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Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Photo by Martin Wall
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Yarrow is an aromatic herb that grows in
meadows. It has alternate, wooly gray-green fern-like leaves,
and its tiny, white flowers each have 4-6 ray petals that grow
in flat-topped clusters. Put the leaves or flowers on wounds
or a bloody nose to quickly stop the bleeding. Use a wash on
rashes, runny sores, boils, poison ivy, chapped or cracked skin,
and hemorrhoids. Drink to relieve indigestion and gas. Yarrow
promotes sweating when taken to reduce a fever. It is also said
that the smell repels mosquitoes.
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