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This daily blog has been about the struggles of juggling motherhood with being a full-time student for the first eight months of its existence.  I still share some of my life now that I've graduated but I also share information each day on herbs that I've learned along this journey.   While my herbariums are listed for free membership, I provide four fields from them in my blog: Constituents (the active ingredients of the herbs), the therapeutic actions (Examples are expectorant and stimulant), indications (colds, skin rashes, emphysema, etc), and safety information. More information can be found in the herbariums but these are the most important educational fields.  I also share scientific studies to help educate people who think there are no studies showing herbs work.

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Semester 3, Week 9, Day 5

7/8/2019

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I got to sleep in this morning!  My son, shockingly, slept the longest.  They both fell asleep on my last night.  Hubby had to rescue me or we would have just stayed right there on the couch!  LOL  I got breakfast done already, still need to get the diapers out of the drier.  Washed dishes already.  I was too tired to clean the kitchen last night so it was nasty this morning.  Cleaning was required before cooking could be accomplished. I made some headway on my paper yesterday but not as much as I'd have liked.  A lot to do and that clock keeps ticking down.  I'm going to make this one short.  Below is the first post on Yarrow.  Another name for this herb is milfoil so you may see that as well.  Have a great day!

Constituents: The volatile oil contains azulene, cineol, borneol, and traces of thujone and chamazulene. The leaves and flowers also contain achillein and achilleic acid as well as tannin. (Petersen, 2018, p 21) Chevallier (2016) adds volatile oil (linalool, camphor, sabinene, azulene); sesquiterpene lactones, flavonoids, alkaloids (achillene), triterpenes, phytosterols, tannins (p. 56).

Therapeutic Actions: Anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, expectorant. (Petersen, 2018, P 22) Hemostatic (Griffin, 1997, p. 358) Chevallier (2016) adds antispasmodic, astringent, bitter tonic, increases sweating, lowers blood pressure, reduces fever, mild diuretic/urinary antiseptic, stops internal bleeding, promotes menstruation, anti-inflammatory (p. 56).

Indications: Yarrow can be used as an antiviral and help with fevers. It can be used to detoxify the blood stream as well as for angina and hypertension. Yarrow also can be used for bronchitis, colds, fevers, heart and the circulatory system, nosebleeds, and wounds and cuts (Petersen, 2018, p 21). Chevallier (2016) add reduces heavy menstrual bleeding and eases the pain. Combined with other herbs it can aid digestion (p. 56).

Safety/Contraindications: There are none known at this time. (Petersen, 2018, p 23)

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