Cuts/bleeding

Plant:   Yarrow

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Indigenous Forest

Genus and Species:   Achillea millefolium




Habitat:   Grasslands and Open forests

Season:   May Through June



Active Chemical Structure:   Azulene

Uses and Preparation:   Stops Bleeding (poultice)

Resources:   Common Yarrow [PDF File]. USDA NRCS, retrieved from http://plants.usda.gov/

Plant:   Golden Alexander

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Indigenous Forest

Genus and Species:   zizia aurea

Habitat:    Dry woods, rocky outcroppings 

Season:   April to June

Active Chemical Structure:   

Uses and Preparation: Root tea for fever
                                       Vulnerary used to heal wounds

Resources:   Foster, S. & Duke, J.A. (2014) Peterson Field Guide to Medical Plants and Herbs: of Eastern and Central North America. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing company.

Plant:   Ironweed

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Indigenous Forest

Genus and Species:   Vernonia glauca

Habitat:    Rich Woods

Season:   July to October

Active Chemical Structure:  Lupeol

Uses and Preparation: Blood tonic, regulate menses, relieve pain, bleeding, stomachache                                        (root)

Resources:   Foster, S. & Duke, J.A. (2014) Peterson Field Guide to Medical Plants and Herbs: of Eastern and Central North America. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing company.