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Wound Aid for Animals

Product Narrative, T. S. Fox, Ph.D.

Wound Aid for Animals is yarrow, Achillea millefolium, harvested in full bloom, dried and powdered. It is liberally applied to open bleeding, oozing or otherwise raw wounds. I have used it most on horses with moderately severe to gruesome wire cuts. I apply it by liberally sprinkling it on the open wound or throwing it on the wound if the horse is not cooperative or restrained. A large quantity will adhere to the wound. Yarrow is a hemostat — or blood stopper — it works best on lacerations. It does not impress me as a blood stopper on incisions or clipped nails. It does work effectively to stop oozing sutured incisions. It is anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and accelerates wound healing with reduced formation of scar tissue.

Apply liberally to affected area twice daily.

Proud flesh has not developed on any of the horses I’ve treated with this product. In fact, where proud flesh has already existed, before treatment, the problem was resolved.

Contact dermatitis occasionally occurs with topical application of yarrow.


Discussion

Yarrow – Achillea millefolium

Yarrow’s use as a wound treatment is dated back to at least 1200 B.C. to the Trojan War. It was called – Herba militaris – because of its utility as a treatment of war wounds. It is a vulnerary (i.e. wound treatment). Its primary historical efficacy is as a hemostat, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, cell proliferator and mild analgesic. It is particularly useful in treating wire cuts and other wounds on horses.

Nearly 200 chemical constituents have been determined in yarrow. While a very great deal of knowledge does not exist as to the pharmacology of individual yarrow chemical constituents some important knowledge exists. Yarrow’s anti-inflammatory pharmacology is due to chamazulene. This effect has been shown in rodent paw edema testing. Achilleine provides the hemostasis observed.

The essential oil of yarrow - which contains dozens of compounds - is active against S aureus; C albicans and it has stapholococci activity. Yarrow is active against E. coli, Shigella sonnei and many other bacteria. The chemistry responsible for yarrows marked anti-microbial properties is not well documented.

The body does not, by my observation, recognize powdered yarrow as foreign. It does not reject it and little scar tissue forms. Never have I had proud flesh develop on equine wounds treated with powdered yarrow.

I used to treat horse wounds by washing, bandaging and the use of, usually, penicillin. I don’t, anymore, restrain, scrub, bandage or use any other anti-microbial than the yarrow. I have treated well over 100 wounds by simply getting close enough to the horse to apply, by throwing, as much powdered yarrow to the open wound as will stick to the wound. I do this twice daily.

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NOTES

  1. Oral dosages as given are for carnivores by body weight. It is advised to dose low initially and adjust upwards as the circumstances direct.
  2. Do not scale up dosages for large herbivores by their weight! Large herbivores, such as cattle or horses, usually require approximately twice the dosage of a 200 lb. carnivore.
  3. Terrence S. Fox, Ph.D., the founder of Buck Mountain Botanicals, Inc. is a life member of United Plant Savers, a member of the American Holistic Veterinary Medicine Association, a member of the Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association and is Treasurer of the Veterinary Research Council, Inc.
  4. Dr. Fox is deeply involved in researching the global literature on botanical medicine and their efficacy in veterinary practice. This research is expected to result in: identifying needed clinical trials, establishing standards for botanical medicine, recommended dosages of botanical medicine and recommended clinical procedures for their use.

This research is being conducted by the Veterinary Research Council, Inc., of which, Dr. Fox is Treasurer.

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