"Yarrow" (Achillea millefolium)
2007 June 19
2007 August 5
2007 August 5
2007 September 18A pretty pink version
2007 September 18On the Wane
2008 April 3What remains as spring starts to emerge.
Yarrow is widely used in herbal remedies. I spent big bucks on a tiny vial of pure yarrow essential oil. In aromatherapy this blue oil is used as an anti-inflammatory, to ease cramps, for constipation, to help circulation, and as an astringent, its qualities being very similar to chamomile.
First Nation peoples burned the plant to ward off mosquitoes, crushed the roots to ease toothaches, and people eased their rheumatism by bathing in an infusion made from leaves and stems.
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