Yarrow Flower ~
Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium
Yarrow skin washes and leaf poultices can staunch bleeding and help to disinfect cuts and scrapes. Taken as a tea it can help slow heavy menstrual bleeding as well. A bitter tonic with anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antispasmodic properties that make it useful as a secondary herb in digestive teas. A good herb to have on hand to treat winter colds and flu. A hot cup of yarrow tea makes you sweat and helps the body expel toxins while reducing fever. This herb also makes itself useful for everything from brewing beer to a hair rinse to prevent male baldness.
Available in Herb & Herb Powder form.
Warning: Persons with allergies to other members of the Asteraceae family (such as feverfew, chamomile, or echinacea species) should exercise caution with yarrow, as allergic cross-reactivity is common to Asteraceae plants.
