He describes another more unusual use for Yarrow: the juice was injected by syringe to cure a distressing ailment known as the "the excoriation of the yard {penis} caused by pollution or extreme flowing of seed, and any inflammation or swelling caused thereby, as has been proved by some single or unmarried persons, who have been very much oppressed on this account."
- Maida Silverman (1977) A City Herbal: Lore, Legend, & Uses of Weeds (link here)
Sounds painful.
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