Herb
Yarrow
A feathery wayside flower, used as a tea or a wound wash, traditionally for stopping minor bleeding, easing fevers, and settling digestion.
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🥄 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 infusionA tea made by steeping soft leaves or flowers in hot water. How to make an infusion → can be dabbed on a minor cut or scrape.
How much: As teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →, 1 teaspoon dried herbA plant, or part of one, used for flavor, food, or gentle health support. More → per cup; as a wash, a stronger cooled infusionA tea made by steeping soft leaves or flowers in hot water. How to make an infusion → dabbed on minor wounds.
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Yarrow is a feathery-leaved roadside flower with a long battlefield reputation — the 'soldier's herbA plant, or part of one, used for flavor, food, or gentle health support. More →' — for helping minor wounds stop bleeding. Beyond that, it's a classic fever herb (it encourages a gentle sweat) and a bitter that settles digestionHow your body breaks food down into pieces small enough to use for energy. More →.
It makes a slightly sharp teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →, and a strong cooled infusionA tea made by steeping soft leaves or flowers in hot water. How to make an infusion → can be dabbed on a small cut or scrape. It's a more active herbA plant, or part of one, used for flavor, food, or gentle health support. More → than a kitchen mint, so it's best avoided in pregnancy, and deep or heavy bleeding always needs real medical care, not a herb.
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⚖️ Cautions
- Avoid in pregnancy (it can stimulate the uterus).
- Those allergic to daisies or ragweed may react; can increase sun sensitivity in some.
- May interact with blood thinners and blood-pressure medicines; for deep or heavily bleeding wounds, seek medical care.
📚 Why we trust it
- A traditional 'soldier's herb' for wounds and fevers
- Long used for minor bleeding and digestive upset
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🕊️ A word of encouragement
An herb that has tended wounds for ages still grows by the roadside. Help is often closer and humbler than we expect.
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