Achillea millefolium

	Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Achillea Species: Achillea millefolium L.
	Romanian Name: Coada shoricelului
	English Name: Yarrow herb

Yarrow is a very valuable medicinal herb.

Used in alternative medicine as an antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, diaphoretic, digestive, emmenagogue, stimulant, and tonics, vasodilator and vulnerary. 

Yarrow is used against colds, cramps, fevers, kidney disorders, toothaches, skin irritations, and hemorrhages, and to regulate menses, stimulate the flow of bile, and purify the blood.

Medicinal tea is a good remedy for severe colds and flu, for stomach ulcers, amenorrhea, abdominal cramps, abscesses, trauma and bleeding, and to reduce inflammation.  

The main constituents are volatile oils including linalool, camphor, sabinene, and chamazulene, sesquiterpene lctones, flavanoids, alkaloids including achilleine, polyacetylenes, triterpenes, salicylic acid, coumarins, and tannins which prove these uses in alternative medicine to be effective. 

Extracts of yarrow exhibit antibiotic activity and may also act as anti-neoplastic drugs.

Externally for treating wounds and stopping the flow of blood. 

Yarrow oil has been traditionally used in hair shampoos. 

Some caution is advised , large or frequent doses taken over a long period may cause the skin to be more sensitive to sunlight.