Yarrow (Achillea)

蓍属shī shǔShishu

Achillea · Plant

Achillea
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4
Indications
6
With studies in people

Cautions

Contraindicated in pregnancy; caution with bleeding disorders and anticoagulants.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Yarrow for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

HeadacheWound PainInflammation SyndromeMenstruation Irregular Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Yarrow does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Digestive SpasmBenefit Respiratory Cough

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Achillea 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.