EASTERN DECIDUOUS FROEST AND TALL GRASS PRAIRIE
COMMON NAME: Jewelweed
GENUS AND SPECIES NAME: Impatiens carpensis
Season: June-October
Habitat: mostly shaded areas all over the US
Use: the juice from the stem and leaves treat poison ivy, bug bites, dermatitis. Lawsone makes the plant have the effect of anti-inflammatory and antihistamine, prevents infection
Preparation: Crush the leaves to create a poultice that can be applied directly to the poison ivy rash
Active Chemical: Eupatorine
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: 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
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