Herbal folk medicine - yarrow

WanderingJuniper · 09-08-2014, 05:19 AM

I have been working with herbs for 3 years but just started wild foraging for medicinal plants this year. Prior to that I either purchased my herbs or grew them myself. Anyway, my question is this:

If I missed the peak time to harvet wild yarrow and it had started to brown and the flowers dried and went to seed can. I still use the dried flower/seed from the plant to make a balm? Most of the leaves were still strong and green so I feel comfortable using them in preparations that could either be used internally or topically but I wasn't sure about the dried flower/seeds.

Anyone have any experience wild foraging herbs and this situation?

JoEllen · 09-08-2014, 12:13 PM

When yarrow turns brown, that usually means it's useless for medicinal purposes. It is better to cut the flowers and keep them out of direct sunlight while they dry.

09-08-2014, 05:19 AM	#1
WanderingJuniper Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,819	Herbal folk medicine - yarrow I have been working with herbs for 3 years but just started wild foraging for medicinal plants this year. Prior to that I either purchased my herbs or grew them myself. Anyway, my question is this: If I missed the peak time to harvet wild yarrow and it had started to brown and the flowers dried and went to seed can. I still use the dried flower/seed from the plant to make a balm? Most of the leaves were still strong and green so I feel comfortable using them in preparations that could either be used internally or topically but I wasn't sure about the dried flower/seeds. Anyone have any experience wild foraging herbs and this situation?

09-08-2014, 12:13 PM	#2
JoEllen Banned "When life gives you lemons, cut them in half and squirt life in the eye!" - Unknown Join Date: May 2012 Location: New York City, NY Posts: 1,868	Re: Herbal folk medicine - yarrow When yarrow turns brown, that usually means it's useless for medicinal purposes. It is better to cut the flowers and keep them out of direct sunlight while they dry.

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