Pharm Girl

Description

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium L., Asteraceae) is a perennial plant in the Daisy family that grows to 1 m. It has feathery leaves finely divided into tiny leaflets that are covered with silky hairs, as are the stems. Yarrow has whitish flowers in a flat-topped inflorescence at the ends of the stems, and blooms from June to November. Each flower has 5 petal-like rays and 10-30 disk florets.

Historyand Uses

Yarrow has been used since classical times and its scientific name Achillea comes from the god Achilles who is said to have used it to stop bleeding in warriors wounded in the Battle of Troy.

North American First Nations used yarrow as a cure for headaches and nosebleeds, as a treatment for skin rashes, swellings and cuts, for colds and to relieve diarrhea. It was used as a ceremonial smoke, as snuff, and as a substitute for hops in beer.

Today Achillea is used internally for fevers and colds, as an antispasmodic for menstrual pain and digestive complaints, and as a pain reliever. It is used externally on cuts to stop bleeding and promote healing, and as a hair rinse to brighten and strengthen blonde hair. It is also used as a companion plant in gardening to repel insects, and is in demand for aromatherapy and dried flower arranging.

Area of Adaptation

Yarrow grows best in open sunny areas, and is found in fields and along roadsides throughout the province. It is very common in disturbed sites. It prefers a moderately rich, well-drained acidic soil with a pH of 4.5 - 7.0. It needs full sun and is drought resistant. Its natural distribution includes almost all of Canada (in Manitoba at least as far north as Churchill), southward into Mexico, and Eurasia.

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Pharm Girl

The wild yam has been used worldwide for centuries to improve health and more. The wild yam (contrary to popular belief, it's NOT related to the sweet potato) is native to North America, Mexico and Asia, though many species now exist throughout the world. It is actually a vine, of which the roots and rhizome (stem) are used medicinally.


The root of the wild yam vine has many medicinal uses--but progesterone shouldn't be one of them.


Traditionally, Native Americans used wild yam to relieve labor pains, morning sickness, colic, asthma, rheumatism, joint pain and gastritis.

The Chinese had their own uses for a wild yam tonic, which they used to help the liver, aid digestion and relax the muscles. And in India, Ayurvedic practitioners used yam to help with impotence and infertility.


Why Wild Yam Should NOT be Used for Progesterone

Wild yam is a plant source for a saponin called diosgenin (the active component in wild yams), which can be converted in a laboratory into progesterone.

However, your body cannot convert diosgenin into progesterone, DHEA (dehydroepiandroster one) or any other sex hormone, and wild yam does not naturally contain any progesterone that your body can use. The progesterone that is made from wild yam is known as pharmaceutical progesterone because it only exists after a chemical conversion process has been performed in a lab.

So, wild yam products that say they contain "natural progesterone" -- and many do -- can be misleading because progesterone does not actually exist in wild yams, nor can your body convert any wild yam components into it.

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and have the willingness to change
and make the leap into
the next level of human evolution.

Become an inquisitive free thinking
individual that takes
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Jenna_Grows

Yarrow in a tincture (flower essence) is very effective for grounding…four drops under the tongue.

Mydriasis

Mullien Verbascum Thapsus

Considered a weed. Grows along rail-road tracks, roads, paths, in rocky soil.

The seeds are mildly narcotic, but also toxic, so it's best to avoid using them for medicine.

The leaves are furry and soft, with yellow flowers.


Teas made of the leaves are used for various ailments. Such as coughs(unproductive or productive), bronchitis, sore throat and hemmeroids.

Oils from the plant are used for things such as ecszema, hemmoroids, earaches, frost-bite, and colics(use topically aka on the skin not inside the body). It is an emollient.

Sailors used to smoke this plant when they ran out of tobacco on long voyages. It by no means is a replacement for tobacco and many find it very harsh as it burns hot. Though it is a good filler for a medicinal herbal blend. Just make sure to cure it as you would any other herb used to be smoked.

I find the leaves are best when the plant is young, and very fuzzy. The fuzzier the better.

If your going to harvest from these plants, it is your duty to find a full grown one after it has already flowered and shake it's flower pod and spread the seeds, so it comes back for years to come.

In Mysticism it is considered to give off good energy to ward away evil spirits.

(for more info)
Verbascum thapsus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


edit - Thanks for the pictures of the yarrow. Driving to school today I spotted a bunch of it on the side of the road and had a name to put with a pretty face.

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Bad dog

A very strong form of Yarrow grows wild in the desert out here.
It's a very hardy plant and the bedouin use it for everything.

Man that flower tincture, especially Bach flowers should be banned.
I never had yarrow but the ones I had work like LSD in slow motion. Especially the chesnut.

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Pharm Girl

oh yeah....'The Beggars Blanket'.

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stonerkid

mullen gets you high? tell me more!
that stuff is all invasive on the slopes of mauna kea

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Mydriasis

It doesn't get you high in a way you'd like it to. I said the seeds are toxic not medicine. Heed my warning.

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Jenna_Grows

I've made quite a few tinctures this year.. moondance (white long stemmed rose) tends to my heart chakra..

Trippy for sure.. No clue how they do what they do. Noone else in the fam would dare try it... it's all classified under "Jenna's wierdness" haha

Mydriasis

I'd love to have some recipes for some good tinctures. I'll share mine, but mine tend to also not be well suited for most people, and sometimes not even myself.

I've been working on my heart chakra meditations here and there as well, but I struggle with it more than I do with my Ajna Chakra(3rd eye).

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