Most people who know yarrow know it as a wound herb — the plant you reach for when there is bleeding, a cut, or an injury. That reputation is well earned. Yarrow has a long history as a styptic and wound-supporting plant. But yarrow is much more than a plant for the outside of the body. Taken internally, yarrow has traditionally been used for fevers, colds, digestion, circulation, menstrual discomfort, pelvic congestion, inflamed mucous membranes, and patterns where the body needs help moving...

By Tricia, Clinical Herbalist I completed my Master’s thesis on ticks and Lyme disease. Through that research, I learned a great deal about ticks, Lyme disease, prevention, testing, treatment, and the ongoing discussions surrounding tick-borne illness. The biggest takeaway? Get outside. Nature remains one of the greatest medicines available to us. Hiking, gardening, camping, foraging, fishing, and simply spending time outdoors can benefit our physical health, mental well-being, and connection...

Yarrow Flowers There are plants you admire for years from a distance — and then there are plants that earn your trust in a single moment. Yesterday, yarrow became one of those plants for me. I intentionally grow yarrow throughout my garden. I’ve always respected it as one of herbalism’s great first-aid plants — especially for its traditional use in stopping bleeding. Herbalists have valued it for centuries as a battlefield herb, a wound plant, a protector of the blood. But until yesterday, I...