From folk medicine · Ağrı (Diyadin, Doğubayazıt)

Flour sprinkled on wounds: yarrow

Yarrow

In the Diyadin and Doğubayazıt areas of Ağrı, yarrow is dried, ground like flour and sprinkled on open wounds. This plant takes its name from Achilles, and its use on wounds appears among many peoples, from Anatolia to North America.

Source: Oğuz Doğan, “Diyadin ve Doğubayazıt Yöresi Halk Hekimliğinde Kullanılan Yabani Bitkiler”, Lokman Hekim Dergisi 13(1), 2023 (Doğan, Lokman Hekim Dergisi, 2023). This is a folk record, not a treatment recommendation.

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