Frostbite

Frostbite

Weeping Willow (for pain)

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

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/

Frostbite

Witch Hazel

Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species: Hamamelis virginiana

Habitat: purely woods/wooded areas

Seasons: September to December

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure:  kaempferol

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

Uses of Specimen:

• leaf tea for sore throat
• used as a wash to bathe/clean sores
• leaves poulticed on scratches
• poulticed on bruises, dermatitis, fire burns, oil burns, rope burn, sunburn, and frostbite

Preparation: tea, wash, 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/

Axe Wound

Jo Pye weed

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