🌼Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
A feathery, white-flowered plant used by many tribes for wounds, fevers, and 'breaking' a cold with sweat.
Traditional use
Crushed fresh leaves applied to bleeding cuts (a famous battlefield herb). Tea drunk hot at the start of a fever to encourage sweating.
How to prepare
1 tsp dried herb per cup, just-boiled water, steep 10 minutes. Drink hot under a blanket if working with a fever.
Safety notes
Avoid in pregnancy. Some people develop a skin rash on contact.
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