Diarrhea

American Bittersweet (Celastrus Scandens)
Eastern Deciduous Forest
Habitat:Forest, roadside and woods
Season:July-early September
Active chemical ingredient: Celastrol
Chemical structure:









http://www.novusbio.com/Celastrol-IL-17A-Inhibitor-Inhibitor_NBP2-29362.html

Uses: Bark treats burns and minor skin problems, Leaves treat diarrhea
Preparation: Ointment for burns, leaves into tea for diarrhea

Resources: American Bittersweet. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015

Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
Tall Grass Prairie
Habitat: Forest, roadsides, woods
Season: July-mid August
Active chemical ingredient: Prunasin
Chemical structure:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prunasin.png

Uses: Treats colds, digestive problems, pain, and diarrhea
Preparations:

Resources: Black Cherry. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015

Coreopsis
Tall Grass Prairie
Habitat: Moist low ground, roadsides, waste sites
Season: June-September
Active chemical ingredient: Flavonoid
Chemical structure:









https://montecho.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/what%E2%80%99s-in-sea-buckthorn-flavonoids/

Uses: tea is emetic and also treat diarrhea
Preparation: Tea made from roots

Ohio Horsemint (Blephilia ciliata)

Eastern Deciduous Forest

Habitat: Dry places

Season: Late spring to midsummer 

Active Chemical Ingredient: Limonene

Chemical Structure: 

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

Uses: Horsemint tea is used for diarrhea

Resources: Horsemint - Medicinal Herb Info. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2015.

Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)

Both Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Environment: Waste areas, wetlands

Season: Summer-early winter

Active Chemical Ingredient: Acetylcholine

Chemical structure:

http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/technical-documents/articles/biology/rbi-handbook/non-peptide-receptors-synthesis-and-metabolism/acetylcholine-synthesis-and-metabolism.html

Uses: Drinking small doses of the tea alleviate diarrhea