Achillea millefolium Biranjasipha Yarrow

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Achillea millefolium
Scientific Name and Description
Achillea millefolium LEDEB.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb

Plant Synonyms

Plant Synonyms
Common Yarrow, Milfoil, Thousand-leaf
Achillea albida Willd.
Achillea alpicola (Rydb.) Rydb.
Achillea ambigua Boiss.
Achillea ambigua Pollini
Achillea anethifolia Fisch. ex Herder
Achillea angustissima Rydb.
Achillea arenicola A.Heller
Achillea bicolor Wender.
Achillea borealis Bong.
Achillea californica Pollard
Achillea ceretanica Sennen
Achillea compacta Lam.
Achillea coronopifolia Willd.
Achillea crassifolia Colla
Achillea cristata Hort. ex DC.
Achillea dentifera Rchb.
Achillea eradiata Piper
Achillea fusca Rydb.
Achillea gigantea Pollard
Achillea gracilis Raf.
Achillea haenkeana Tausch
Achillea intermedia Schleich.
Achillea lanata Lam.
Achillea lanulosa Nutt.
Achillea laxiflora A.Nelson
Achillea laxiflora Pollard & Cockerell
Achillea magna All.
Achillea magna L.
Achillea magna Haenke
Achillea marginata Turcz. ex Ledeb.
Achillea nabelekii Heimerl
Achillea occidentalis (DC.) Raf. ex Rydb.
Achillea ochroleuca Eichw.
Achillea ossica K.Koch
Achillea pacifica Rydb.
Achillea palmeri Rydb.
Achillea pecten-veneris Pollard
Achillea pratensis Saukel & R.Länger
Achillea pseudo-tanacetifolia Wierzb. ex Rchb.
Achillea puberula Rydb.
Achillea pumila Schur
Achillea rosea Desf.
Achillea setacea Schwein.
Achillea sordida (W.D.J.Koch) Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
Achillea subalpina Greene
Achillea submillefolium Klokov & Krytzka
Achillea sylvatica Becker
Achillea tanacetifolia Mill.
Achillea tenuifolia Salisb.
Achillea tenuis Schur
Achillea tomentosa Pursh 1813 not L. 1753
Achillea virgata Hort. ex DC.
Achillios millefoliatus St.-Lag.
Alitubus millefolium (L.) Dulac
Alitubus tomentosus Dulac
Chamaemelum millefolium (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Chamaemelum tanacetifolium (All.) E.H.L.Krause
Chamaemelum tomentosum (L.) E.H.L.Krause
plus many more names for subspecies, forms, and varieties

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Common Names Rollike; Millefolium; Yarrow; Civanpercemi; Duizendblad; Cickafarkkoro; Biranjasif; Milenrama; Schafgarbe; Rolleka; Rojmari; Milefolio; Millefoglio; Tlalquequetzal; Millefeuille, common yarrow,
English bloodwort, milfoil, sanguinary, stanchgrass, thousand-leaf, yarrow
Hindi bhut kesi, gandrain, puthkanda, Hakhikpat, Akik ki Patti
Marathi rojmaari, Akarkha, Akarkhadi
Tamil Achukattupoo (அச்சுகத்தூள்), accilliya
Urdu baranjasif, brinjasuf, buiranjasif, tukhm gandana
Telugu Akikapatra (అకికపత్ర)
Sanskrit Biranjasipha
Poonch District of Jammu And Kashmir Region Sultani booti
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Western
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Seeds
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use

Kidney disorders - A decoction of whole plant is employed

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2017; 6(1): 405-410


References

Literature

Literature
Samy et al. 2008
Sharma et al. 2013
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
FLORA OF INDIA VOL 12 Author - ED. B.D. SHARMA & M.SANJAPPA , N.P. BALAKRISHNAN
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Hart, J.A. 1979. The ethnobotany of the Flathead Indians of Western Montana. Botanical Museum Leaflet 27(10). Harvard University.
Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Lost Crops of the Incas.
Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH

Research

Citations

Herb citations

Achillea millefolium. (2024, March 25). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achillea_millefolium

Body

Achillea millefolium L.

Habit-Herb

Parts used -Whole plant

Application -Cough; Profuse mucous discharges; snake bite

Treatment -General

References -Samy et al. 2008, Sharma et al. 2013