Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Yarrow is a plant for all - beloved by humans and pollinators, beautiful in the landscape, widely available, offering a host of therapeutic benefits for body and spirit. At the physical level, Yarrow herb belongs in the First Aid kit due to her powerful actions as a styptic and wound healer. Internally, she helps to reduce fevers, inflammation, provide digestive, respiratory and circulatory support and to regulate menstrual cycles and heavy bleeding.

Energetically, Yarrow is associated with healing, courage, divination, cleansing and protection. She helps to mend emotional wounds, process grief and support trauma recovery. She teaches us about how to hold healthy boundaries while staying open to healing connections, bringing a “Yes, and…” quality to boundary and protection work. Yarrow helps to enhance psychic awareness and intuition, employed in magic and witchcraft (European medieval and folk traditions). Dried yarrow stalks were used in the traditional method of consulting the I-Ching.