Yarrow - A Fragrant Herb with a Practical Side
With leaves shaped like little feathers and a white crown of flowers, yarrow is packed with practical uses from stopping blood flow to causing a nosebleed! Intrigued? Let's take a closer look.
An Unforgettable Fragrance
Yarrow is an herb I remember from my childhood. We would travel to “the mountains” for vacations and its chrysanthemum-like fragrance was always drifting in the country breezes to greet us. I used to pick the flowers and just enjoy the smell on my hands, having no idea then that I could’ve used the same plant for the many boo-boos I would inevitably incur.
Some Colorful Folklore and Nicknames 
Despite its colorful folk history of being used by Achilles in battles to staunch the blood flow of wounds to his soldiers (hence it’s Latin name, Achillea millefolium and one of its common names, staunchweed)and being an ingredient used in making an extremely intoxicating beer in the middle ages, yarrow is an herb with a future in any survivalist’s herbal medicine stash. It has a list of additional titles as long as its history: Milfoil. Old Man's Pepper, Soldier's Woundwort, Knight's Milfoil, Herbe Militaris, Thousand Weed, Nosebleed, Carpenter's Weed, Bloodwort, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Devil's Nettle, Devil's Plaything, Bad Man's Plaything, Yarroway, Field Hops.
Serious Abilities
Most notable and tested among its properties are its diaphoretic abilities: when the aerial parts are collected and boiled into a tea, this infusion will get you sweating out toxins at the onset of a fever or any type of flu. It is also antiseptic, so it can help cleanse out a urinary tract infection. I’ve read a number of articles 
touting its helpfulness in battling sinusitis by drying the sinuses, acting as an anti-inflammatory and easing pain.. You can also drink the tea as a digestive aid where it stimulates the gallbladder’s release of bile to improve digestion or to tone your blood vessels if you bruise easily or suffer from varicose veins. Yarrow is also commonly used for its blood-clotting, antimicrobial action on wounds. The leaves and stems can be applied directly on cuts or other bleeding wounds, where it will also reduce swelling and kill bacteria. Perhaps the history with Achilles is true… It has salacylic acid in it – like aspirin- so it is no surprise that if you have a toothache and chew on yarrow, the pain will subside. It has a bitter aftertaste, but that is bearable considering the alternative toothache. You can rub the leaves on the temples to alleviate a headache or onto insect bites or nettle stings to alleviate pain and itching. Also toting anti-inflammatory properties, yarrow has been used in the bath with great relief by those suffering from incisions after birth or with hemorrhoids.
touting its helpfulness in battling sinusitis by drying the sinuses, acting as an anti-inflammatory and easing pain.. You can also drink the tea as a digestive aid where it stimulates the gallbladder’s release of bile to improve digestion or to tone your blood vessels if you bruise easily or suffer from varicose veins. Yarrow is also commonly used for its blood-clotting, antimicrobial action on wounds. The leaves and stems can be applied directly on cuts or other bleeding wounds, where it will also reduce swelling and kill bacteria. Perhaps the history with Achilles is true… It has salacylic acid in it – like aspirin- so it is no surprise that if you have a toothache and chew on yarrow, the pain will subside. It has a bitter aftertaste, but that is bearable considering the alternative toothache. You can rub the leaves on the temples to alleviate a headache or onto insect bites or nettle stings to alleviate pain and itching. Also toting anti-inflammatory properties, yarrow has been used in the bath with great relief by those suffering from incisions after birth or with hemorrhoids.
Use to Cause a Nosebleed?
One of yarrow’s names, Nosebleed, had me wondering if it healed nosebleeds. I discovered that in olden times, people would roll up the leaves, insert them into the nose to cause a nosebleed as a way to alleviate a headache! Hmmm…. I found this ironic in relation to its blood-clotting properties! 
Harvesting Yarrow So when do you pick yarrow? Anytime it’s in flower, usually between June through September in temperate zones of the world. All of the aerial parts are helpful, so you just cut off the stalk and hang it to dry. Then, after it’s dry, separate the flowers from the leaves and stems for different uses, and store in airtight jars. (A tea for external applications uses just the dried flower . You can use this tea as a facial toner for acne and as a conditioning hair rinse. If you weren’t going to use the flowers this way, you could just store all the aerial parts together.)
Harvesting Yarrow So when do you pick yarrow? Anytime it’s in flower, usually between June through September in temperate zones of the world. All of the aerial parts are helpful, so you just cut off the stalk and hang it to dry. Then, after it’s dry, separate the flowers from the leaves and stems for different uses, and store in airtight jars. (A tea for external applications uses just the dried flower . You can use this tea as a facial toner for acne and as a conditioning hair rinse. If you weren’t going to use the flowers this way, you could just store all the aerial parts together.)
A Caution I’ve read that yarrow should be avoided during pregnancy and will cause an allergic reaction to those sensitive to the aster family of plants. Other than that, Enjoy
Your comment was posted successfully. We will publish it in a little while, as our blog is moderated.
NEED ESSAY WRITING ?
Research paper mla style .
Proceed to Order!!! ==> https://essaypro.co
]
Essay-role of women in developing society
Pay to do cheap persuasive essay on lincoln
Sample apa format annotated bibliography
Custom essay writing services toronto
Writing an essay rules
Pay for astronomy letter
Best business plan writing website us
sample resume for customer service agent odbnl[/url] essay references spnql[/url] resume template fyrrr[/url] presentation ghostwriters sites for university mezjv[/url] d9a8c0eCritique of a website essay
Essay services internet
Write a folktale story
Aau masters thesis
Answers to all toefl essay questions doc
HGtYUPlKMnGFW
paper mla style [/b][url=http://studybay-com.blogzag.com]studybay[/url]
]
paper editing site for college fijbl[/url] coursework aqa – Find a ghostwriter emcmf 2021[/url] for culture presentation – Esl cover letter mbpop 2021[/url] to write an inanimate object poem iqcrn[/url] about home sweet home ryfem 2021[/url]Research paper on dorothy dandridge
Popular creative essay writing websites gb
Auto body resume objectives
tghuTRTjigFIr6F
paper mla style [/b] a constitution lesson plan rgvfg[/url] entrance essay samples olksv[/url] to write 1030 on a check[/url] for my culture application letter rowpn[/url]dissertation key words
]
http://owp.valuesv.jp/wiki/index.php?title=Not_known_Factual_Statements_About_EssayPro_
http://www.drugoffice.gov.hk/gb/unigb/postheaven.net/recessankle7/new-step-by-step-map-for-cash-advance-online
http://zrt.ru/auto/user/studybay-com/
Term paper ghostwriter service gb
Holt mathematics course 2 homework and practice workbook
Essay alien movie
[url=http://aviasakles.ru]авиасейлс официальный сайт купить билеты[/url]
[url=https://vk.com/avtor24_ru]автор24 официальный сайт[/url]
https://www.google.sk/url?q=https://edubirdie.review
http://www.hxb.jp/catalog/20111005_129.html
Environmental thesis topics
Academic essay cover page example
A good cover letter for actors
https://www.pirates4all.com/v2/index.php?/topic/70656-a44nsp3-i101pu/#comment-251251
https://www.onaturals.com/blogs/news/face-serum-for-men?comment=102338134077#comments
http://libria.su/librarium-elementum/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=267272&p=698935#p698935
Research paper mla style
of a descriptive essay about a beach krgjx[/url] to write an office email – Entry level phlebotomist resume sample cyzka 2021[/url] reflective essay ghostwriter site uk[/url] problem solving editor sites uk nguth[/url] paper mla style [/b] as second language essay ghostwriters website cbkpm 2021[/url] to write composition dissertation abstract ijmbr[/url] term paper editing sites for school gwzhj[/url] essay on anger zmwmo[/url][url=https://studybay.ws]studybay[/url]
http://bbs.51jinqu.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3555125&extra=
http://spinbotstudio.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10&p=473716#p473716
https://honk-club.de/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=167061&p=325876#p325876
Cheap letter ghostwriter service us
paper mla style [/b] course work proofreading website online zqrwg 2021[/url] for science xqxot 2021[/url] plan competition awards sysbh[/url] paper mill university zzbss[/url] papers on budgets lgksd[/url] cover letter quotes hihwz[/url]Praxis i essay samples
Best home work writing websites for school
Leave a comment