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Thursday, June 30, 2011
Yarrow - Monograph
Common Name – Yarrow
Botanical Name – Achilea Millefolum
Parts Used – Leaves and flowers
Active Constituents – Coumarins, tannins, flavonoids, volatile oils, bitter materials, resins, alkaloids and aspergin
So what is Yarrow good for?
Therapeutic Properties – Diaphoretic, carminative, anti-spasmodic, hypotensive, astringent, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, anti-microbial, bitter, hepatic, tonic, alterative, vulnerary.
Yarrow can be used with young children to help treat fever, colds, runny nose, diarrhea and bed wetting.
Yarrow can be used to help treat women who suffer from menstrual pains, heavy menstruation, delayed menstruation and bleeding in-between menstruation.
Yarrow can be used to help with stomach aches, gastritis, lack of appetite and diarrhea.
Yarrow can help with hematuria and kidney infections.
Yarrow can be useful in the treatment of high blood pressure and all problems of the veins (hemorrhoids and varicose veins).
Dosage
Tincture – 25-50 drops three times a day
Dry herb – 2-4 grams three time's day
How do you make Yarrow tea?
Add one heaping teaspoon of dry herb to one cup of boiling water, cover, let steep for five minutes and strain out the used herb.
Contraindications
May cause photosensitivity
Some people are allergic to yarrow
Research articles with links
Chemical Composition and in-vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils
of Three Greek Achillea Species
http://znaturforsch.com/ac/v57c/s57c0287.pdf
Isolation of the anti-inflammatory principles from Achillea millefolium
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jps.2600580805/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+will+be+disrupted+2+July+from+10-12+BST+for+monthly+maintenance
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