ORGANIC YARROW

Description

Organic Yarrow is an herb. Yarrow is also known as Achillea millefolium, common yarrow, milfoil, soldier’s woundwort, staunch weed, woundwort, and Western Yarrow.. The above ground parts are used to make medicine.
preparations of Achillea millefolium (Yarrow), are used for the treatment of common cold, fever, amenorrhea, allergic rhinitis, diarrhea issues, dysentery problems, to induce sweating, mild or spastic gastrointestinal (GI) tract discomfort and for loss of appetite. Yarrow is also used orally for thrombotic conditions with hypertension such as coronary and cerebral thrombosis. Fresh leaves of yarrow are chewed to cure toothache. Topically – Yarrow is used topically for various purposes such as a stypticl, for wounds, for bleeding hemorrhoids, lower pelvic, as a sitz bath for painful hemorrhoids, for conditions associated with cramps of psychosomatic origin in women. Combination with Other Herbs – Yarrow is combined with other herbs for flatulence, bloating, nervous gastrointestinal complaints and for mild gastrointestinal (GI) cramping. In Foods Items – The young flowers and leaves of yarrow are used in salads. In Manufacturing Activities – Yarrow is also used in snuff and as a cosmetic cleanser and yarrow oil is utilized in shampoos.

Yarrow is used for fever, common cold, hay fever, absence of menstruation, dysentery, diarrhea, loss of appetite, gastrointestinal (GI) tract discomfort, and to induce sweating.
Yarrow has the following constituents: btters, chamazulene, proazulene, saponins, tannins and fatty acids. These constituents give the yarrow its effect of being a ‘diaphoretic’, which causes the dilation of surface capillaries and helps poor circulation. However, the prolonged use of yarrow tea may make the skin sensitive to exposure to light. Use of the yarrow is not recommended for pregnant women and for those allergic to ragweed.
Some people chew the fresh leaves to relieve toothache.
Yarrow is applied to the skin to stop bleeding from hemorrhoids; for wounds; and as a sitz bath for painful, lower pelvic, cramp-like conditions in women.
In combination with other herbs, yarrow is used for bloating, intestinal gas (flatulence), mild gastrointestinal (GI) cramping, and other GI complaints.
In foods, the young leaves and flowers of yarrow are used in salads.
In manufacturing, yarrow is also used as a cosmetic cleanser and in snuff. Yarrow oil is used in shampoos.
Yarrow contains many chemicals that might affect blood pressure and possibly have anti-inflammatory effects.
Uses of its tea:-

• Said to promote sweating that is useful for fevers and colds
• Thought to aid in the stimulation of appetite
• Believed to combat stomach cramps, flatulence, gastritis and enteritis
• May aid with gallbladder functions
• May assist in the overall treatment of liver problems
• Could help treat internal haemorrhage – particularly of the lungs
• Seen to help relieve inflammation
• Possibly encourages menstruation in women