So, this is a bugger of a wound. It's called shredding your knuckle instead of the cheese. 'Causes a fairly messy, bloody wound. After I ran to rinse it off, I thought I'd go get a band-aid, when I remembered yarrow.
What exactly is yarrow? It's the leafy type plant pictured above. I can't remember if I'd heard of it before, but it's definitely talked about in my favorite home remedy/cleaning/etc. literature (also above). Apparently Achilles is said to have used it for his soldiers' wound in battle.
All I know is that it's supposed to stop bleeding. So, I bought some seeds last year and threw it around. I used it for a wound my husband had a while back (cut off the edge of his thumb... major bleeding), but I couldn't tell if it really helped or not.
This time I used it on a wound-type I've had before. And it really worked. I crushed the plant as much as I could in my hand, put it on, applied a little pressure, lifted it to check after like 10 seconds.... no bleeding. Kept it on for another 10 seconds just to be sure. Went and rinsed it off. Didn't start bleeding again. I've never had that kind of bleeding stop that fast.
Where/how do I grow it? Well, I ordered the seeds online. And I strewed the seeds around my lawn. As long as you don't use herbicides on your lawn (I don't use anything on mine), it should grow a little here and there. It's not picky about soil or anything. You can mow it like grass, too. It can even make pretty flowers. Though I've heard it's a bugger to get rid of once you have it.
And if you don't want to grow it, I'm sure there are places you can order dried leaves online.
Oh, and I tried using cayenne pepper on a small wound the other day (also mentioned in my little book). It's supposed to help clotting. I used dried stuff and just dabbed a bunch on. The wound stung a bit, and did take a while to stop bleeding. But, it healed so friggin' quick. I wonder how the two would do in conjunction?
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