TALL GRASS PRAIRIE AND EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST
COMMON NAME: Stinging Nettle
GENUS AND SPECIES NAME: Urtica dioica
HABITAT: moist, rich, low woodlands, swamps, sloughs and oxbows, banks of streams and rivers, and roadside
MEDICINAL USE: drinking tea in small doses will alleviate diarrhea
SEASON: summer to early winter
PREPARATION: boiling the leaves in water removes the sting. Steep one or two teaspoons of dried leaves on hot water for five to ten minutes and drink daily to alleviate diarrhea.
ACTIVE CHEMICAL: Beta-sitosterol
Chemical Structure: C29H50O
Chemical Structure: C29H50O
EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST AND TALL GRASS PRAIRIE
COMMON NAME: New Jersey Tea
GENUS AND SPECIES NAME: Ceanothus americanus
HABITAT: open woods, upland prairies, glades and thickets, in well-drained soils with full sun
MEDICINAL USE: Leaves can be made into tea to treat diarrhea
PREPARATION: Begin by boiling water in kettle, then transfer heater water to pot. Add approximately 1tbs of thoroughly dry leaves for every 8oz of water. Steep for around 2-3 minutes then strain into serving cups.
ACTIVE CHEMICAL: scutianine
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE: C34H40N4O4
TALL GRASS PRAIRIE AND EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST
COMMON NAME: Cardinal flower
GENUS AND SPECIES NAME:Lobelia cardinalis
Season: July to September
Habitat: wet places, along rivers and streams, openings of bottomland forests, ditches, swamps, and lakes
Uses: root or leaf tea to treat constipation, diarrhea and toothache, stomach troubles and worms, topical root tea for hard-to-heal sores, leaf poultice can be used for headaches. leaf tea can treat colds, fevers and headaches.
Preparation: Boil water and add cardinal flower leaves to water. Steep then strain into cups to drink.
Active chemical: lobeline
Chemical Formula: C22H27NO7
EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST AND TALL GRASS PRAIRIE
COMMON NAME: Lead plant
GENUS AND SPECIES NAME: Amorpha Canescens
Season: late June to early August
Habitat: dry to moderate moisture, prairies, open woods
Use: aids in the rid of diarrhea
Preparation: take top of plant and make tea with boiling water. Remember to steep before straining into cups
Active Chemical: Germecrene D
(n.d.). Home | University of Maryland Medical Center. Stinging nettle | University of Maryland Medical Center. Retrieved August 24, , from http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/stinging-nettle
(n.d.). Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved September 8, 2015, from http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CEAM
(n.d.). Medicinal Plants of the Southwest. Medicinal Plants of the Southwest. Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://medplant.nmsu.edu/cardinalis.shtm
(n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Beta-Sitosterol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved September 8, 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-Sitosterol
(n.d.). EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute. Scutianine F (CHEBI:9063). Retrieved September 8, 2015, from http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/chebiOntology.do?chebiId=CHEBI:9063&treeView=true
EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST AND TALL GRASS PRAIRIE
COMMON NAME: New Jersey Tea
GENUS AND SPECIES NAME: Ceanothus americanus
HABITAT: open woods, upland prairies, glades and thickets, in well-drained soils with full sun
MEDICINAL USE: Leaves can be made into tea to treat diarrhea
PREPARATION: Begin by boiling water in kettle, then transfer heater water to pot. Add approximately 1tbs of thoroughly dry leaves for every 8oz of water. Steep for around 2-3 minutes then strain into serving cups.
ACTIVE CHEMICAL: scutianine
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE: C34H40N4O4
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE: C34H40N4O4
TALL GRASS PRAIRIE AND EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST
COMMON NAME: Cardinal flower
GENUS AND SPECIES NAME:Lobelia cardinalis
Season: July to September
Habitat: wet places, along rivers and streams, openings of bottomland forests, ditches, swamps, and lakes
Uses: root or leaf tea to treat constipation, diarrhea and toothache, stomach troubles and worms, topical root tea for hard-to-heal sores, leaf poultice can be used for headaches. leaf tea can treat colds, fevers and headaches.
Preparation: Boil water and add cardinal flower leaves to water. Steep then strain into cups to drink.
Active chemical: lobeline
Chemical Formula: C22H27NO7
EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST AND TALL GRASS PRAIRIE
COMMON NAME: Lead plant
GENUS AND SPECIES NAME: Amorpha Canescens
Season: late June to early August
Habitat: dry to moderate moisture, prairies, open woods
Use: aids in the rid of diarrhea
Preparation: take top of plant and make tea with boiling water. Remember to steep before straining into cups
Active Chemical: Germecrene D
(n.d.). Home | University of Maryland Medical Center. Stinging nettle | University of Maryland Medical Center. Retrieved August 24, , from http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/stinging-nettle
(n.d.). Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved September 8, 2015, from http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CEAM
(n.d.). Medicinal Plants of the Southwest. Medicinal Plants of the Southwest. Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://medplant.nmsu.edu/cardinalis.shtm
(n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Beta-Sitosterol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved September 8, 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-Sitosterol
(n.d.). EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute. Scutianine F (CHEBI:9063). Retrieved September 8, 2015, from http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/chebiOntology.do?chebiId=CHEBI:9063&treeView=true
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