Blisters

EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST AND TALL GRASS PRAIRIE

COMMON NAME: Weeping Willow

GENUS AND SPECIES NAME: Salix Babylonica

Habitat: moist soils, foodplains, streamsides, riverbanks, hill prairies, open woods

Use: salicylic acid eases pain and reduces inflammation, headache treatment, used in toothaches, leaves are used as blood purifier and treat skin eruptions, can be chewed for sore throats, vines can be used as a splint for broken bones and stops blood flow

Preparation: Pain: to make tea, tear off piece of bark and place in water. bring water to boil and remove from the heat. Allow to steep for thirty minutes. Drink like a tea, but do not exceed three times a day. Use leaves to make poultice and apply topically to relieve pain. 

Active chemical: salicylic acid

Chemical formula:C7H6O3

EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST AND TALL GRASS PRAIRIE

COMMON NAME: American Bittersweet

GENUS AND SPECIES NAME: Celastrus Scandens

Season: fall and winter months

Habitat: woodlands, bluffs, stream banks, rocky hillsides, thickets

Use: tea from roots treats diarrhea and skin problems, bark treats minor skin problems, blisters and burns, leaves treat diarrhea, bark used in ointments for burns, scraped and skin eruptions.

Preparation: make ointment of the bark. place herbs into jar and and pour coconut oil over herbs. let sit for a few weeks then when ready to infuse, submerge the jar into boiling water. Use twice a day

Active Chemical: Atropine

Chemical Structure: C17H23NO3

EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST

TALLGRASS PRAIRIE

COMMON NAME: Purple Coneflower

Genus and Species Name: Echinacea purpurea

Habitat: openings in moist woods and wooded bottom lands, upland prairies, savannas, pastures, and roadsides 
Medicinal Uses: roots are used to create a tincture as a source for pain relief
Preparation: Clean roots and chop or pound (mortar and pestle) and stuff into jar. The ratio of root to alcohol or vinegar will 1:2. Add alcohol or vinegar to root in jar. Put lid on container and let sit in cool, dark place for a few (2) weeks. When ready, it can be taken straight or diluted with water if pleased. 
Active Chemical: Echinacoside
Formula:C35H46O20

TALL GRASS PRAIRIE AND EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST

COMMON NAME: Common Plantain

GENUS AND SPECIES NAME: Plantago major

HABITAT: waste areas, lawns

SEASON: June-August

USE: The poultice is used to stop bleeding and soothe infections and cuts. 

PREPARATION: To create poultice to place on wound, gather and clean plantain leaves. Place leaves in mouth and chew until mash is created. If there is the option, use mortar and pestle to cut, crush or bruise leaves. Take mash and place over wound and any inflamed area around it. Reapply and rewrap when necessary. 

ACTIVE CHEMICAL: aucubin
Formula: C15H22O9

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