Broken Bone

White Pine Tree (Pinus strobus)

Eastern Deciduous Forest and Tall Grass Prairie

Habitat: forest areas
Season: April-September

Active chemical ingredient: chrysin

Chemical structure:

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Uses: stabilize broken bones, stitch wounds. Bark used as cast for broken bones, bark from saplings used as stitches for large open wounds

White Pine Needle / Medicinal Herb. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://www.localharvest.org/white-pine-needle-medicinal-herb-C17855 

White Willow (Salix alba)

Eastern Deciduous Forest and Tall Grass Prairie

Habitat: near bodies of water
Season: Late summer- Early fall

Active chemical ingredient: salicin

Chemical structure:

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Uses: pain relief, tea made from bark, or chew on the bark
















Willow Bark Uses, Benefits & Side Effects - Drugs.com Herbal Database. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.drugs.com/npc/willow-bark.html