Common yarrow - achillea millefolium

Family Asters (Asteraceae).

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Botanical characteristics. Perennial herbaceous plant with erect stem up to 40 - 60 cm high, branched from above, near the base woody. The leaves are lanceolate, double-pleated, with numerous distantly located segments. The flowers are collected in baskets, which form a scutium inflorescence. The marginal flowers are reed, white or pink, and the middle flowers are tubular, bisexual. Blooms in June - September. Fruit is the seed.

Spread. It grows throughout the territory of Russia in wastelands, along roads, in crops, forests, glades. In all parts of the plant contains essential oil, rich in chamazulene, cineol, alcohol, cariophylline, sugenol, furfural, phylohinol, phytoncides, ascorbic acid, azulene. In addition, tannins, inulin, resinous substances, aspargine, organic acids (acetic, formic, isovaleric), elements of cyanide compounds, flavonoids, copper, vitamins K, A, PP are found in the yarrow.

Used parts of the plant. The composition of the yarrow determines the versatility of its effect on the human body.

For medical purposes, grass and flowers are harvested from the beginning to the middle of the flowering period. Cut the top 15 cm, and on the lower part of the plant they break off the leaves. Dry in the shade or in dryers, and then grind or granulate raw materials. The plant is harvested and released by pharmacies.

Application in medicine

Тысячелистник обыкновенный - Achillea millefolium

In folk and official medicine, yarrow is known as a plant that stimulates the body's immunity, strengthens its resistance to unfavorable environmental factors, and also as a hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, soothing, diaphoretic, vasodilator, diuretic, appetizing, antiallergic, hypoglycemic, choleretic, wound healing , A bactericidal agent.

The plant is used more often in gatherings, less often - independently .

Yarrow is useful for nausea , headache, insomnia , bed-wetting, nocturnal pollutions, whites, it regulates the menstrual cycle, stimulates the secretion of milk from nursing mothers.

Yarrow tincture is drunk with cholelithiasis, acute bronchitis, hemorrhoids, diabetes, hypertension, cough, asthma.

Infusion and tea from flowers help with bloating, poor digestion, belching.

Yarrow juice dilates the blood vessels and is recommended for elderly people with atherosclerosis, kidney diseases, and it is used externally for furuncles, acne , wounds, ulcers, bedsores, skin cracks, allergies, eczema, scabies, pustular skin lesions, diabetic periodontal disease.

Preparation

  • Decoction of herbs yarrow: 1 tbsp. L. Dry crushed raw materials pour 1 glass of water and bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, insist 30 minutes, filter. Take 0.5 cup 3 times a day after meals with liver disease, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, acute bronchitis.
  • Infusion of herbs yarrow ordinary: 1 tbsp. L. Dry crushed raw materials pour 1 cup boiling water and insist 30 minutes, filter. Take a warm 0.5 cup 3 times daily before meals with headache, dizziness, insomnia, hysteria, urinary incontinence, small lactation.
  • Juice from yarrow leaves: Fresh leaves are thoroughly washed and allow the water to drain. Leaves pass through the meat grinder, squeeze the juice. Take 1 tsp. 3 times a day with honey or used for lotions and irrigation with skin lesions, for rinsing with periodontal disease.
  • Tincture of herbs yarrow: 2 tbsp. L. Dry shredded herbs and flowers pour 150 ml of vodka and insist at room temperature in a dark place for 1 week, filter. Take 20 drops 3 times a day before meals with impotence, angina pectoris, intestinal spasms, attacks of cholelithiasis.
  • Powder from the leaves of yarrow: Leaves carefully washed, let the water drain, and then dried. Grind in a mixer until a fine powder is obtained. Used as a powder for wounds, bedsores, purulent ulcers.
  • Infusion of herbs yarrow (for baths): 200 g of dry shredded raw materials pour 3 liters of boiling water and insist 3 hours, filter into the water and take a bath at night. After the bath, the body is soaked in a warm sheet. On the course - 12 - 15 baths. The same infusion is used for irrigation, lotions on the skin with pustules, eczematous areas.

Contraindications. Pregnancy. Preparations from the plant should not be taken with thrombosis. Prolonged use of yarrow in large doses can lead to dizziness, skin rashes.

Homeopathy. In homeopathy, Millefolium 1x, 2x, 3x, 3 is used to treat and prevent bleeding, as well as bruising, wounds, ulcers and hemorrhoids. Useful for diseases of the urinary tract: chronic pyelonephritis, cystitis and urolithiasis accompanied by hematuria.