Malaria

Echinacea
Tall Grass Prairie
Habitat: open wooded area roadsides, and moist to dry prairies
Seasons: Early summer-late summer
Active chemical ingredient: polysaccharides, glycoproteins, alkamides, volatile oils and flavonoids
Chemical structure:

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Uses: Cures symptoms of a cold-sore throat, cough and fever.
Preparation: Tea and tincture

Medicinal Uses of Echinacea. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.gardensablaze.com/HerbEchinaceaMed.htm 


Wild Quinine
Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest
Habitat: Prairies, along roadsides
Seasons:Late spring-early fall
Active chemical ingredient: Quinine
Chemical structure:










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Uses: Treat malaria
Preparation: Flower tops in tea

Quinine Uses, Benefits & Dosage - Drugs.com Herbal Database. (n.d.). Retrieved September 5, 2015, from http://www.drugs.com/npp/quinine.html