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.

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.

(1) www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/yarrow (2)www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3232110/

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