Constipation

Plant:   Chicory

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Indigenous Forest

Genus and Species:   Cichorum intybus

Habitat:    Disturbed sites and roadsides

Season:   July to September

Active Chemical Structure:  Sorbitol

Uses and Preparation: (is a) laxative, diuretic (flower tea)

Resources:   Tilford, G.L. (1997) Edible and Medicinal plants of the West. Missoula,                                          Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company.

Plant:   Wild Senna

Eastern Indigenous Forest

Genus and Species:   Senna marilandica

Habitat:    Dry thicket

Season:   July though August 

Active Chemical Structure:   Senna

Uses and Preparation: cramps and a strong laxative (tea from leaves)

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.