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 discomfort in the gastrointestinal tract, 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 skin and mucous membrane inflammations; sitz baths for painful cramping conditions in the female pelvis (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 in pelvipathia vegetativa).