Yarrow is commonly used to soothe digestive disorders, such as stomach ailments, inflammation of the intestinal walls, constipation and flatulence.In external use, thanks to its anti-inflammatory properties, yarrow soothes rheumatic pains and hemorrhoids pain.It is also used to treat oral infections, conjunctivitis, eczema and other conditions, including fevers.Yarrow also acts as a diuretic, lowers blood pressure, and helps in the treatment of diseases related to thrombosis and abnormally high pressure in the arteries.This plant can also be used in cases of urinary tract infections.It has a stimulating effect on bile production and liver function.Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is one of the oldest known medicinal plants.According to legend, the Greek hero Achilles also used it to stop bleeding, which is how yarrow got its Latin name.Due to its numerous active ingredients, yarrow is widely used in treatment.Yarrow essential oil has a calming effect on muscle spasms, allows the release of gases from the body, has an anti-inflammatory effect and destroys worms in the intestines.Yarrow is also one of the most effective teas for women.It was traditionally used to calm uterine spasms, with menstrual problems and to facilitate childbirth.When taken regularly in small amounts, it can help regulate the menstrual cycle, especially in cases where menstruation is rare or irregular.But this plant has many other useful properties.Yarrow is also used to break down mucus and treat the respiratory tract.It is recommended as a tonic sweetened with honey for flu and after serious illnesses.According to some sources, hot yarrow tea helps with migraines.Yarrow also cleans oily skin, so it is a common ingredient in cosmetic products.It is most often dried for the preparation of teas and harvested after flowering, from June to October.It can also be used fresh.It can be harvested for food already in early spring, from the end of February until June, sometimes again in the fall, while for medicinal purposes the upper parts of the flowering shoots are dried and harvested during the summer.Although yarrow is then the richest in medicinal ingredients, it is no longer suitable as an addition to dishes.Namely, only young and completely tender yarrow leaves are tasty, and they become too bitter as they age.Bitterness can be reduced if the leaves are scalded with hot water and drained.The young leaves have an aromatic smell from the essential oil, so in Germany they are added to soups, salads, stews, fresh cheese and butter or mixed with sorrel and plantain.Yarrow can also be used as a spice instead of parsley leaves.From the young leaves, with the addition of lemon juice or citric acid, you can prepare a delicious sauce, similar to that of dill.In addition to its medicinal properties, it would be good to include fresh yarrow in your diet due to the abundance of vitamin C and carotene.The great advantage of this plant is that it is easy to find.We find it in large quantities along roads and paths, in dry pastures, meadows and fields.This plant is very easy to recognize, because it is very characteristic for its small white flowers gathered in larger inflorescences that rise on long, hard and sturdy stems.Although they are not used for medicinal purposes, they were once highly prized as they were used in the i-Ching, an ancient Chinese method of divination, before coins replaced them for that purpose.Pour one to two teaspoons of yarrow with a cup of hot water, let it stand for five minutes and strain.Drink three to four times a day, preferably during meals.It is also useful for linings.An excellent tea for women is a tea mixture of 100 g of yarrow, 25 g of ijirot root, 75 g of chamomile flowers and 50 g of dandelion root.Two full teaspoons of this mixture are taken for two cups of tea infusion, and it is drunk unsweetened warm or lukewarm daily.Pour two handfuls of fresh yarrow leaves with 100 ml of water and mix.Take a spoonful of the squeezed juice four times a day with meals.For swollen liver and stoppage of its function, drink 1-2 cups of yarrow tea mixed with equal parts of St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum), blackthorn (Prunus Spinoza) and aloe powder as much as fits on the tip of a knife.Mix 25 g of yarrow, 25 g of plantain and 25 g of Sorbus domestica.For tea, pour two teaspoons of the mixture with 250 ml of boiling water and let it stand for 15 minutes.Drink two to three cups a day.With this tea, clotted blood from the internal organs caused by fractures, sprains or falls is thrown out.Pour 100 g of fresh or dry yarrow with a liter of hot water, let it stand covered for 20 minutes and strain.Add to the bath water, which should reach up to the waist.It is used for gynecological problems and hemorrhoids.Boil a spoonful of yarrow for ten minutes in 250 ml of wine.Strain.Drink two cups of this preparation a day as a remedy against bloody stools, poor appetite, as well as against kidney, gallstones and urinary stones.Against insomnia and general weakness in the period of convalescence, after recovering from a serious illness, drink 1 cup of tea of ​​5 g of yarrow poured with 2.5 dl of boiling water in the evening.Tea prepared in this way will stimulate the body's defenses.A mixture of 20 g each of yarrow flower, pear bark (Rhamnus frangula), senna fruit (cassia), chamomile and rhizome of Cynodon dactylon treats chronic stool constipation.A spoonful of the mixture is poured over a cup of water, cooled and drunk in the evening.Boil a large spoonful of a mixture of 25 g each of flowers and leaves of St. John's wort, St. John's wort, bitter clover (menythes trifoliata), lincura (Gentiana lutea), peppermint (Mentha piperita) and fennel (fructus foeniculi) with 1 dl of boiling water, leave covered until let it be lukewarm then strain.It is drunk three times a day, half an hour before meals to relieve wind.You need to log in to comment.Don't have an account?Registration is quick and easy, register and join the 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