Saturday, November 28, 2020

Achillea, yarrow

 Hot teas is diaphoretic. Cold teas is bitter tonic. Applied to cuts or bruises stops bleeding/homeostatic. Good liver tonic - cools/shrinks liver. Good for excessive menstrual bleeding. But, hot tea can stimulate menses. Root is good for tooth ache - pickle in brandy and use for tooth pain. Anti-inflammatory, mild antioxidant. Hot tea will make you hot and sweaty.


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).

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