what yarrow knows about harmonizing & rest

infused oil & salve recipe, words on rest

Yarrow Summer Blooms | Achillea millenfolium | Asteraceae family

YARROW

ENERGETICS: cooling, warming — contradictory but complementary properties help harmonize opposing conditions

TISSUE STATES: stagnation, heat, depression

TASTE: aromatic, pungent, bitter

ACTIONS: vulnerary, astringent, stimulating diaphoretic, fluid generating

INDICATIONS

• fevers, conditions of heat

• digestive bitter: diarrhea from heat and infection, bloating

• menstrual flow: harmonize heavy flow, move water through the kidneys and release toxins, uterine fibroids

• headaches: when caused by cold conditions

• respiratory: eliminate mucus, especially from sinuses

• wound healing, nose bleeds (poultice of leaves applied directly into nostril)

A recipe below for Yarrow oil, salve for the skin, and words of plant wisdom on rest.