The Medicinal Benefits of Yarrow: Treating Eczema, Burns, and More

February 21, 2024

  Yarrow has a good astringent medicinal value. What is yarrow? Yarrow is first and foremost a traditional Chinese medicine. Does yarrow have any toxicity as a traditional Chinese medicine, and what diseases can yarrow treat?  


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  1. Treatment for eczema and eczema-like dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis

  Take an appropriate amount of yarrow. Roast the yarrow until it turns yellow, grind it into fine powder, and mix it with 30% vaseline to make an ointment. Apply it externally on the affected area. It can treat eczema.

  2. Treatment for burns

  Take an appropriate amount of yarrow. Roast and dry the yarrow, grind it into fine powder, and sift it. Heat sesame oil and then quickly add the yarrow powder, stirring it into a paste.

  Apply the ointment directly on the wound to quickly form a thick scab.

  3. Clear heat and cool blood

  Take 15g of yarrow, 50g of rice. Soak the yarrow in water for 5-10 minutes, decoct it to remove the residue, take the juice, and add rice to cook porridge. Add rock sugar for flavor when the porridge is cooked.

  4. Treatment for persistent bloody diarrhea

  Take 100g of yarrow, 25g of roasted licorice. Grind the yarrow and roasted licorice into coarse powder. Take 25g per dose, decoct it in water, remove the residue, take the juice, and take it warm. Take it twice a day.

  5. Treatment for excessive red vaginal bleeding in women, causing yellowing, thinness, and thirst

  Take 100g of yarrow, 1000ml of vinegar. Boil the yarrow in vinegar, remove the residue, and take the juice. Take it slightly warm before meals.

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