Diarrhea

Queen Anne’s Lace

Daucus carota

Habitat: Queen Anne’s Lace can be found in eastern deciduous forest & tallgrass prairie habitats.

Active Chemical Ingredients: Pectin (C6H10O7)

Season: May-October

Uses: The plant can be used to treat indigestion (food poisoning), diarrhea, and snakebite.

Preparation: Queen Anne’s Lace can be prepared into a tea by steeping an ounce of the lace heads for 10-15 minutes to treat indigestion and diarrhea. A chewed poultice made with the root of the plant can treat wounds such as snakebite.

 

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Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Habitat: Eastern deciduous forest

Season: June-October

Active Chemical Ingredient: Gallic Acid (C₇H₆O₅)

Uses: Dogwood can be used to treat diarrhea and counterreact the effect of poisons (poison ivy).

Preparation: Either a root-bark tea or tincture can be used to treat diarrhea. Use chewed bark as a poultice for poison ivy or other external wounds.

 

Gallic Acid (n.d) Retrieved September 9, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallic_acid