Many First Nations tribes of North America benefited from the use of yarrow. The Cree tribe uses a cold infusion of the whole plant for earaches and burns, and a hot preparation for stomach pain, fevers, and to encourage menstruation; just the leaves are used for diabetes, and the flowers or fresh root for teething pain. Yarrow’s ability to regulate the flow of blood, along with its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, astringent, and analgesic actions, make it ideal for avoiding infection, staunching blood flow, and easing pain.

• yarrow has muscle relaxing properties that are beneficial to the intestines by helping to reduce flatulence and abdominal bloating, as well as the urinary tract

• address various skin conditions; a compress made with fresh yarrow juice and olive oil is suggested for skin infections like boils and skin tuberculosis, but can also be applied on stiff hands, sore nipples, and the scalp in cases of extreme hair loss

• the flavonoids apigenin, luteolin, and rutin have shown antiparasitic activity against Plasmodium falciparum by inhibiting enzymes involved in plasmodial type II fatty acid biosynthesis

• Yarrow is a great ally for colds and flu due to its antiviral action; it is ideal anytime there is a fever involved, as it is a renowned diaphoretic

• common ingredient in formulas for inflammation, swelling, wounds including snake and dog bites, toothache, headache, heartburn, respiratory complaints, digestive cramping, difficulty urinating, and diarrhea