Snake bite

Rattlesnake bite

Black Eyed Susan

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species: Rudbeckia hirta

Habitat: fields, roadsides, tree areas

Seasons: June to October

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure: sesquiterpene lactones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesquiterpene_lactone Uses of Specimen: external root tea as a wash for sores, snakebites, and swelling root infusion to treat colds anti-inflammatory properties

Preparation: root tea wash

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/

Black-Eyed Susan - Medicinal Uses and Benefits. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/black-eyed-susan.html

Bear attack

Jo Pye weed (for 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