Yarrow complex for digestion - Made from freshly harvested yarrow, dandelion and other digestive herbs
~ Contains ‘digestive’ herbs
~ Organically grown plants
~ Fresh herb extract
~ Uses: bloating, indigestion, leaky gut, food intolerances, flatulence
Yarrow Complex takes its name from the herb Achillea millefolium (Yarrow), found in this fresh herb tincture combination. Yarrow is one of the digestive herbs used traditionally. It is a small plant with finely divided leaves – these ‘thousand leaves’ are the origin of part of its botanical name ‘millefolium’.
What is Yarrow Complex?
The botanical and common names of the herbs found in Yarrow Complex are Achillea millefolium (yarrow), Taraxacum officinalis (dandelion), Melissa officinalis(lemon balm), Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian), Carduus benedictus (blessed thistle), Angelica archangelica (garden angelica) and Centaurium umbellatum(centaury).
Yarrow is classified by herbalists as one of the bitter herbs. Other herbs in this category include Centaurium, Gentian and Dandelion. These have the common ability to stimulate digestive processes, balancing gastric juice secretion and improving the breakdown of food.
How it works
Bitters stimulate the tastebuds. This triggers off a reflex nerve action which increases the flow of saliva and stomach enzymes. The sum total of this is an improvement in the digestive function of the stomach and small intestines. Yarrow contains volatile oils and flavonoids. These have an antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory action on the digestive system, easing colic and reducing flatulence.
Additional Advice
Do not use if you intend to sunbathe or use a sunbed as Yarrow can have a photosensitising action. In the use of bitter herbs, the bitter taste is essential to its therapeutic action. In the case of bitters in tablet or capsule form and in liquids where the taste has been masked the bitter herbs are usually ineffective.