ACTION

Antipyretic, Hypotensive, Astringent, Diuretic and urinary antiseptic, Stops internal bleeding, Promotes menstruation, Anti-inflammatory.

KEY CONSTITUENTS

Flavonoids, Alkaloids(achilleine), Triterpenes, Salicylic acid, Coumarins, Tannins, Volatile oils(linalool, camphor, sabinene, chamazulene), Sesquiterpene lactones(11,13-dehydrodeacetylmatricarin, rupicolin A and rupicolin B), Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Phosphorus, Vitamin C, Niacin.

INDICATION

Yarrow is used for the common cold and fevers. It is also useful for essential hypertension, amenorrhoea, dysentary and diarrhoea. Yarrow helps regulate the menstrual cycle, reduces heavy bleeding and eases menstrual pain.

Magnesium, calcium and phosphorus function together in bone formation, muscle contraction, and nerve transmission. The high content of these minerals in yarrow makes it a useful candidate for muscle spasms, depression, hypertension, muscle weakness, convulsions, confusion, personality changes, nausea, lack of coordination and gastrointestinal disorders.

RESEARCH

Three new antitumor sesquiterpenoids, achimillic acids A, B and C, were isolated as methyl esters from Achillea millefolium were found to be active against mouse P-388 leukemia cells in vivo (Tozyo T, et al. 1994).

Rupicolin B and 11,13-dehydrodeacetylmatricarin were found to have anti-inflammatory activity (Zitterl-Eglseer K, et al. 1991).

A herbal formulation of which yarrow was one of the active ingredients was reported as a treatment for chronic hyposecretory gastritis, chronic hepatocholecystitis and angiocholitis (Krivenko VV, et al. 1989).

REFERENCES

Tozyo T, et al. (1994). Novel antitumor sesquiterpenoids in Achillea millefolium. Chem Pharm Bull(Tokyo)May;42(5):1096-100

Zitterl-Eglseer K, Jurenitsch J, Korhammer S, Haslinger E, Sosa S, Della Loggia R, Kubelka W, Franz C, (1991). Planta Med. Oct;57(5):444-6

Krivenko VV, Potebnia GP, Loiko VV, (1989).Experience in treating digestive organ diseases with medicinal plants. Vrach Delo Mar;(3):76-8

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