Yarrow – Healing

Yarrow, a flower in the sunflower family that’s closely related to chamomile and chrysanthemum, has been used since ancient times by cultures around the world. Traditionally, it’s been consumed as tea, applied to the skin or even cooked with in order to reduce inflammation (especially in the digestive tract), help treat skin wounds, and relieve anxiety and insomnia.

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a perennial plant from the Asteraceae family. It’s the best-known species of the genus Achillea due to its various therapeutic uses in both folk and conventional medicine.

Bodily Influences: Achilles, the Greek hero of legend, said the juice from fresh Yarrow put into the eye will take away redness.  The American Indians used Yarrow as a swift remedy for rundown feeling and indigestion as well as a remedy for increasing the urinary flow from the kidneys.  Yarrow settles nerves and therefore helps reduce high blood pressure.  It can help relieve shortness of breath and wasting of spinal marrow.

Yarrow’s list off seccesses is legion, childhood diseases, including infant diarrhea, uterus problems, Bright’s disease (egg white material in the urine), gas, piles, sore nipples, fistulas, flu and hair loss.  Yarrow Pure Herbs Liquid Extract may be taken for involuntary loss of urine, bed wetting, spitting up of blood, as a nervine and as a remedy for common colds and high blood sugar.

Recommended Dosage: 30 to 60 drops three times a day in fluid or under the tongue.

Directions on label: For adults, mix 2 ml of extract in 2 oz (60 ml) of water one time daily preferably with a meal

References: Dr. Eugene C Watkins, “Get Well With Natural Remedies;” Alma R. Hutchens, “Indian Herbalogy of North America.”

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