Yarrow Oil: Here’s Why It Deserves a Place in Your First-Aid Kit

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By Dr. Mercola

What Is Yarrow Oil?

Yarrow oil is extracted from Achillea millefolium, a member of the Compositae plant family. This perennial herb is known throughout Europe, but also grows in Asia and North America. Yarrow can grow up to 3 feet (1 meter) high, and is distinguishable by its feathery and aromatic fern-like leaves and pink-white, dense flower heads.

Yarrow has many nicknames, such as milfoil, nosebleed, common yarrow and thousand leaf. It’s also called carpenter’s weed, because it’s useful for helping treat wounds that you can get from a saw or a blade, and may help stop the bleeding.<a target=_blank …read more

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