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Herba MillefoliiLOT 24-0705
Wild-gathered
Batch
LOT 24-0705
Net
75 g
Unit price
€8.53 / 100 g
Origin
Vogtland, Saxony
Sourcing
Wild-gathered
Plant part
Herba · Aerial parts
HarvestJun · Jul · Aug

Loose tea

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium L.

Bitter and aromatic at once, with a cool camphor lift.

€6.4075 g
€8.53 / 100 g
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In stock 31

Cut in flower from dry meadow. Distilled, the oil turns blue — the same azulene reaction chamomile gives — which is a fair sign the herb was dried without cooking.

Traditional use

Traditionally taken as a bitter before meals, and used in sitz baths.

Constituents

  • 01Proazulenes
  • 02Bitter principles
  • 03Flavonoids

Drawer

Digestion — Bitters and carminatives for after the table. Also pulled for Liver & Bile and Skin & Wounds.

Preparation95 °C · 10 min

Preparation

The preparation is half the drug

This drug wants 95 °C and 10 min. Water hotter or a cup left standing gives you a different drink, made from the same herb.

The leaflet below is the one that goes in the box. Unfold it for the steps and the timer; the cautions stay in view either way.

Package InsertHerba Millefolii · Loose tea
Dose
2 tsp (≈ 2 g)
Frequency
3× daily before meals
Water
95 °C
Steep
10 min

Steps

As printed on the box · 4 in sequence

  1. 01

    Measure

    Two teaspoons of the cut flowering herb.

    2 tsp ≈ 2 g
  2. 02

    Pour

    Boiling water.

    150 ml · 95 °C
  3. 03

    Steep

    Ten minutes, covered.

    10 min
  4. 04

    Take

    Half an hour before eating. The bitterness is the active part — do not sweeten it away.

Steep time

Live timer · 10 min · 95 °C

Ready

10:00

Cautions

Read before use

  • Avoid if you are sensitive to Asteraceae (daisy family) plants.
  • Not for use during pregnancy.
From the same drawer

Kept beside it

Herbs shelved for Digestion, ordered by how much of this one’s indication they share.