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Yarrow, Achillea millefolium

The leaves are edible raw or cooked. A rather bitter flavour, they make an acceptable addition to mixed salads and are best used when young.

The leaves are also used as a hop-substitute for flavouring and as a preservative for beer etc.

An aromatic tea is made from the flowers and leaves.

An essential oil from the flowering heads is used as a flavouring for soft drinks.

Yarrow has a high reputation and is widely employed in herbal medicine, administered both internally and externally. It is used in the treatment of a very wide range of disorders but is particularly valuable for treating wounds, stopping the flow of blood, treating colds, fevers, kidney diseases, menstrual pain etc. The whole plant is used, both fresh and dried, and is best harvested when in flower.

Some caution should be exercised in the use of this herb since large or frequent doses taken over a long period may be potentially harmful, causing allergic rashes and making the skin more sensitive to sunlight.

The herb combines well with elder flowers and Peppermint for treating colds and influenza.

The herb is harvested in the summer when in flower and can be dried for later use.

The fresh leaf can be applied direct to an aching tooth in order to relieve the pain.

The growing plant repels beetles, ants and flies. The plant has been burnt in order to ward off mosquitoes.

A liquid plant feed can be made from the leaves. This plant is an essential ingredient of 'Quick Return' herbal compost activator. This is a dried and powdered mixture of several herbs that can be added to a compost heap in order to speed up bacterial activity and thus shorten the time needed to make the compost.

In Biodynamic agriculture it is used in one of the compost preparations.

The fragrant seeds have been used to impart a pleasant smell indoors.

An essential oil obtained from the leaves is used medicinally.

The leaves have been used as a cosmetic cleanser for greasy skin.

Yellow and green dyes are obtained from the flowers.

A good ground cover plant, spreading quickly by its roots.

A very good companion plant, it improves the health of plants growing nearby and enhances their essential oil content thus making them more resistant to insect predations.