How to pronounce yarrow?

The pronunciation of yarrow is y and-c m: o.

I. Interpretation

Yarrow means a perennial herb, the whole grass can be used as medicine, and the stems and leaves can be used as spices (commonly known as "tiger grass" and "saw grass").

Yarrow, alias "Artemisia rupestris" and "Sawgrass", is the whole grass of Yarrow. Distributed in Northeast China, North China, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Jiangxi and other places.

Yarrow has the functions of detoxification, detumescence, hemostasis and analgesia.

2. Source

Yarrow first appeared in the ancient classic Zhouyi as a tool for divination. It is considered to be the most mysterious connection between heaven and earth and has the ability to predict the future. The ancients believed that by observing the shape and changes of yarrow, we could infer the development trend of everything in the world. While learning and using yarrow, we also need to correctly understand and use its name and pronunciation.

The origin and application of yarrow

I. Origin

The origin of yarrow can be traced back to "Cao Feng" in The Book of Songs.

Fu looked up at the sky and looked down at the ground, using the special shape of yarrow stem and combining the back texture of osawa white turtle in Longhu to draw hexagrams. Therefore, yarrow became an indispensable object of Fuxi's creation of innate gossip, and was called Shencao. Ji Chang, the king of the Zhou Dynasty, was imprisoned in this prison. Because tortoise shells are rare, he used yarrow as a tool to interpret the acquired gossip in prison. So Arrow became famous all over the world and went down in history.

Second, the application

1, herbal treatment: yarrow has medicinal value, and the whole grass can be used as medicine, with the effects of detoxification, detumescence, hemostasis and pain relief. Can be used for treating traumatic injury, swelling and pain, hemorrhage, cough, menorrhagia, hematuria, urgency and frequent urination.

2. Divination and prediction: In ancient China, yarrow was used for divination and prediction. The ancients used yarrow and copper coins for divination, and predicted good or bad luck according to the shape of yarrow and the pattern of copper coins.

3. Spice: The stems and leaves of yarrow can be made into spices, which can be used to make sachets and incense burners. , has a unique fragrance and medicinal value.