Malaria

Malaria

Dogwood

Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species: Cornus florida

Habitat: understory tree of dry woods and forests

Seasons: April to May

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure:  kaempferol

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

• root bark tea or tincture for malarial fevers and chronic diarrhea
• root bark poulticed for external ulcers
• has reported pain reducing, anti-inflammatory, cough suppressant, and laxative qualities
• moderate antiplasmodial activity (against malaria) and therefore is responsible for historical anitmalarial claims

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/

Malaria

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea)

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species: Echinacea purpurea

Habitat: open woods and grass and thickets, cultivated in gardens and widely grown as flower garden perennial

Seasons: June to September

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure:  quercetin

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

Uses of Specimen:

• • helps infection
  • wounds and sores
  • tea for malaria and malarial fevers, sore throat, and toothache
  • tincture for rattlesnake bite, rope burn, burns from fire and oil, sunburn
  • increases capacity of blood cells and other immune system cells to attack foreign particles (infection, bacteria, viruses)
  • externally applied for hard-to-heal wounds, blisters, and dermatitis

Preparation: tea, tincture

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/