Resources to accompany class Empowered Contraception:
Unlocking the Mysteries of Wild Carrot
Wild Carrot Resources
Robin Rose Bennett’s Gift of Healing Herbs
Protocol for working with Wild Carrot as a contraceptive herb. Robin has one extensive work with wild carrot as a contraceptive herb, and her work is a primary resource for practical use of this herb in this way.
www.robinrosebennett.com
https://www.robinrosebennett.com/musings/resources/plant-medicine-series-wild-carrot
Toni Weschler’s Taking Charge of Your Fertility
A great resource for understanding and tracking your cycle and fertility. Includes fertility tracking charts. Her accompanying website also has downloadable charts.
https://www.tcoyf.com
Apps for tracking fertility
Flo is one App available for tracking fertility. There are many others. Choose one that allows you to track basal body temperature, cervial fluid and cervical position in addition to other notes about your cycle.
Fertility Hormone Testing Kits (Oova is one with an app.)
Fertility Awareness
https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/cervical-mucus-health/
The probability of conception on different days of the cycle with respect to ovulation: an overview
Day-specific probabilities of conception in fertile cycles resulting in spontaneous pregnancies
Other Articles on Wild Carrot
http://www.ryandrum.com/threeherbs.htm
Gabrielle Claire Jansen and Hans Wohlmuth, “Carrot Seed for Contraception: A Review”
“Wild Carrot Monograph” by Emily Peters wildcurrent@riseup.net
A great comprehensive monograph on wild carrot study and medicinal uses, including contraception.
https://theherbalacademy.com/daucus-carota-traditional-use/
Robin Rose Bennett, Wild Carrot Exploration Summary, 1992
Robin Rose Bennett, “Wild Carrot Exploration: Summary, August 2011”
“Daucus carota: Origins and New Directions” by Jeff Meyers. Ethnobotanical Leaflets: A Publication of the Southern Illinois University Herbarium.
“Carota—Wild Carrot.” Kings American Dispensatory, 1898.
An Interview with Robin Rose Bennett: Wild Carrot, Fertility, and a Vision
Herbal Womb Wisdom podcast, “Natural Contraception? All About Wild Carrot Seed with Mischa Schuler”
http://www.awarenessmag.com/julaug07/ja07_interview_with_robin.htm
Wild Carrot and other Herbal Fertility Management Resources
Harvesting Wild Carrot and Poisonous Look Alikes
Washington State information and ID of Poison Hemlock, Conium maculatum
https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weeds/poison-hemlock
Menstrual Cycle Hormones and Fertility Signs
Menstrual Cycle Hormone Patterns: Follicular and Luteal Phases
Menstrual Cycle Hormone Patterns: Follicular and Luteal Phases
Menstrual Cycle Hormone Patterns: Follicular and Luteal Phases
Fertility Chart 97-99 Degrees
Fertility Chart 96-98 Degrees
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota): Often you'll see all stages of flowering on the same plant--open flowers and seeds starting to form.
Wild Carrot Community: Often you'll find plants in various stages of flowering throughout wild carrot communities for most of the season. Front: Newly-formed fresh, immature seed head. To the right, recently-closed flower head starting to form seeds. Behind, more developed seed heads and some plants in flower.
Wild Carrot Flowers: Most have a red sterile floret in center (signature for menstrual blood). *Not all wild carrot plants in a community will have this sterile floret, likely due to hybridizing.*
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota): Newly-formed green, immature seeds. Seed head starting to close.
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota): Newly-formed green, immature seeds. Closed seed head ("bird's nest").
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota): Newly-formed green, immature seeds. Some fresh seed heads have a purplish color.
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota): Immature seeds starting to reach maturity and dry on the plant. Less mature, green seeds in the middle. Seed head starting to open.
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota): Immature seeds starting to reach maturity and dry on the plant. Less mature, green seeds in the middle. Seed head starting to open.
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota): Mature seeds (harvest stage). Seed head starting to open.
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota): Mature seeds dried on the plant and starting to fall off the seed head (harvest stage).
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota): Mature seeds (harvest stage) dried on the plant. Seed head opening again to disperse seeds.
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota): Mature seeds (harvest stage) dried on the plant. Seed head opening again to disperse seeds.
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota): Mature seeds (harvest stage) dried on the plant. Seed head fully open.