Wilderness Medicine Primitive Quick Clot

[willybologna]

Robert I have been looking into this and found a lot of interesting information- Few scientific studies have looked at yarrow as an herbal medicine, so there is a lack of scientific evidence. There are some side effects for people who have allergies to aster family of plants-ragweed being the big one and oddly enough, in high doses, if taken with medications that thin the blood, such as aspirin, Plavix and warfarin, it may raise the risk of bleeding. Interesting huh?

[sigma3survivalschool]

@willybologna There are very few scientific studies on plants period. They would rather invest billions in pharma products that have ridiculous side effects and not as good of results. And all blood thinning drugs increase the risk of bleeding, including aspirin. But you know that. The indians called this the medicine plant for good reason. It really does seem to be a cure all for almost everything I try. It is definitely my favorite medicinal plant by far!

[willybologna]

LPN,WEMT,10 year combat medical specialist.How you can be sure there are no contaminants? How is sterility insured? Do you clean it out after it's hemostatic properties have been effective or do you leave in the wound? Is it applied as a powder or as a infusion? Does it work as a broad a spectrum antibiotic? Any case studies to it's use? Inflammation is one thing infection is another,I can see it's use a topical antibiotic and a styptic on cuts but a hemostatic I am skeptical.

[sigma3survivalschool]

@willybologna Like I said placement and deepness of wound determines use. But there are no contaminants because this would need to be pre-prepared as a powder and I would use it as an infusion to irrigate the wound also. Powder first and then irrigate later with infusion. Its main use is for infection not hemostatic. Hemostatic and pain reliever is just a bonus.It can also be drank for internal bleeding issues. It is a broad spectrum antibiotic and antibacterial. Hope this helps!

[willybologna]

You can't beat direct pressure for stopping bleeding.The problem with this will be the introduction of contaminants into the wound, while it may stop the bleeding to a degree you cannot be sure that it will not introduce contaminants that will lead to infection later.Irrigate Irrigate! Infection is the big issue.Puncture wounds are the worst,small lacerations, abrasions etc should be ok with this but anything else you need pressure,elevation and tourniquets.

[sigma3survivalschool]

@willybologna Direct pressure is always best, agreed. But these aren't really contaminates like you would think. I have never used anything better for keeping infection down, dealing with inflammation, etc. Yarrow has 12 anti inflammatories in it and does wonders on bleeding wounds. Irrigation is important, I wouldn't use this on deep punctures to the torso but its great for extremities. My resume: remote medic certified, Wilderness EMT, wild plants expert. Thanks

[mogges1]

No kidding I have that brier all over the place, I always thought they where like a poison Ive.That's one of the course's I want to take In the wild eatables and medical plant.just my thought on this but i feel if there no meats around at least I wouldn't completely starve LOL

[k0b0yash1]

Which part of the Yarrow do you powder?

[sigma3survivalschool]

@k0b0yash1 the flower and root are the most potent medicinal parts. but all parts of the plant can be used

[davidfelts70]

I know the diff. between Hemlock and Yarrow . If you do not then you should not be dabbling in medicinal botany! It would be foolish ! just as you would not go foraging for mushrooms to eat unless you studied Mushroom I.D. and at least foraged with a very knowledged mushroomer ! Happy Thanksgiving...

[RebLin51]

Great vid.

[PRIMITIVELIVING]

Great information, but people need to be aware of the similarities between Yarrow and Water Hemlock, due to the fact that putting Water Hemlock on a laceration or sub-cutaneous cut could cause severe problems or a possible severe reaction. Other than that this is a really good video!

[sigma3survivalschool]

@PRIMITIVELIVING Actually that is something that is really just reverberated in many plant books because its a CYA (cover your ass) policy. Yarrow actually looks nothing like hemlock. There is really no similarities other than they both have white flowers. But even the flowers and type of stem structure is very different. The umbels from the hemlock plant radiate all from one point whereas yarrows flower stems radiate from different points. Leaves look completely different. Etc. Thanks!

[simnesan]

Just for clarification: Yarrow will stop bleeding without the addition of Green Briar root. You made it sound like you needed to add the GB root to the Yarrow in order to stop bleeding. Other than that you did a good job with your educational efforts. Thank you. Peace.

[sigma3survivalschool]

@simnesan Yes I have mentioned the powerful coagulant abilities of yarrow in several of my videos. It is my favorite medicinal plant just because of the amount of field uses it has. Wasn't implying that greenbriar is better but it has gelatins that yarrow does not. But when you combine the two together they are much more powerful for that specific purpose. Thanks for the commentary!

[WildPrimitiveSkills]

great video

[sigma3survivalschool]

Well anyone who has compared the two plants in real life would know they really look nothing alike. You will read that in books from time to time but that is just a cover your ass policy for their book. I really find no similarities in the two plants other than they have white flowers. Even the umbrels are the flowers are different. If they put hemlock root on an open wound it would jack them up but probably not kill them. Everything in poisonous plants depends on amounts and concentrations!

[pedalpusher101]

You didn't talk the poison look alike to Yarrow is water hemlock. If someone was to put that on an open cut would that kill them?

[sigma3survivalschool]

Yeah I have a plan to do a response video to Dave Canterbury's cauterization video using these plants and some pine pitch. Stay tuned. Will probably shoot next weekend if I have a chance.

[markshmily]

Great tips!

Could you do a video on how you'd prepare it?

Thanks for all your hard work.

[sigma3survivalschool]

Thanks for the comments. Appreciate it! We do this to help everyone become better equipped. We don't hold back secrets as some schools do. Help support us by recommending us to your friends. Thanks again. Robert

[GreenEggsAndHamster]

Love your videos! Keep them coming!

[vewdew3]

wow..simply amazing...thanks for the upload

[illyounotme]

Great video thanks for sharing this great knowledge. Too many people think they need to buy a bunch of first aid quick clot but really there is other ways. Another great natural method is a small amount of ceyane pepper in the wound. Though I like that yarrow has such a large availability to be harvested natural, making it a much more sustainable source.