Cattail (Typha latifolia):
- down from mature female heads used as dressing to pack burns
- active ingredient: stearic acid
- found in eastern deciduous forest and tall grass prairie
Jewelweed (Impatiens Capensis)
- poultice of leaves applied to burns
- active ingredient: lawsone
- found in....
Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium)
- poultice applied to burns
- active ingredient: selenium
- found in tall grass prairie and eastern deciduous forest
Common chickweed (Stellaria media)
- wound immersed in warm infusion to promote tissue repair
- active ingredient: linoleic acid
- found in....
Weeping Willow (Salix babylonia)
- used as pain reliever
- active ingredient: acetic salicylic acid
- found in eastern deciduous forest and tall grass prairie
Tamarack (Larix laricana)
- poultice applied to burns
- active ingredient:
- found in....?
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