Meaning of "Yarrow"
John Abbott
john at alllinux.org
Thu Nov 6 16:22:55 UTC 2003
Shanon Fernald wrote:
>Just curious. This has been bugging me. Wasn't "Shrike" the name of a previous release of redhat? I know that the Shrike is from the great sci-fi novel Hyperion. Now if I'm not mistaken, wasn't there a "Yarrow" tree or something in the book too? Is that the relation between these two release names? Sorry if I am totally off-base here, but in the back of my mind this has been driving me crazy.
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>From: Thad Peck [mailto:peck6 at llnl.gov]
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>yarrow - ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of
>wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small
>usually white florets; widely naturalized in North AmericaPeter Eddy
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>Are we to gleen some meaning for the name of this release? e.g. "herb
>of wasteland"
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>Just wondering?????
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>Thad F. Peck
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>Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Thad
It could deal with Virus. Yarrow plants are used to battle the common
cold (virus). Here's a cut and paste from an Herbologist
* Antipyretic, Hypotensive, Astringent, Diuretic and urinary antiseptic,
Stops internal bleeding, Promotes menstruation, Anti-inflammatory. *
*/KEY CONSTITUENTS/*
* Flavonoids <http://www.friedli.com/herbs/phytochem/flavonoids.html>,
Alkaloids
<http://www.friedli.com/herbs/phytochem/alkaloids/alkaloid1.html>(achilleine),
Triterpenes
<http://www.friedli.com/herbs/phytochem/terpenes/terpenes.html>,
Salicylic acid, Coumarins
<http://www.friedli.com/herbs/phytochem/coumarins.html>, Tannins
<http://www.friedli.com/herbs/phytochem/tannins.html>, Volatile oils
<http://www.friedli.com/herbs/phytochem/volatile/volatile_oil.html>(linalool,
camphor, sabinene, chamazulene), Sesquiterpene lactones
<http://www.friedli.com/herbs/phytochem/terpenes/terpenes.html>(11,13-dehydrodeacetylmatricarin,
rupicolin A and rupicolin B), Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Phosphorus,
Vitamin C, Niacin. *
*/INDICATION/*
* Yarrow is used for the common cold and fevers.*
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