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Botanical name: Achillea millefolium  

Family Compositae  

Therapeutic actions 

Alterative: gradually restoring proper functioning to the body's metabolism  

Anti-bacterial: destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria

Anti-inflammatory: alleviate inflammation throughout the body  

Anti-septic: destroys or controls pathogenic bacteria. Used topically.

Analgesic: relieves or diminishes pain  

Astringent: contracts, tightens and binds tissues  

Anti-cancer   

Anti-spasmodic: prevents and eases spasms and relieves cramps  

Anti-tumor  

Choleretic: aids the excretion of bile by the liver  

Diaphoretic: promotes perspiration 

Depurative: helps to purify the body  

Diuretic: increases the secretion and expulsion of urine   

Emmenagogue: stimulates, regulates, and normalizes menstruation 

Febrifuge/Antipyretic: reduce fever  

Hemostatic: arrests bleeding