Knife Cut

Knife Cut
Eastern Deciduous Forest and Tall Grass Prairies
Solomon's Seal 

Genus and Species:  Polygonatum biflorum

Habitat: around forest areas and waste lands,  woods, and in prairies

Seasons: May- June

Active Chemical Ingredient:  allantoin

Chemical Structure:
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allantoin


Uses of Specimen: 

• mild tonic
• tea to treat disease of breast or lung
• dysentery
•  sleep aid

Cleaning Out the Wound                                            

Purple Prairie Flower

Bandages                             Pine Pinus palustris Pain Reliever-Purple coneflower https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Rutin_structure.svg/250px-Rutin_structure.svg.png

Geranium maculatum

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Gallic_acid.svg/100px-Gallic_acid.svg.png  Galic acid