Plant Details

Accepted name:: Achillea alpina L. [Asteraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 7

Achillea alpina subsp. alpina

Achillea alpina subsp. camtschatica (Heimerl) Kitam.

Achillea alpina subsp. japonica (Heimerl) Kitam.

Achillea alpina subsp. multiflora (Hook.) D.F.Murray & Elven

Achillea alpina subsp. pulchra (Koidz.) Kitam.

Achillea alpina subsp. rhodoptarmica (Nakai) Kitam.

Achillea alpina subsp. subcartilaginea (Heimerl) Kitam.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
achillea alpina	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
achilleae herba	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
achillée de sibérie	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
alpine yarrow herb	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
chinese yarrow	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
krypröllika	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
noko-girisō	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
shi	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
shicao	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
siberian yarrow	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sibirische schafgarbe	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
yi zhi hao	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
蓍实	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
蓍草	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
whole plant		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ptarmica alpina (L.) DC. Prodr. 6: 22 (1838).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Achillea alpina L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)

Achillea alpina L.

GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)

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