments, weak stomach, women's ailments, wounds
range	curecanti national recreation area, el malpais national monument, glacier national park, north cascades national park, pecos national historic park, redwood national park, wind caves national park, zion national park
comments	Native Americans used a tea made from yarrow to treat a weak stomach. The tea is also used to break a fever by increasing perspiration. A poultice made from the whole plant is used to treat a skin rash.