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June 2004
Yarrow
is a great performer in my garden every year. And boy does
this cat like it. It's his favorite spot to sit!
2002
Yarrow
has neat looking clumps of flowers, but it also contains
substances that may stop bleeding, reduce pain and inflammation.
It is also ometimes used internally as a digestive aid,
menstrual remedy, and a mild sedative. Yarrow tea is
a traditional Native American diaphoretic remedy to treat
fevers and colds. Yarrow infusions and decoctions are used
as gastrointestinal aids. The stalks are also pounded into
a pulp and applied topically to bruises, sprains, and swellings.
Yarrow Tea is a good remedy for severe colds, being most
useful in the commencement of fevers, and in cases of obstructed
perspiration. The infusion is made with 1 OZ. of dried herb
to 1 pint of boiling water, drunk warm, in wineglassful
doses. It may be sweetened with sugar, honey or treacle,
adding a little Cayenne Pepper, and to each dose a teaspoonful
of Composition Essence. It opens the pores freely and purifies
the blood, and is recommended in the early stages of children's
colds, and in measles and other eruptive diseases. A decoction
of the whole plant is employed for bleeding piles, and is
good for kidney disorders.
All
medicinal benefit aside, I planted yarrow next to my basil because
I was told that yarrow is a companion plant for herbs that will
work to maximize the flavor of whichever herb plants it's near.
Do I know for a fact this is true? No. But the basil is delicious.
And the colors of yellow and especially the red/pink yarrow
sprinkled through out the green of the vegetable garden is quite
a lovely addition. So you know what? It worked for me...
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