Broken Bone

Broken bone

Weeping Willow (for pain, tourniquet and splint)

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, vine

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/

Broken bone

Sassafras (for infection-compound fractures)

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species: Sassafras albidum

Habitat: normal soils across middle US; prairie and forest

Seasons: April to May

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure:  linoleic-acid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleic_acid Uses of Specimen:

• bark tea for blood purifier and diarrhea
• bark used for skin eruptions
• helps infection with open wounds, bites, fungus, and open fractures

Preparation: tea (drinkable and topical)

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/

Broken bone

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