Burns from Fire
Purple Cone Flower
Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest
Genus and Species: Echinacea purpurea
Habitat: open woods, thickets, cultivated in gardens
Seasons: June to September
Active Chemical Ingredient: Quercetin
Chemical Structure:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercetin
Uses of Specimen:
- helps infection
- wounds and sores
- malaria (tea)
- sore throat (tea)
- rattlesnake bite (tincture)
- rope burn (tincture)
- burns from oil
- toothache (tea)
- sunburn (tincture)
Resources:
Foster, Steven, (2014). Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs. Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin
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