Greek yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
希腊蓍草xī là shī cǎoXilashicao
Achillea millefolium · Plant
5
Indications
7
With studies in people
Cautions
Contraindicated in pregnancy; may increase photosensitivity.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Greek yarrow for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Greek yarrow does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Digestive SpasmBenefit DiureticBenefit Respiratory Cough
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Achillea millefolium and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial67 records, 16 in people
- Benefit Digestive Spasm0 records
- Benefit Diuretic4 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Respiratory Cough4 records, 3 in people
- Headache2 records, 1 in people
- Wound Pain30 records, 15 in people
- Fever Syndrome8 records, 4 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome72 records, 26 in people
- Menstruation Irregular Syndrome0 records