Fungus infection

Fungus infection

Trumpet Creeper (skin treatment)

Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species: Campsis radicans

Habitat: open woodlands, woodland edges, thickets, gravelly seeps with woody vegetation, riverbanks, lawn trees, fields, sometimes used as ornamental plant

Seasons: warm weather (starts in summer)

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure:  aucubin

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

Uses of Specimen:

• topical tincture in treating fungal infections

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/

Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from https://keys2liberty.wordpress.com/tag/campsis-radicans/

Fungus infection

Phlox (skin treatment)

Tall Grass Prairie

 

Genus and Species: Phlox paniculata

Habitat: diverse habitats through North America from alpine tundra to open woodland to prairie

Seasons: blooms in spring

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure: phenylethanol

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

Uses of Specimen:

• topical tea for blisters, dermatitis, poison ivy, sunburn and fungus infection
• drinkable tea for constipation and diarrhea

Preparation: topical and 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/

Phlox. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://www.inpaws.org/wp-content/uploads/GM_phlox.pdfhttp://www.inpaws.org/wp-content/uploads/GM_phlox.pdf

Fungus infection

Jo Pye weed (for internal infection)

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