Healerwitch's Garden
Yarrow
Genus: Achillea.
Species: Achillea millefolium.
Yarrow has a long history of use. In Rome it was known as a treatment for wounds; and the Native American Indians used the numbing root to help open sores in the mouth. The plant is also a well-known insecticide, even the common Starling use yarrow to line their nests! A yellow and green dye can be obtained form the flowers. The leaves are edible, although a bit bitter.
The spread with an abandon from seed or by its roots. In rare cases yarrow can cause a skin allergic rash
