Yarrow

  Achillea milleflorum-- steam distilled from the leaves and flowering tops. This plant grows as a weed throughout most parts of the West. The aroma is bittersweet, herbaceous, slightly floral and green, slightly camphoraceous.  (blue oil when high in chamazulene) Named after Achilles (who, in legend, used it for battlefield wounds), it represents protection, resilience, and repair after conflict.

CAUTIONS: Avoid in pregnancy.  No reports of adverse effects at low doses. Dilute well before use on skin.

CHARACTER:  "Energetic Messenger" Strong, Peaceful, Protective Healer, Cooling, Uplifting, Balancing, Nurturing 

ETHERIC COLORS: Bluish Mauve into Silver, moving into Gold; Deep Blue, Forest Green, Bronze, Indigo

ORIENTAL PATTERN:  Rising heat, Internal wind 

 

CRYSTALS/GEMS:    Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Pyrite, Dumortierite, Red Jaspers, Sodalite, Blue Apatite, Malachite, Moss Agate, Smoky Quartz, Blue Lace Agate, Chrysocolla, Iolite   

   

CHAKRA: Heart, Root, Solar       

ELEMENTS:   Earth, Water and Air

NOTE:  Top 

MUSIC:  D or F; French horn, drum with flute overlay            

ASTRO:   Venus, Scorpio, Virgo, Mars

ENERGY TYPE: 2, 4

CHEMICAL FAMILY: Monoterpenes, Sesquiterpenes

USED FOR THESE POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES: Opens intuitive perceptions, dreaming, protection  

USED FOR THESE NEGATIVE STATES:  Insomnia, Stress, Feeling Out of Control, Judging oneself unfairly, Trauma recovery

USED FOR THESE PHYSICAL STATES:  Cramps, Constipation, Seborrhea, Acne, Oily Skin, Rheumatoid arthritis, allergies, digestion, fevers, burns, rashes, ulcers, wounds, sinus congestion, headache, hypertension, varicose veins, colic, cystitis, menstrual problems

PROPERTIES: Anti-inflammatory, Circulatory stimulant, antiseptic, astringent, diuretic, detoxifier

BLENDS:  Desert Lapis, Dragon Quest,  Eucalyptus Grove, Visudda,

Blends with ANGELICA, CEDAR, PINE, MYRRH, FRANKINCENSE, CHAMOMILE.

May contain:  sabinene, pinene,  caryophyllene, borneol, terpinol, cineole, isoartemisia ketone, camphor, achilline, germacrene, limonene,    chamazulene.

ARCHETYPES:   HISTORIAN, WRITER,  VISIONARY,  MESSENGER, PHILOSOPHER, BATTLEFIELD HEALER, SHIELD BEARER, WISE WARRIOR, RESILIENT ALCHEMIST.  (BOTH SWORD AND SALVE)

PERSONALITY:

 Longtime energetic messenger of the heavens.  Delicately balances the flow between the yin and yang energies of the sun, moon, and stars.  Then, acts as a conduit for opening intuitive perceptions. Able to take risks.   

+ Very deep and emotionally strong. Calm in crisis.  

+ Ability to draw out the best in other people. Knows when to defend and when to heal.

+ Keep their feelings to themselves, preferring to use metaphors to describe feelings.  

+ Down to earth, quite up front, solid in thought.

+ Enjoys philosophy, archaeology, ancient monuments, and architecture.  Fascinated by ancient peoples, past lives.

+ Loves unlocking old memories, awakening and actualizing forgotten resonances.  

- If negative, subject to dark moods and heaviness of heart

- May feel  there are important parts of themselves missing--constantly searching for something that would make them complete. Feel they have lost contact somewhere with something important but they don't know what it might be.

- May become frustrated and speak loudly, quite the opposite of their usual behavior.

(updated Feb. 23, 2026)