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Water Retention 

Achillea; Achillea millefolium; Bloodwort; Green Arrow; Milfoil; Nosebleed Plant; Staunch Weed; Thousand-Leaf; Wound Wor... 

Swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues.

Although oral dosing recommendations for yarrow are not consistent, a tea may be made by boiling one or 2 teaspoons of dried yarrow in about 8 ounces of water for 5 minutes and then straining out the solid particles. Yarrow tea may be taken up to three times a day. Yarrow is also available commercially in capsules, extracts, and tinctures. Extracts are concentrated liquid preparations usually made by soaking chopped or mashed plant parts in a liquid such as alcohol, and then straining out the so...