Materia Medica
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Yarrow is a perennial herb native to the northern hemisphere, its use dating back to ancient Greece. It was traditionally given in the treatment of fever, common cold, hay fever, dysentery, and loss of appetite.
Other medicinal uses include treating digestive issues like ulcers and irritable bowel syndrome with symptoms such as stomach pain, diarrhoea, bloating, and constipation.
Studies have also demonstrated the plant-based alkaloids may reduce the secretion of cortisol, a hormone that’s high during chronic stress as well as support urinary symptoms.
Yarrow can provide many health benefits as a herbal tea, extract, or essential oil.
Part used
Herb
Energetics
Bitter, pungent, harmonising with a tendency towards cooling and drying
Actions
Antiseptic, bitter, antimicrobial, astringent, antispasmodic, carminative, peripheral vasodilator, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, diaphoretic, styptic, vulnerary, antipyretic
Indications
- Wounds, bleeding wounds, infections, circulatory problems, varicose veins, haemorrhoids
- Urinary tract infections
- Cold and flu symptoms, fevers, sore throat
- Menstrual irregularities, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, menorrhagia
- To support healthy digestion, dyspepsia, diarrhoea, irritable bowel syndrome
References
https://www.rxlist.com/yarrow/supplements.htm
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-151/yarrow
https://www.organicfacts.net/yarrow-achillea.html
Related products
Yarrow can be found in our Lemon, Lime and Bitters Tea and Buchu Tea