Burns from fire
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea)
Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest
Genus and Species: Echinacea purpurea
Habitat: open woods and grass and thickets, cultivated in gardens and widely grown as flower garden perennial
Seasons: June to September
Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure: quercetin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/quercetin
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Uses of Specimen:
- helps infection
- wounds and sores
- tea for malaria, sore throat, and toothache
- tincture for rattlesnake bite, rope burn, burns from fire and oil, sunburn
- increases capacity of blood cells and other immune system cells to attack foreign particles (infection, bacteria, viruses)
- externally applied for hard-to-heal wounds, blisters, and dermatitis
Preparation: tea, tincture
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/
Burns from fire
Ninebark (for pain)
Eastern Deciduous Forest
Genus and Species: Physocarpus opifolius
Habitat: streambanks and wooded areas, cultivated in gardens
Seasons: May to July
Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure: euscaphic acid
http://www.chemfaces.com/natural/Euscaphic-acid-CFN98888.html
Uses of Specimen:
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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/
Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark, Common ninebark, Atlantic ninebark, Ninebark PFAF Plant Database. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Physocarpus opulifolius
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