Snake bite (Rattlesnake)

Black Eyed Susan   (Rudbeckia hirta)

• used as poultice or as a wash for snake bite
• warm infusion of root can also be drunk to soothe snakebites
• active ingredient: sesquiterpene lactone
• found in tall grass prairie and eastern deciduous forest

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia Cardinalis)

• roots made into tea as a pain reliever/analgesic 
• active ingredient: lobeline 
• found in eastern deciduous forest

Black Samson (Echinacea angustifolia):

• root chewed or made into tea for snakebites 
• active ingredient: cichoric acid 
• found in tall grass prairie and eastern deciduous forest

Wild QUinine (Parthenium integrifolium)

• blood detoxification against snake venom 
• active ingredient:Selenium 
• found in tall grass prairie and eastern deciduous forest