Our Hoosier Yarrow is harvested from private land and open grasslands away from farm fields to prevent insecticide and herbicide exposure. It is foraged and dried in small batches. Only plants that are healthy-looking and thriving are taken to ensure the highest quality.

Scientific name: Achillea millefolium

Description: Yarrow is a flowering perennial, common in North America but native to Europe and Asia. Also called milfoil, its leaves are fern-like in appearance. Very delicate, the leaves resemble feathers. Yarrow grows stalks during the summer months. During dry years, stalk growth may be stunted, only growing 12-24 inches. Clusters of tiny white flowers grow atop the stalks, emitting a distinctive and characteristic aroma.

It can also be coarse-ground and be used for making tea. The tea has historically been used as a diaphoretic, or a sweat inducing agent, to help break a fever and promote perspiration when heat needs to be released from the body.

Have additional questions or concerns? Feel free to click the message button at the top of the page and ask away!

Please use with caution. As with all of the products sold at Hoosier Forager, we encourage everyone to do their own research and decide if the use of our products are a good fit for your lifestyle and current stage of health.

The statements presented on this site have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The use of herbs for the prevention or cure of disease has not been approved by the FDA or USDA. The products offered on this website are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Please, use reasonable caution. All ingredients are listed in case of allergies.