Frostbite

EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST AND 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: Joe-pye weed

GENUS AND SPECIES NAME: Eupatorium purpureum

Season: July to September

Habitat: wooded slopes, wet meadows and thickets, stream margins

Use: Infection: teas of roots or tops used as a diuretic, root tea used for diarrhea, tea used as blood purifier and prevents infection-open wounds, tea used to treat frostbite, tea used for swelling and sore throat, and kidney ailments

Preparation: can make root or flower tea. To make root tea, steep oz of dried and crushed root into 1 pint of boiling water for thirty minutes and drink half a cup at a time. To make flower tea, steep 1teaspoon of dried flower into 8oz of boiling water for ten minutes. 

Active Chemical: Eupatorin

Chemical Structure: C18H16O7

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