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
TALL GRASS PRAIRIE AND EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST
COMMON NAME: Red clover
GENUS AND SPECIES NAME: Trifolium pratense
Season: June-August
Habitat: wet and dry grassland, woodland, pastures, meadows, waste lands
Use: ointments to skin for eczema and other skin rashes, indigestion, athlete's foot, constipation, cough, skin sores, burns, hot flashes
Preparation: a poultice is made from the flower to treat the burns
Active Chemical: Quercetin
Chemical formula: C15H10O7
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
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
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