Eastern Deciduous Forest and Tall Grass Prairie
Habitat: fields, lawns, pastures, roadsides, waste areas
Season: April-June
Active chemical ingredient: inulin
Chemical structure:
http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/E/Elecampane/Elecampane.htm
Uses: treat infections of open wounds or internal bacterial infections using sap externally
Preparation: extract sap
White Pine Tree (Pinus strobus)
Eastern Deciduous Forest and Tall Grass Prairie
Habitat: forest areas
Season: April-September
Active chemical ingredient: chrysin
Chemical structure:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chrysin.png
Uses: bark used from saplings to stitch up wounds; directly applying sap on wound facilitates healing
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