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Hello, friends! Today I thought I’d share a quick recap of this past month’s Yarrow Herb Study inside of my Herb Folk herb study program. In this study, we learned about several different actions and uses of nettle. We’ve also tried our hand at making, and hopefully using, several different yarrow preparations as well. Get […]

This past spring, I was excited to see a couple of yarrow plants growing next to my driveway. I watched them as they grew, budded, and unfurled their creamy white flowers, and as soon as they were full grown, I put them to good use. Back in August, I took some time to quickly tincture […]

How To Make A Fresh Yarrow Tincture (Plus 5 Ways To Use It) | Growing Up Herbal | If you have yarrow growing nearby, here's how to make a fresh yarrow tincture that you can have on hand for future use. Also included are 5 ways to use it!

Having kids = bumps, bruises, cuts, and scrapes… constantly. Especially with boys. My boys that is. Thankfully, this mama has some herbal first aid supplies on hand to help with those things. One of my must-have first aid items is yarrow powder. Yarrow is a styptic herb which means it slows bleeding externally (it also slows […]

If you’re a natural mama that’s interested in using herbs for your children’s nutrition and healing, my Learning Herbs: Monthly Herb Challenges are just what you need! This next challenge is all about the herb YARROW! How These Herb Challenges Came To Be Back in May I was working through my herbal online courses and learning […]

Yarrow is one of my favorite herbs! Today I’d like to show you a quick video so you can see it actually growing in the wild. Hopefully, this will help you learn to identify it a bit better. Maybe you’ll recognize it on your next walk! I’m also going to give you some great information […]

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