Uses for Yarrow

Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium L. )

Time of Year: Flowers bloom in the spring

Location: All of North America

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Nutrient Content

Note much nutrients in it.

Uses

Leaves and flowers

Edibles

• The younger leaves and the flowers a yummy in salads

• The leaves can be used as a hop substitute for flavoring and preserving beer

Medical

• Yarrow is used to help fevers, cold and hay fever.

• You can chew on the leaves to help a toothache

• It can stop bleeding when applied as a mash to a wound (even large ones), it is a blood clotter. 

• It is an anti inflammatory so makes great compress for sprains and even bug bites

• Great in a bath for cramps and lower pains

• Teas made from the leaves and flowers helps with cramps and bloating.

• And this can be dried and have all of the same effects.

• Tea from its flowers and leaves helps produce productive sweating to flush toxins

Other Uses

• Yarrow is used as a facial cleanser. (for greasy skin)

• It is also added to shampoos and soaps

• And it is used in snuffs (not sure I would snuff it)

• Yarrow repels flies, ants and other insects

• Burning it repels mosquitoes

• The seeds a very fragrant and can be used inside the house to make it smell nice

• Make a yellow- green die with the leaves

How to make plants food from Yarrow

Fill a container with leaves. Add some water. Leave it to soak for a week or two and then dilute the smelly dark mix, around 10 - 1 with water. You do not need to be perfect with the messurments. And bam great plant food!