Yarrow herb BAA 2g, No. 20

Yarrow leaves contain an essential oil rich in chamazulene, the alkaloid achillein, esters, camphor, borneol, thujone, glycosides (luteolin and apigenin), cineole, tannins, resins, carotene, organic acids, amino acids, vitamins K, C, bitterness. Also found minerals - magnesium, potassium, boron, zinc, calcium, selenium, copper and molybdenum.

Yarrow is used in the following cases:

• various bleeding: external, uterine, hemorrhoidal, pulmonary, intestinal, gingival, nasal, etc. (except arterial);

• intestinal infections, acute and chronic: dysentery, diarrhea, colitis;

• peptic ulcer, cholecystitis, with pancreatitis, hepatitis;

• pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis, with cystitis;

• obesity;

• atherosclerosis;

• scratches, wounds, abrasions, eczema, diathesis, burns;

• inflammation of the gums, throat;

• acne, boils, fistulas;

• hair loss.