Sore throat

Sore throat

Ironweed

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

 

Genus and Species: Vernonia baldwinii

Habitat: rich woods and soils

 Seasons: June to October

Active Chemical Ingredient and Structure:  linoleic acid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleic_acid Uses of Specimen:  drinkable tea used for stomach issues such as constipation, diarrhea, and food poisoning drinkable tea to help sore throat and respiratory ailments tea used to help toothache used as blood tonic helps bleeding

Preparation: 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/

Medicinal Uses of Ironweed or Wild Cumin - Ayurvedic and Natural Home Remedies for a Healthy Living. (2013, June 2). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://www.ayurvedicnaturalhomeremedies.com/medicinal-uses-of-iron-weed-or-wild-cumin/

Sore throat

Weeping Willow

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
• vines can be used as splint for support for broken bone and as a tourniquet to stop blood flow to injured area

Preparation: tea, poultice, vine, chewed bark

 

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/