A study that included yarrow as a component of a multi-herb capsule (in combination with Boswellia and ginger) for irritable bowel syndrome found that, when this combination was taken once every 8 hours over a month, male participants saw statistically significant improvements in quality-of-life scores; however, overall reductions in average symptom severity, anxiety, and depression scores were not strong enough to recommend yarrow for this condition.[1] Beyond this, only preclinical evidence exists to suggest that achilleas (A. Millefolium and A. nobilis) administered to rats could aid in reducing both peptic ulcers[2] and stomach cramping.[3][4] Again, clinical studies are needed before these results may be translated to human use.
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- ^Alomair MK, Alabduladheem LS, Almajed MA, Alobaid AA, Alkhalifah EAR, Younis NS, Mohamed MEEssential Oil Mitigates Peptic Ulcer in Rats through Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway.Molecules.(2022-Nov-15)
- ^Canan Karamenderes, Sebnem ApaydinAntispasmodic effect of Achillea nobilis L. subsp. sipylea (O. Schwarz) Bässler on the rat isolated duodenumJ Ethnopharmacol.(2003 Feb)
- ^Moradi MT, Rafieian-Koupaei M, Imani-Rastabi R, Nasiri J, Shahrani M, Rabiei Z, Alibabaei ZAntispasmodic effects of yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) extract in the isolated ileum of rat.Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med.(2013)