Echinacea

Echinacea

Common Name: Purple Coneflower

Species Name: Echinacea Angustifolia

Genus: Echinacea

Located: Eastern Deciduous Forest, Tall Grass Prairie

Uses:

• used for toothaches, flea bites, tick bites, burns, sores and wounds, blisters, antibacterial, antifungal
• root is chewed or taken in tea
• used to relieve pain and extract snake bite venom

Active Chemicals:

• Humulene
• C15H24

Sources:

Foster, S., & Duke, J. (n.d.). Peterson field guide to medicinal plants and herbs of eastern and central North America (Third ed.).

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