Tall Grass Prairie
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium L.
Habitat: Fields and roadsides.
Seasons: April - October.
Uses: To stop bleeding of wounds. Poultice of flowers stops bleeding, stops inflammation, and heals wounds. Tea for colds, fevers, indigestion, gastric inflammations, insomnia, and internal bleeding.
Preparation: Tea and poultice.
Active Chemical Ingredient: Thujone.
Chemical Structure:
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| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thujone |
Resources: Foster, Steven, (2014). Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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