Yarrow & St. John's Wort Herbal Tinctures
In collaboration with Rosannah from Constellation Catskill, we bring you 2 herbal tinctures decoupaged with dried Yarrow & St. John’s Wort! Bottles can be reused!
St. John’s Wort:
Affinities
•Nerves, Spine: This is the predominant affinity for St. John’s Wort as a specific mild nervine sedative, trophorestorative, and anodyne for nerve pain. The effects of St. John’s Wort on the nervous system permeate throughout its influence upon many other organ systems of the body, including the digestive system, urinary bladder, and musculoskeletal system.
•Digestive System: Here we see this remedy acting upon the stomach itself, balancing its acidity/alkalinity, weakness of the stomach, poor appetite, leaky gut, diarrhea, uncoordinated digestion (IE secretions happening at inappropriate times, valves being too constricted or lax, etc.) and overall weak digestion. Its actions on the GI include tonic astringency/vulnerary, bitter tonic, and warming, as well as acting upon the enteric brain, or the nervous system's innervation of the gut.
•Liver: St. John’s Wort has a powerful influence on various liver detoxification pathways, enhancing the body's capacity to throw off endogenous and exogenous toxins and metabolic waste products. It is this affinity and action, that makes this plant especially difficult to administer to people taking pharmaceutical drugs because it influences their metabolism and thus affects the body.
•Bladder: This is oftentimes an affinity overlooked with this remedy, but it is specific for over-irritation of the bladder due to excessive nervous system activity leading to a heightened bladder sensitivity making one need to urinate more frequently. It is also used for bedwetting and wounds in the urinary tract, as well as excessive heat in the system.
•Skin: Here we have the topical actions of St. John’s Wort being used for wounds as a vulnerary and astringent. This extends to the skin that lines the digestive system as well. It is an excellent remedy in the treatment of sunburns, deep puncture wounds, and inflamed wounds.
•The Spirit: All plants have their unique operations upon the spirit, but St. John’s Wort is such a specific for spiritual sickness that I had to mention it here as a primary affinity because it has been used for the spirit as a medicine for a very long time because it works. Here we see it acting upon the ill effects of sorcery, witchcraft, and black magic, as well as a defensive/protection remedy for preventing these types of illnesses.
Yarrow:
Affinities
Blood: If we could have one primary affinity for Yarrow this would be it. Matthew Wood commonly calls it, the “master of the blood,” as it can increase circulation while staunching excessive bleeding. It is quite versatile in this regard.
Cardiovascular system: Having such an affinity for the blood, we see Yarrow at work here in many forms; as a stimulant, styptic, vasodilator, and as a tissue tonic, it has multiple facets of which it works on the blood of the body and is commonly used in cardiovascular formulas.
Digestive system: Yarrow has an affinity for the liver, spleen, and stomach, and works specifically for hepatic portal vein congestion of the body. This is predominantly through both its bitter and carminative properties.
Urogenital system: Being able to swing in both directions here, Yarrow stabilizes menses in whatever direction it sees fit (increasing blood flow or staunching it). It will tone the tissues, and kill bacteria making it very useful in the face of urinary complaints.
Mucosa: Many of the above affinities can be boiled down to its influence upon the mucosa and skin, of which it is bitter and influences secretions and at the same time astringent.
Immunity: Through its effects on circulation, inflammation, and blood, as well as its antiseptic properties, Yarrow influences immunity in indirect ways.
In collaboration with Rosannah from Constellation Catskill, we bring you 2 herbal tinctures decoupaged with dried Yarrow & St. John’s Wort! Bottles can be reused!
St. John’s Wort:
Affinities
•Nerves, Spine: This is the predominant affinity for St. John’s Wort as a specific mild nervine sedative, trophorestorative, and anodyne for nerve pain. The effects of St. John’s Wort on the nervous system permeate throughout its influence upon many other organ systems of the body, including the digestive system, urinary bladder, and musculoskeletal system.
•Digestive System: Here we see this remedy acting upon the stomach itself, balancing its acidity/alkalinity, weakness of the stomach, poor appetite, leaky gut, diarrhea, uncoordinated digestion (IE secretions happening at inappropriate times, valves being too constricted or lax, etc.) and overall weak digestion. Its actions on the GI include tonic astringency/vulnerary, bitter tonic, and warming, as well as acting upon the enteric brain, or the nervous system's innervation of the gut.
•Liver: St. John’s Wort has a powerful influence on various liver detoxification pathways, enhancing the body's capacity to throw off endogenous and exogenous toxins and metabolic waste products. It is this affinity and action, that makes this plant especially difficult to administer to people taking pharmaceutical drugs because it influences their metabolism and thus affects the body.
•Bladder: This is oftentimes an affinity overlooked with this remedy, but it is specific for over-irritation of the bladder due to excessive nervous system activity leading to a heightened bladder sensitivity making one need to urinate more frequently. It is also used for bedwetting and wounds in the urinary tract, as well as excessive heat in the system.
•Skin: Here we have the topical actions of St. John’s Wort being used for wounds as a vulnerary and astringent. This extends to the skin that lines the digestive system as well. It is an excellent remedy in the treatment of sunburns, deep puncture wounds, and inflamed wounds.
•The Spirit: All plants have their unique operations upon the spirit, but St. John’s Wort is such a specific for spiritual sickness that I had to mention it here as a primary affinity because it has been used for the spirit as a medicine for a very long time because it works. Here we see it acting upon the ill effects of sorcery, witchcraft, and black magic, as well as a defensive/protection remedy for preventing these types of illnesses.
Yarrow:
Affinities
Blood: If we could have one primary affinity for Yarrow this would be it. Matthew Wood commonly calls it, the “master of the blood,” as it can increase circulation while staunching excessive bleeding. It is quite versatile in this regard.
Cardiovascular system: Having such an affinity for the blood, we see Yarrow at work here in many forms; as a stimulant, styptic, vasodilator, and as a tissue tonic, it has multiple facets of which it works on the blood of the body and is commonly used in cardiovascular formulas.
Digestive system: Yarrow has an affinity for the liver, spleen, and stomach, and works specifically for hepatic portal vein congestion of the body. This is predominantly through both its bitter and carminative properties.
Urogenital system: Being able to swing in both directions here, Yarrow stabilizes menses in whatever direction it sees fit (increasing blood flow or staunching it). It will tone the tissues, and kill bacteria making it very useful in the face of urinary complaints.
Mucosa: Many of the above affinities can be boiled down to its influence upon the mucosa and skin, of which it is bitter and influences secretions and at the same time astringent.
Immunity: Through its effects on circulation, inflammation, and blood, as well as its antiseptic properties, Yarrow influences immunity in indirect ways.
In collaboration with Rosannah from Constellation Catskill, we bring you 2 herbal tinctures decoupaged with dried Yarrow & St. John’s Wort! Bottles can be reused!
St. John’s Wort:
Affinities
•Nerves, Spine: This is the predominant affinity for St. John’s Wort as a specific mild nervine sedative, trophorestorative, and anodyne for nerve pain. The effects of St. John’s Wort on the nervous system permeate throughout its influence upon many other organ systems of the body, including the digestive system, urinary bladder, and musculoskeletal system.
•Digestive System: Here we see this remedy acting upon the stomach itself, balancing its acidity/alkalinity, weakness of the stomach, poor appetite, leaky gut, diarrhea, uncoordinated digestion (IE secretions happening at inappropriate times, valves being too constricted or lax, etc.) and overall weak digestion. Its actions on the GI include tonic astringency/vulnerary, bitter tonic, and warming, as well as acting upon the enteric brain, or the nervous system's innervation of the gut.
•Liver: St. John’s Wort has a powerful influence on various liver detoxification pathways, enhancing the body's capacity to throw off endogenous and exogenous toxins and metabolic waste products. It is this affinity and action, that makes this plant especially difficult to administer to people taking pharmaceutical drugs because it influences their metabolism and thus affects the body.
•Bladder: This is oftentimes an affinity overlooked with this remedy, but it is specific for over-irritation of the bladder due to excessive nervous system activity leading to a heightened bladder sensitivity making one need to urinate more frequently. It is also used for bedwetting and wounds in the urinary tract, as well as excessive heat in the system.
•Skin: Here we have the topical actions of St. John’s Wort being used for wounds as a vulnerary and astringent. This extends to the skin that lines the digestive system as well. It is an excellent remedy in the treatment of sunburns, deep puncture wounds, and inflamed wounds.
•The Spirit: All plants have their unique operations upon the spirit, but St. John’s Wort is such a specific for spiritual sickness that I had to mention it here as a primary affinity because it has been used for the spirit as a medicine for a very long time because it works. Here we see it acting upon the ill effects of sorcery, witchcraft, and black magic, as well as a defensive/protection remedy for preventing these types of illnesses.
Yarrow:
Affinities
Blood: If we could have one primary affinity for Yarrow this would be it. Matthew Wood commonly calls it, the “master of the blood,” as it can increase circulation while staunching excessive bleeding. It is quite versatile in this regard.
Cardiovascular system: Having such an affinity for the blood, we see Yarrow at work here in many forms; as a stimulant, styptic, vasodilator, and as a tissue tonic, it has multiple facets of which it works on the blood of the body and is commonly used in cardiovascular formulas.
Digestive system: Yarrow has an affinity for the liver, spleen, and stomach, and works specifically for hepatic portal vein congestion of the body. This is predominantly through both its bitter and carminative properties.
Urogenital system: Being able to swing in both directions here, Yarrow stabilizes menses in whatever direction it sees fit (increasing blood flow or staunching it). It will tone the tissues, and kill bacteria making it very useful in the face of urinary complaints.
Mucosa: Many of the above affinities can be boiled down to its influence upon the mucosa and skin, of which it is bitter and influences secretions and at the same time astringent.
Immunity: Through its effects on circulation, inflammation, and blood, as well as its antiseptic properties, Yarrow influences immunity in indirect ways.
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