Yarrow Tincture, A Natural First Aid Remedy
Legend has it that yarrow (Achillea millefolium) was named after Achilles, the Greek mythical hero who used it to stop the bleeding in his soldiers' wounds. Popular in European folk medicine, yarrow contains flavonoids, plant-based chemicals that increase saliva and stomach acid to help improve digestion. Yarrow may also relax smooth muscle in the intestine and uterus, which can relieve stomach and menstrual cramps. (1)
The Healing Properties of Yarrow
Yarrow is an herb with many uses, a sacred plant in many cultures. Since the times of Ancient Greece, yarrow has been used in poultices and ointments to treat wounds.
Yarrow
MAJOR BIOACTIVE COMPONENTS
Yarrow plants have a broad range of secondary active metabolites such as flavonoids, phenolic acids, coumarins, anti-inflammatory compounds terpenoids (monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, triterpenes) and sterols, and alkamides, all offering important of these potential sources of medicinal compounds. (2)
The Benefits of Using Yarrow
Yarrow is a source of natural antioxidants used for treatment or prevention of diseases. Yarrow is antiseptic, anti-bacterial, antioxidant, diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory, a calmative, sedative, vulnerary and emmenagogic.
According to Research Studies Yarrow Benefits are shown to:
Topically disinfect wounds
Helps staunch bleeding
Lessen Inflammation
Reduce pain with gastrointestinal disorders
Reduce chronic gastric ulcers by regenerating the gastric mucosa
Reduce blood glucose levels
Help kill bacteria such as staph and strep
Help to reduce fevers
Anti-diabetic activity
Repel tics, used as an insect repellent
(1) www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/yarrow (2)www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3232110/
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