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Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Yarrow (== Template:IPA ==

The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.

Etymology

The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.

Related Terms

  • Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
  • Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
  • Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
  • Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.

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Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski), also known as Achillea millefolium, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Etymology

The genus name Achillea is derived from mythical Greek character, Achilles, who reportedly carried it with his soldiers to treat battle wounds. This medicinal use is reflected in the common names of soldier's woundwort and herb militaris. The species name, millefolium, means 'of a thousand leaves' in Latin, referring to its highly segmented foliage.

Description

Yarrow is a perennial herb that produces one to several stems and has a rhizomatous growth form. Leaves are evenly distributed along the stem, with the leaves near the middle and bottom of the stem being the largest. The leaves have varying degrees of hairiness (pubescence). The leaves are 5–20 cm long, bipinnate or tripinnate, almost feathery, and arranged spirally on the stems.

Medicinal Uses

Yarrow has been used as a healing herb for centuries. It is known to have anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and astringent properties. It has been used to treat a wide variety of ailments including fevers, digestive disorders, wounds and skin conditions. It is also used in the production of herbal teas and tinctures.

Related Terms

  • Asteraceae: The family of flowering plants that Yarrow belongs to.
  • Perennial plant: A plant that lives more than two years.
  • Rhizome: A continuously growing horizontal underground stem that puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals.
  • Herbal tea: A type of beverage made from infusing or decocting plant material in hot water.
  • Tincture: A medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol.

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