Yarrow Wallpaper, Achillea millefolium

Check out these Yarrow wallpaper images we made for you!

This week we’re featuring Yarrow, Achillea millefolium, which is often referred to as “battlefield medicine” or “warrior medicine” – and i think that’s apt!

The latin name comes from the myth of Achilles – the invincible warrior warrior who fought in the Trojan wars. Because of protection his mother created for him, every part of his body was impervious to harm with the exception only of a small part of the back of his ankle – the achilles tendon.

Why did they give it this name? Because Yarrow is a super hero of wound care: it can staunch bleeding, prevent infection in wounds, and help them heal. One old “herban legend” you often hear repeated though – to put Yarrow directly into the wound – isn’t actually a great idea. Even if it’s an herb, foreign material in a wound is a physical irritant and will still need to be removed; i prefer working with strong infusions of Yarrow as a wound wash or Yarrow hydrosol.

Yarrow is a hero in so many other ways though – so don’t just leave it in your first aid kit!

Yarrow can help improve circulation and clear out stagnation. That includes bruises by the way, whether they are caused by injury or by poor circulation. Yarrow is excellent at fever management and has aromatic oils that help a respiratory infection as a steam. Yarrow is one of my favorites for skin care, especially as an infused facial oil or a hydrosol – it can help to reduce puffiness and smooth wrinkles.

Yarrow is an excellent aid in fighting a UTI – the volatile oils are excreted via the urinary system and retain their antiseptic action all the way out. Yarrow is also helpful for menstrual issues – both for easing heavy bleeding and for improving stagnant flow.

And Yarrow is a true hero in the realm of emotional health. When you are going into a difficult situation and you need some emotional armor, Yarrow can help you feel strong. But not all armor is external: sometimes you need to fight the same old demons you’ve been carrying around and not gotten free of – feelings of unworthiness, of deep hurt, of shame. Yarrow can help clear out these stagnant, hurtful emotions so that you can stand taller.

But that’s not all! Learn more about working with Yarrow:

• In relation to fever management in the Respiratory Health course
• In relation to improving circulation the Cardiovascular Health course
• In relation to managing UTIs in the Urinary Health course
• In relation to wound care in the Herbal First Aid course
• In relation to menstruation in the Reproductive Health course
• In relation to sports injuries in the Musculoskeletal Health course

And naturally, Yarrow is featured in our Materia Medica course, where you’ll learn over 100 of the most important herbs in our practice!

Download the wallpapers:

Laptop/desktop wallpaper:

For the high-resolution version, click on the image. That will open the higher resolution image – right-click on the image to download. Then find the image on your device and select “Set Desktop Picture”.

Phone wallpaper:

For the high-resolution version, click on the image. That will open the higher resolution image – right-click on the image or hold on the image for the alt-menu, then select “Save to photos”. Find the picture in your photos and select “Use as Wallpaper”. You may need to “pinch” it in or out to either scale it down to fit your phone or scale it up to fit your phone, depending on which model you have.

You can also go back and view our full set of herbal wallpaper images.