Food Poisoning

Food Poisoning
Eastern Deciduous Forest and Tall Grass Prairie
 Echinacea

Genus and Species:   Echinacea purpurea

Habitat: woods, gardens

Seasons: June to September

Active Chemical Ingredient:  Alkylamides

Chemical Structure:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/5F-ADBICA_structure.png/220px-5F-ADBICA_structure.png

 
Uses of Specimen:

• • wounds and sores
  • malaria (tea)
  • sore throat (tea)
  • rattlesnake bite (tincture)
  • rope burn (tincture)
  • burns from oil
  • toothache (tea)
  • food poisoning (tea)
  • sunburn (tincture)
    

Ironweed
Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species:   Vernonia baldwinii


Habitat: woods, plains, forests

Seasons: July to October

Active Chemical Ingredient:  Linoleic-acid

Chemical Structure:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleic_acid

Uses of Specimen: 

• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Food Poisoning (All tea).