Yarrow
Common yarrow signifies war.
The name has the same root as “yellow”.
It is also known as nosebleed.
Some call it soldier’s woundwort.
Over here we call it the outlaw grass,
for, it was the flower of outlaws and rebels.
Soldiers once marched with yarrows in their bags.
If you are wounded, yarrow can heal you.
It helps with heartburn and stomach upsets.
It was named after Achilles,
who was a soldier in his own right.
It is also known as devil’s nettle.
They say the devil can use it to curse you.
In witchcraft, it wards off evil spirits.
In large doses, it is psychoactive.
Do not confuse it with poison hemlock.
It is native of Northern Greece and the Balkans.
It has a pleasant medicinal smell.
Herbalists use it as pillow stuffing.
It can help you sleep and bring pleasant dreams.
Yarrow grows freely behind my house.
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