Diarrhea

Plant:   Sunflower

Tall Grass Prarie

Genus and Species:   Helianthus annuus

Habitat:    Praries, roadsides

Season:   July though October

Active Chemical Structure: Sesquiterpene lactone

Uses and Preparation: Lung ailment, Malaria (tea from flower)

                                       Diarrhea (astringent from leave)

                                       Coughs, inflamed bladder and kidneys (seed oil)

                                       High fevers (tea from leaf)

                                           spider bites, snake bites (astringent)

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:   Narrow Leaved Plantain 

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Indigenous Forest

Genus and Species:   Plantago lanceopata

Habitat:    Waste places (everywhere)

Season:   April though November

Active Chemical Structure:   plantamajoside

Uses and Preparation: Coughs, diarrhea, dysentery, blood urine (tea form leaves)
                                       Apply leaves to blisters, soars, ulcers, swelling, and insect stings

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.