What is the medicine of yarrow and what does it look like (picture)

Yarrow can stop bleeding and has a strong astringent effect. It can treat fever, lower blood pressure, relieve arthritis, rheumatism and other effects. It also has the effect of aiding pregnancy. The used parts include stems, leaves, flowers, roots, etc.

The taste of yarrow is spicy and dry, similar to that of sage. Yarrow is also commonly known as grass. It belongs to the Asteraceae family and is mainly produced in Hungary. The extracted part is the whole herb.

Yarrow

Yarrow is about five feet tall and blooms yellow flowers from June to September each year. It is a perennial herb with thick rhizomes and stems 30 to 100 centimeters tall.

The stems, petioles, leaf axes, and inflorescence axes of yarrow are all covered with long and short soft hairs. Its leaves are irregular odd-pinnate compound leaves, with 5 to 7 leaflets usually. There are 3 leaflets on the upper part of the stem, with very small leaflets mixed in the middle.

Generally, the leaflets are elliptic-obovate, rhombus-obovate to oblanceolate, 2.5-6 cm long, 1-3 cm wide, with coarse serrations on the margins, sparsely pubescent on or between the veins below, and with golden glandular dots; the stipules on the upper part of the stem are reniform, with coarse teeth, clasping the stem, while the stipules on the lower part are lanceolate, often entire.

Characteristics of Yarrow

The spike-like racemes of yarrow grow at the top of the branches, with many flowers. The fruit of yarrow is inverted cone shape, about 4 mm long, with hooked prickles on the top and persistent calyx. The seeds of yarrow can be sown in spring or autumn, and root division can be used in spring and autumn. The yarrow is best when the branches are tender, green-yellow, the stems are brown-red, and the leaves are complete and numerous. It is harvested in summer and autumn, and the roots and impurities are removed. It is washed, slightly moistened, cut into sections, and dried.