What is Achille?
Achillea is a flowering plant that comes from Europe and Asia, but grows throughout North America as a naturalized plant. It can be freely grown along the roads and fields and flourished from early summer to mid -autumn. Its flowers are usually white, small and daisies in the shape and grow in clusters with a surface on top of the stem. Achillea usually grows to a height of 1 to 2 feet (about 30 to 60 cm). Its leaves are green or gray-green and are often referred to as ferns similar or gloomy.
The most common Achille found that the growing wild is Achillea milfolium . The name Millefolium means a thousand leaves, a reference to its gloomy leaves. There are approximately 85 types of Achillea known worldwide. There are also many hybrid cultivars with different colors, including pink, salmon, roses and lavender.
commonly known as Yarrow, from the Anglo -Saxon word "gearwe" is Achille's ancient herb for a long time valuable for its healing properties. It is known primarily as an anti -inflammatory and clutchand used to treat fever and slow the bleeding when it is placed on the wound. Although it is not officially considered toxic herb, allergies to it are common, so most modern uses are more decorative than more medicinal. It would be wise to check with a doctor before using Achille for any therapeutic purposes.
The plant was named after the Greek hero Achilles. Legenda says he used Achille to treat his men's injury during the Trojan War. Other names, probably stemming from this use are blood enlargement and Woundwort.
beyond its healing properties, Yarrow is a useful garden plant providing food for butterflies and bees. It can be used as decorative, low maintenance, planting borders with drought. It is often paired with Goldenrod in butterflows and naturalized meadows. Member of the Asteraceae family, this is very easy to grow from seeds and can grow even in theBad soil, but it is best in full sun with well -drained soil.
Some other uses of this versatile plant include culinary use and decorative use. As a culinary herb, leaves can be used in salads to give pepper taste and flowers can be replaced by hops in beer production. Achillea can also be used in the arrangement of dried flowers. Its slightly aromatic leaves are used as a component in many PotPourris.
Achille has been considered a special and sacred plant over the years for many cultures. In China, Yarrow Stalks is traditionally thrown to read and ching . The early Saxons used the herb in amulet to support courage. In early England, it was considered a herb of love under the astrological influence of Venus, and as such was a popular herb woven for wedding dowry and bouquets.