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Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a medicinal herb with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antihemorrhagic properties. It can be used externally in the form of compresses or even masks, but it is also great internally - drunk as a tincture, tea, or even wine.
The active compounds of yarrow are a volatile oil, containing a- and b- pinenes; acetate, borneol, caryophyllene, eugenol, farnesene, myrcene, salicylic acid, thujone, cineole, camphene, camphor, gamma terpinene, isoartemisia ketone, chamazulene, limonene, sabinene and tricyclene and esquiterpene lactones.
A good herb for the respiratory tract. Because knotgrass contains silicic acid it may be helpful in strengthening the connective tissue of the lungs and in Europe it has been used as a remedy for pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic bronchitis.
