Yarrow herb: Dried, flowering shoot tips with leaves, flowers and stems.
The quality of yarrow herb (Millefolii herba) is defined in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.).
HMPC monograph: Traditional-use: Internal: Loss of appetite, mild cramp-like gastrointestinal complaints, flatulence and bloating, mild menstrual cramps. External: small, superficial wounds.
ESCOP monograph: Internal: loss of appetite, dyspeptic complaints, mild cramp-like complaints in the abdomen; External: small wounds, mild inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes; sitz baths for painful cramp conditions in the small pelvis of women (pelvipathia vegetativa).
Commission E-monograph: Internal: loss of appetite, dyspeptic complaints, mild cramp-like complaints in the gastrointestinal tract; in the form of sitz baths for pelvipathia vegetativa).