achillea

/ah-keel-LEE-yah/
[Italian]

Milfoil or goosetongue. Yarrow. Used in liqueurs and to make bitters and in the manufacturer of some cosmetics. It has some quality which makes it inadvisable for women during pregnancy. Achillea is said to be named from its use to treat the injury to Achille's heel during the Trojan War.

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