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Product Narrative
T S Fox, PhD
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 scalpel incisions or clipped nails. It does work effectively to stop oozing sutured incisions. It is anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial 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.
One noted case involved a horse with bone showing 11 months post injury. It was closed up in six weeks, treated by the owner, with this product mixed with vitamin E to form a paste. I would have recommended Wound Balm for Animals for this application. None-the-less, yarrow and vitamin E worked well.
Contact dermatitis occasionally occurs with topical application of yarrow.
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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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