Flea bites

To decrease inflammation use:

Eastern Deciduous Forest and Tall Grass Prairie

Common Name: Plantain

Genus and Species Name: Plantago lanceolata

Habitat: Fields, waste places, and yards

Seasons: Spring-Fall

Medicinal uses: The leaves of the plantain are used to make a poultice. It contains aucubin which is an iridoid, that reduces inflammation. 

Preparation: Take the plantain leaf and chew on it. Then, the  chewed up leaf can be directly applied or put in a thin cloth and applied or taped to the bite area. This will decrease inflammation. 

Active Chemical Ingredient: aucubin

Chemical Formula: C₁₅H₂₂O₉

Chemical Structure:

Resources:

INSECT BITE REMEDIES THAT REALLY WORK AND STOP THE ITCH! (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.healing-from-home-remedies.com/insect-bite-remedies.html

English Plantain. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/english-plantain

Plantago major - Natural medicine facts. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/plantago-major.html(n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aucubin

Viljoen, A., Mncwangi, N., & Vermaak, I. (n.d.). Anti-Inflammatory Iridoids of Botanical Origin. Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3873812/
Result Filters. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22822679

   To fight infection use:

Eastern Deciduous Forest and Tall Grass Prairie

Common Name: Wild onion

Genus and Species Name: Allium stellatum 

Habitat: Meadows, swamps, fields, and openings of dry upland forests

Seasons: Early spring- fall (perennial)

Medicinal uses: The onion is eaten because it contains quercetin, which is anti-bacterial. 

Preparation:  Harvest onion plants, wash, and eat to kill bacteria in stomach.

Active Chemical Ingredient: quercetin

Chemical Formula: C15H10O7

Chemical Structure:

Resources:

The onion plant kills E. coli bacteria. (2013, October 9). Retrieved September 9, 2015, from http://www.naturalhealth365.com/food_news/onion_bacteria.html

Allium cepa - Natural medicine facts. (n.d.). Retrieved September 9, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/allium-cepa.html

Quercetin. (n.d.). Retrieved September 9, 2015, from http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/quercetin#section=2D-Structure

Wild Onion (Wild Pink Onion). (n.d.). Retrieved September 9, 2015, from http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/wild-onion-wild-pink-onion

Nyerges, C. (n.d.). Guide to Wild Foods and Useful Plants (p. 188,189).

Bown, D. (n.d.). Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses (p. 234).