Herb
Yarrow
This feathery wayside flower has quietly served travelers and grandmothers alike, from soothing a fever to calming a scrape.
🌱 What it is
Yarrow is a wild flowering plant with fine, feather-like leaves and clusters of small white or pink blooms, traditionally gathered for tea and topical washes.
✨ How it may help
- Traditionally used to help ease a mild fever
- May help support healthy digestion
- Traditionally applied to help minor cuts and scrapes
- Often used to support the body's natural response to minor bleeding
🥄 How to use it
Steep 1 teaspoon of dried yarrow in hot water for 10 minutes and sip for a fever or digestive upset. A cooled, strong infusion can be dabbed on a minor cut or scrape.
⚖️ Caution
Avoid in pregnancy since it can stimulate the uterus, and know that deep or heavily bleeding wounds always need medical care, not home remedies.
🍃 A note from nature
Feathery leaves that seem almost woven — a small sign of the Creator's careful, detailed handiwork along every roadside.