Sore Throat

Birch (Betula spp.)
Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest
Habitat: wet areas
Season: May-July
Active chemical ingredient: Betulin
Chemical structure:








http://www.betulinines.com/index.php?page=triterpeny

Uses: Cures symptoms of cold-sore throat, cough and fever. Gargling tea soothes sore throat/mouth
Preparation: tea

Resources: Birch Tree. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015


Heal-all (Prunella vulgaris)
Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest
Habitat: fields, lawns, waste areas
Season: June-August
Active chemical ingredient: Betulinic acid
Chemical structure:










http://www.rdchemicals.com/chemicals.php?mode=details&mol_id=7558

Uses: wash on wounds and sores, gargling tea will reliev sore throat
Preparation: tea

Resources: Prunella Vulgaris. (n.d.). Retrieved September 5, 2015.


Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)
Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest
Habitat: Woods, prairies
Season: Early summer to late fall
Active Chemical Ingredient: Palmitic acid
Chemical Structure: 

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

Uses: Decoction of the leaves gargle for sore throat.




Medicinal Uses of Ironweed or Wild Cumin - Ayurvedic and Natural Home Remedies for a Healthy Living. (2013, June 2). Retrieved September 4, 2015, from http://www.ayurvedicnaturalhomeremedies.com/medicinal-uses-of-iron-weed-or-wild-cumin/