yarrow for post-iud spotting?
I need help with yarrow! I got my Mirena IUD a week ago and still have some fairly light spotting, not blood blood but kind of like that weird discharge at the end of the period. Except it's more pinkish. Anyway, the IUD was installed at the end of my period, and I know some further bleeding is totally normal, but it's a nuisance. (I had a month-long "period" of this sort when I tried stacking my Nuva ring and I have no patience for that business.)
There were a couple of recent posts at iud_divas by members reporting positive results with yarrow. However, I believe these people were using the tincture, which my local natural foods shop doesn't carry. They did have the herb and the flowers in the bulk section, so I bought 1oz of the herb and made a cup of tea with 1 1/2 tsp.
Like everything menstrual, I'm sure it varies from person to person, but what's the therapeutic amount (herb : water ratio and cups per day) and how much is toxic?
There were a couple of recent posts at iud_divas by members reporting positive results with yarrow. However, I believe these people were using the tincture, which my local natural foods shop doesn't carry. They did have the herb and the flowers in the bulk section, so I bought 1oz of the herb and made a cup of tea with 1 1/2 tsp.
Like everything menstrual, I'm sure it varies from person to person, but what's the therapeutic amount (herb : water ratio and cups per day) and how much is toxic?