Bear Attack

Bear attack

Yarrow (for bleeding)

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species:   Achillea millefolium

Habitat: Fields, roadsides, wooded areas throughout Northern Hemisphere

Seasons: April - October

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure:  Apigenin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apigenin

Uses of Specimen:

• a chief use is as a vulnerary-an agent to stop bleeding of wounds (tincture)
• axe wound
• bear attack
• deep puncture wound
• gunshot wound
• knife cut
• stops inflammation
• toothache (chewed)
• helps stomach issues
• diarrhea (tea)

Preparation: tea, tincture, chewed

Resources:  Foster, Steven, (2014). Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs. Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin

 NaturalMedicineFacts.info. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/

 Yarrow. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-151-yarrow.aspx?activeingredientid=151&activeingredientname=yarrow

Bear attack

Catalpa Tree (for infection)

Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species:   Catalpa bignonioides

Habitat: street/river tree and forest; FL, AL, MS, LA, NY, OH, MO

Seasons: late spring to early summer

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure:  Linoleic-acid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleic_acid

Uses of Specimen:

• snake bite antidote
• laxative
• leaves poulticed on wounds or other skin abrasions
• seed tea used for respiratory issues
• seed tea externally for wounds

Preparation: tea, poultice

Resources:  Foster, Steven, (2014). Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs. Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin

NaturalMedicineFacts.info. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/

Catalpa bignonioides. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/c/catalpa-bignonioides=indian-bean-tree.php

Bear attack

Jo Pye weed (for infection)

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species:   Eupatorium purpureum

Habitat: wet meadows and grass, flat land and forest

Seasons: July to Sept

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure:  eupatorine

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupatorine

Uses of Specimen:

• root tea used for diarrhea
• tea used for blood purifier and prevention of infection (all open wounds)
• topical tea used for frostbite
• tea used for swelling and sore throat

Preparation: tea

Resources:  Foster, Steven, (2014). Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs. Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin

NaturalMedicineFacts.info. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/

 Joe-Pye Weed. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://medicinalherbinfo.org/herbs/JoePyeWeed.html 

Bear attack

Weeping Willow (for pain and tourniquet)

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species:   Salix babylonica

Habitat: moist soils; widely grown as ornamental tree but sometimes naturalized  

Seasons: start to bloom in April/May

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure:  salicylic acid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicylic_acid

Uses of Specimen:

• leaves used to treat skin eruptions
• leaves used as blood purifier
• used in treatment of toothache
• salicylic acid treats pain (anti-inflammatory)
• bear attack, broken bone, sprained ankle, and any other painful injuries
• rub for frostbite
• chew for sore throat
• vines can be used as splint for support for broken bone and as a tourniquet to stop blood flow to injured area

Preparation: tea, poultice

Resources:  Foster, Steven, (2014). Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs. Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin

NaturalMedicineFacts.info. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/

Bear attack

Cattail (for sutures)

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species: Typha latifolia

Habitat: fresh marshes, ponds within all lands (prairie and forest)

Seasons: May to July

Uses of Specimen:

• fibers of the cattail can be used as sutures to close up a compound fracture

Preparation: strip fibers from plant

Resources:  Foster, Steven, (2014). Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs. Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin