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YARROW

Latin Name: Achillae millefolium
Family: Compositae
Height: Up to 1m

A valuable urinary antiseptic which can also be used externally to help heal wounds. Yarrow is often planted in permanent pasture for its medicinal properties and is a good rabbit and cavy food when young and tender.

Yarrow has a good level of calcium and a good to high Ca:P ratio.

The fresh plant juice can cause allergic skin reactions and excessive amounts taken medicinally may cause a photosensitive response in humans.

Constituents: Up to 0.5% volatile oil containing azulene; flavanoids, including apigenin and rutin; tannins; a bitter alkaloid.

Actions: Diaphoretic, hypotensive, astringent, diuretic, antiseptic.

Sources:

Yarrow Flowers Whole   Yarrow Herb Cut & Sifted  (US/Canada) from Kalyx US

Yarrow is included in the Galen's Garden's products Hedgerow Herbs (a blend of 20 different herbs and wild plants) UT Syrup and Herbal Tincture Blends VI and VII (Urinary Tract Support and Diuretic Blend)