Millefolium
The hemorrhage remedy. Profuse, bright red, painless hemorrhage from any orifice. Nosebleeds, blood in urine, uterine hemorrhage. Wounds that bleed freely. After mechanical injuries. Better from bleeding (hemorrhage relieves congestion).
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Achillea millefolium (Asteraceae) at flowering.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Hemorrhage — profuse, bright red, painless, from any orifice. Nosebleed, hemoptysis, hematuria, uterine bleeding. Hemorrhage after injuries, falls, overexertion. Wounds that bleed freely. Bleeding that relieves other symptoms (congestion relieved by flow). Varicose veins that bleed.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull. Confused. Fearful during hemorrhage.
General Symptoms
Hemorrhagic tendency with bright red blood. Worse from violent exertion, lifting, falls, injuries, coffee. Better from bleeding (symptoms relieved by flow), nosebleed.
Physical Symptoms
Nose
Nosebleed — profuse, bright red, painless. Especially from injuries, falls, straining, or after suppressed menses.
Respiratory
Hemoptysis — bright red. Cough with bloody expectoration. After overexertion.
Urinary
Hematuria — blood in urine, bright red, painless. From kidney congestion or injury.
Female Genitalia
Uterine hemorrhage — profuse, bright red. After labor, miscarriage, or overexertion. Menses too profuse.
Rectum
Hemorrhoidal bleeding — bright red. Bleeding piles.
Skin
Wounds that bleed profusely. Varicose veins.
Modalities
Better From
Bleeding (other symptoms improve), nosebleed, discharge
Worse From
Violent exertion, lifting, falls, injuries, coffee, overexertion, suppressed hemorrhage
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for acute hemorrhage from any site with bright red blood.
Clinical Indications
Nosebleed, hemoptysis, hematuria, uterine hemorrhage, hemorrhoids, wound bleeding, varicose veins, post-surgical bleeding
Comparative Materia Medica
Phosphorus has hemorrhages but with more anxiety and the blood does not coagulate. Ipecacuanha has hemorrhage with nausea. China has hemorrhage with debility afterward. Ferrum phos has hemorrhage in early inflammation. Arnica has hemorrhage from injury.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Yarrow is widely used in herbal medicine as a wound herb and hemostatic. Contains thujone and achilleine. Non-toxic in normal amounts. Contact dermatitis in Asteraceae-sensitive individuals. Safe in all potencies and mother tincture.
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