Sore Throat

Sore Throat

Partridge Pea
Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species:  Chamaecrista fasciculata

Habitat: Thrives in areas that have been burned recently, East to Midwest Region of America, Prairie and Deciduous Forest

Seasons: Early Summer until frost

Active Chemical Ingredient: Genistein

Chemical Structure:

http://www.phytochemicals.info/phytochemicals/genistein.php

Uses of Specimen: 

• Tonic
• Helps keep from Tiring
• Nausea
• Stomach Aches
• UTI
• Sore Throat
• Prevent Fainting

Resources:
Foster, Steven, (2014). Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs. Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin