Yarrow: Benefits, Taste, and How to Steep It
A caffeine-free herb with a bold, bitter edge and a long history of traditional use.
Meet the ingredient
What is Yarrow ?
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a flowering plant native to regions throughout the Northern Hemisphere. With a long history of use in both gardens and traditional herbal practices, yarrow has become a well-known wellness herb. Yarrow tea is typically made by steeping the dried leaves of the plant, creating an earthy herbal infusion. Today, yarrow is commonly enjoyed for its potential to support a healthy inflammatory response, promote digestion, and provide comfort during cold and flu season.
- OriginNorthern Hemisphere
- FlavorBitter & Earthy
Health benefits
What Yarrow brings to the cup...
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Yarrow has traditionally been used to support wound healing and contains compounds that may help with minor bleeding and support the skin’s natural healing process.
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Yarrow’s natural bitterness may help stimulate digestive activity and support healthy digestion.
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Yarrow has traditionally been used during colds and fevers and may promote sweeting, helping support the body’s natural cooling process.
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Yarrow contains plant compounds, including flavonoids, that provide antioxidant support and may help support a healthy inflammatory response.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
- Herbal tea Caffeine free
- White tea Low caffeine
- Green tea Low caffeine
- Black tea Medium caffeine
- Matcha High caffeine
Levels are typical; steep time and leaf amount change them.
Caffeine
Yarrow is naturally caffeine free!
Steep the herb by itself or mix with other herbs.
Taste
What does Yarrow taste like?
Yarrow has a bold, earthy taste with a sharp bitter flavor. The bitterness comes from the natural plant compounds, but the longer the tea is steeped the more bitter it can taste.
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Earthy
Earthy teas taste grounded and full. Their flavor lives close to the source, in soil, root, leaf, and wood, giving them a depth that fruit and floral blends simply don't reach. Smooth, low in bitterness, and satisfying in a way that feels nourishing.
Bitter
Bitter teas have backbone. That firm, clean edge comes from the same compounds that make tea worth drinking, and in the right cup it reads as depth and structure rather than harshness. Bracing, complex, and deeply refreshing once you're tuned to it. These are the cups that reward a slower palate.
Making the tea
Steep Yarrow tea like this...
Heat
Boil fresh, filtered water.
- Heat
- Measure
- Steep
- Remove
- Enjoy
Where to buy
Where can I buy Yarrow Tea?
Organic Yarrow Tea can be found online or in stores. You can also shop our Organic Yarrow here at Full Leaf. We’re USDA certified organic, and our products are vegan and free from GMO’s.
