Food poisoning

Food poisoning

Ironweed

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species: Vernonia baldwinii

Habitat: rich woods and soils

Seasons: June to October

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure:  linoleic acid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleic_acid Uses of Specimen:  drinkable tea used for stomach issues such as constipation, diarrhea, and food poisoning drinkable tea to help sore throat and respiratory ailments tea used to help toothache used as blood tonic helps bleeding

Preparation: drinkable 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/

Medicinal Uses of Ironweed or Wild Cumin - Ayurvedic and Natural Home Remedies for a Healthy Living. (2013, June 2). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://www.ayurvedicnaturalhomeremedies.com/medicinal-uses-of-iron-weed-or-wild-cumin/