Yarrow stops bleeding, brings on stuck/suppressed menses and is diaphoretic. Yarrow grows wild all over my yard, which is NICE! Good one to hang in bundle and air dry in shade. Commercial yarrow is almost always sundried, and very weak. Diaphoretic helps you sweat out toxins when fevered. Helps take load off of kidneys. Breaks a fever. Tea made from the flowers, with a few drops of cayenne tincture is especially effective diaphoretic. When used to break a fever in small children, may cause diarrhea, but is still effective in breaking a fever especially if there is a danger of fever going too high. Combined with wild ginger, or pennyroyal, especially good for suppressed menses. Cold yarrow tea helps with ulcerative colitis, but Canadian Fleabane is primary herb. Also cooling and shrinking to liver in cases of liver irritation - liver overload due to drugs, contaminated alcohol, lots of bad food, an ice cream binge or food poisoning.
MM recommends "pickling" the root in brandy, not grain alcohol. Chew on one of the roots for sore teeth/toothache. He also recommends cop parsnip for toothache. Much better than clove oil, because clove oil is irritating to soft tissue. Also good for teething babies.
MM talks about Datura.... and we share the same feelings... rough stuff, easily mis-used and dangerous when mis-used.
Achillea millefolium, A. lanulosa ACHILLEA (Yarrow, Milfoil, Plumajillo) WHOLE FLOWERING PLANT. Tincture [FRESH 1:2, DRY 1:5, 50% alcohol] 10 to 40 drops. Standard Infusion, 2-4 ounces. ROOT. Fresh Root Tincture, fresh roots steeped in brandy topical to gums as needed. STATUS : W/A
From SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:
ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM Epistaxis. General hemorrhage (fresh plant). Hematuria with pain on urination. Muscular pain, as a poultice or fomentation. Varicosities during pregnancy (fresh plant poultice).
Here is the link to the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Course
https://www.swsbm.com/school/
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