Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota)
- to prevent infection
- active ingredient: chamazulene
- found in eastern deciduous forest and tall grass prairie
Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica)
- pain reliever
- active ingredient: acetic salicylic acid
- found in tall grass prairie and eastern deciduous forest
Cattail (Typha latifolia)
- leaf infusion used as wash on wounds, then a root poultice is applied
- active ingredient: stearic acid
- found in tall grass prairie and eastern deciduous forest
Horsetail (Equisetum hyemate)
- decoction used to stop bleeding and promote heeling
- active ingredient: caffeic-acid
- found in....
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)
- wound immersed into warm infusion to encourage tissue repai
- active ingredient: linoleic acid
- found in eastern deciduous forest
Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)
- root used as a tincture (since active ingredient is not soluble) as a sedative
- active ingredient: salicylic acid, oleic acid
- found in eastern deciduous forest
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