title: Minireview on Achillea millefolium Linn.
abstract: Yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) is an important medicinal plant with different pharmaceutical uses. A. millefolium has been used for centuries to treat various diseases including malaria, hepatitis and jaundice. A. millefolium is commonly prescribed to treat liver disorders. It is also used as an anti-inflammatory agent and is a hepatoprotective herb. A. millefolium is considered safe for supplemental use. It has antihepatotoxic effects also. It is prescribed as an astringent agent. It is prescribed in hemorrhoids, headache, bleeding disorders, bruises, cough, influenza, pneumonia, kidney stones, high blood pressure, menstrual disorders, fever, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, osteoarthritis, hemorrhagic disorders, chicken pox, cystitis, diabetes mellitus, indigestion, dyspepsia, eczema, psoriasis and boils.
authors: Muhammad
authors: M
authors: Akram
mesh_terms: D031162:Achillea / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001252:Astringents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002756:Cholagogues and Choleretics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D000962:Antimalarials; D000975:Antioxidants; D001252:Astringents; D002756:Cholagogues and Choleretics; D010936:Plant Extracts
references: BMC Res Notes. 2008 Jun 18;1:26
references: 18710482
references: Contraception. 1998 Nov;58(5):309-13
references: 9883387
references: Phytomedicine. 2011 Sep 15;18(12):1031-6
references: 21684130
references: J Ethnopharmacol. 2003 Aug;87(2-3):215-20
references: 12860311
references: J Ethnopharmacol. 2005 Oct 3;101(1-3):185-90
references: 15978758
references: Phytother Res. 2009 Feb;23(2):212-9
references: 18844327
references: J Ethnopharmacol. 2005 Nov 14;102(2):221-7
references: 16118043
references: Chem Biodivers. 2007 May;4(5):849-57
references: 17511000
references: Phytomedicine. 2007 Feb;14(2-3):147-52
references: 16860978
references: Phytomedicine. 2011 Jul 15;18(10):819-25
references: 21420289
references: Nat Prod Commun. 2011 Oct;6(10):1527-30
references: 22164800
references: Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 1994 May;42(5):1096-100
references: 8069962
references: Phytomedicine. 2006 Nov;13(9-10):702-6
references: 16303291
references: Phytother Res. 2006 Jul;20(7):546-51
references: 16619341