Flea bites

Flea bites

Fleabane

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species: Erigeron bellidiastrum

Habitat: thickets, meadows and near trees and shrubs

Seasons: April to July

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure:  apigenin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/apigenin Uses of Specimen:  tea aids in digestion problems (diarrhea, constipation, food poisoning) topical tea helps cure insect bites (pain, itchiness) some anti-inflammatory activity

Preparation: tea (topical and drinkable)

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/

Erigeron.-Canada Fleabane. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/erigeron.html

(the flowers, not the blue)