{"id":424,"date":"2016-09-13T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/?p=424"},"modified":"2016-09-12T08:55:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T12:55:32","slug":"bloodsuckers-be-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2016\/09\/13\/bloodsuckers-be-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloodsuckers be gone!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t care to be bitten by blood sucking bugs. I don\u2019t like to put toxic sprays near me in order to repel them. But, what\u2019s a girl to do? Previously, I blogged about how<a title=\"catnip\" href=\"http:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2012\/08\/16\/catnip-chasing-the-biting-insects-away\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Catnip<\/a> miraculously repels annoying bloodsuckers. Well, I have another tool to put into your arsenal &#8211; <a title=\"yarrow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2012\/08\/02\/up-your-nose-with-yarrow\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yarrow (<em>Achillea millefolium<\/em>)<\/a>! Not only is it great to help stop bleeding, but when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2013\/09\/03\/so-whats-a-tincture\/\" target=\"_blank\">tinctured<\/a>, simply put it into a spray bottle, spray some on, and it will repel ticks, mosquitoes, and other creepy crawlies. It is nontoxic, so spray it on your skin or your pet\u2019s fur. A United States Army study showed yarrow tincture to be more effective than DEET at repelling ticks, mosquitoes, and sand flies.<\/p>\n<p>When I heard about its magical bug repellent qualities, I decided to give it a try.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yarrow.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-426\" title=\"yarrow\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yarrow-300x169.jpg?resize=300%2C169\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yarrow.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yarrow.jpg?resize=1024%2C579&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yarrow.jpg?resize=500%2C283&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yarrow.jpg?w=1459&amp;ssl=1 1459w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yarrow.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Here\u2019s how to make Yarrow bug spray:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collect yarrow flowering tops when in it\u2019s in full bloom and leaves. White flowered yarrow is known to be the most medicinally powerful, but I had deep red ones in my garden so I combined the red and white ones and it worked just fine.<\/li>\n<li>Chop up flowers and leaves.<\/li>\n<li>Place herbs in a clean, dry glass jar. Fill \u00be of the jar loosely, but do not pack herbs.<\/li>\n<li>Fill jar with 100 proof vodka; make sure all herbs are completely submersed. Check on it periodically and if some herbs are above the alcohol, add some more alcohol.<\/li>\n<li>Cover with tight fitting lid.<\/li>\n<li>Shake.<\/li>\n<li>Label the jar with the name of the plant, menstruum (alcohol), harvest location, and date.<\/li>\n<li>Put in a dry place that gets full sun. I put all my tinctures on a windowsill that gets southern exposure on the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> floor of my house.<\/li>\n<li>Shake every day, give it some love\u00a0and intention.<\/li>\n<li>Wait a total of 6 weeks. Just so you don\u2019t forget, mark your calendar and note the date the tincture will be ready.<\/li>\n<li>Strain the tincture through stainless steel strainer lined with cheesecloth or muslin.<\/li>\n<li>Put in spray bottle, make sure you label it.<\/li>\n<li>Use liberally and enjoy life without being bothered by blood sucking insects!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The first time I tried it, I was amazed \u2013 no more bloodsucking insects flew near me. Then I noticed no-se-ums flying around the chair and spray some on it \u2013 moments later \u2013 they were gone! Aside from the magical bug\u00a0repellent\u00a0qualities, you can use the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2013\/09\/12\/yarrow-tested-first-hand\/\">yarrow<\/a> spray for treating and healing all kinds of injuries. I use it to stop bleeding, to numb the sensation of pain quickly, to prevent and counter bacterial infections, and to nourish the growth of healing cells at the site of the wound.<\/p>\n<p><em>All information is shared for educational purposes only and has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.\u00a0 This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t care to be bitten by blood sucking bugs. I don\u2019t like to put toxic sprays near me in order to repel them. But, what\u2019s a girl to do? Previously, I blogged about how\u00a0Catnip miraculously repels annoying bloodsuckers. Well, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2016\/09\/13\/bloodsuckers-be-gone\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[188,132,191,134,133,190,189,107],"class_list":["post-424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-herbs","tag-bug-repellent","tag-deet","tag-mosquitoes","tag-natural-insect-repellent","tag-no-see-ums","tag-ticks","tag-tincture","tag-yarrow"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2646,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424\/revisions\/2646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}