tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046630290208953877.post9019365872812899932..comments2023-10-21T03:57:42.046-06:00Comments on The Medicine Woman's Roots: A Few Herbs for HeadachesOakmoss Changelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859460712415875912noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046630290208953877.post-37336383883530652932007-02-07T07:37:00.000-07:002007-02-07T07:37:00.000-07:00Wow, those are some pretty intense reactions to ve...Wow, those are some pretty intense reactions to vervain. It's good to keep in mind. I've always loved vervain too, though most often i've used a tea. My tincture got real funky and gloppy. Think henriette had a post on that once. The tea is really nice, especially with some lemon balm or peppermint for flavor. I actually had some before bed the other night, and slept like a baby!<br /><br />i've always considered it a gentle sedative, but maybe it bears looking at again! eh?Darcey Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590696744520619452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046630290208953877.post-80128836336358663912007-02-07T07:25:00.000-07:002007-02-07T07:25:00.000-07:00Exellent post - thanks!Exellent post - thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046630290208953877.post-27117487112877636122007-02-06T20:16:00.000-07:002007-02-06T20:16:00.000-07:00Yes indeed, Vervain has been used as an emetic... ...Yes indeed, Vervain has been used as an emetic... though generally it takes a lot more than a leaf. Rhiannon regularly eats a leaf or two from our Vervain plants, she calls her "the sleepy plant" (and indeed, it's known as Dormilon, or sleepy head in Spanish), it seems that some people have very strong reactions to Vervain, especially tense, tight people with lots of stress in their life. I use a drop dose of the fresh plant tincture. Anything beyond a dropperful seems to make most people quite nauseous. I'll do a whole post on Vervain really soon, promise.Oakmoss Changelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859460712415875912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046630290208953877.post-47046695349250128062007-02-06T19:49:00.000-07:002007-02-06T19:49:00.000-07:00oh sorry - that was me - ananda:)oh sorry - that was me - ananda:)Anandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082303853835512978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046630290208953877.post-71289785303388375362007-02-06T19:48:00.000-07:002007-02-06T19:48:00.000-07:00Kiva - wonderful post!
I picked Vervain for my gr...Kiva - wonderful post! <br />I picked Vervain for my green ally this past summer and had quite the run in with her. I decided to eat a leaf to get to know her. I guess that wasn't the best idea, I basically went into some kind of a trance-flu. Dizzy, flushed with heat, nauseous, and seeing double. It was awful I couldn't get up off the couch for probably 2 hours without risking throwing up or passing out.(My plants waiting patiently in the kitchen for their fate as a tincture) And when I recovered? My frozen neck was completely freed :) So yup - works for frozen necks alright, but I think a more gentle dose would do just fine. Turns out it has been used as a very potent emetic. <br />I did still get to make the tincture!<br />Skullcap is definitely on my list for headache releif, and Black Cohosh for lower back pain is amazing.Anandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082303853835512978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046630290208953877.post-29055981861128472662007-02-06T19:09:00.000-07:002007-02-06T19:09:00.000-07:00Thank you! It's getting easier to understand each ...Thank you! It's getting easier to understand each individual plant the more I learn about energetics.Oakmoss Changelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859460712415875912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046630290208953877.post-62988780854959012582007-02-06T18:17:00.000-07:002007-02-06T18:17:00.000-07:00Yay! YOu know so many plants kiva!!Yay! YOu know so many plants kiva!!Darcey Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590696744520619452noreply@blogger.com