Gunshot wound

Gunshot wound

Sassafras (for infection)

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species: Sassafras albidum

Habitat: normal soils across middle US; prairie and forest

Seasons: April to May

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure:  linoleic-acid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleic_acid Uses of Specimen:

• bark tea for blood purifier and diarrhea
• bark used for skin eruptions
• helps infection with open wounds, bites, fungus, and open fractures

Preparation: tea (drinkable and topical)

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/

Gunshot wound

Weeping Willow (for pain and possible splint)

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, deep puncture wound, sprained ankle, and any other painful injuries
• rub for frostbite
• chew for sore throat
• vines can be used as splint for support

Preparation: tea, poultice, vine

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/

Gunshot wound

Yarrow (for bleeding)

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species:   Achillea millefolium

Habitat: Fields, roadsides, wooded areas throughout Northern Hemisphere

Seasons: April - October

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure:  Apigenin

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

Uses of Specimen:

• a chief use is as a vulnerary-an agent to stop bleeding of wounds (tincture)
• axe wound
• bear attack
• deep puncture wound
• gunshot wound
• knife cut
• stops inflammation
• toothache (chewed)
• helps stomach issues
• diarrhea (tea)

Preparation: tea, tincture, chewed

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/

 Yarrow. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-151-yarrow.aspx?activeingredientid=151&activeingredientname=yarrow

Gunshot wound

Cattail (for sutures)

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species: Typha latifolia

Habitat: fresh marshes, ponds within all lands (prairie and forest)

Seasons: May to July

Uses of Specimen:

• fibers of the cattail can be used as sutures to close up a compound fracture

Preparation: strip fibers from plant

Resources:  Foster, Steven, (2014). Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs. Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin