Burns from Oil

Eastern Deciduous Forest

Tall grass Prairie

Burns from Oil Common Name: American Bittersweet Where it's found: Need full Sun Genus and Species: Celastrus scandens Seasons: May to June Active Chemical Ingredient: Solanine Chemical Structure: Uses of Specimen: Ointment made from bark

Burns from Oil Common Name: Wild Quinine Where it's found: Areas with large amounts of sunlight Genus and Species: Parthenium integrifolium Seasons: May to August Active Chemical Ingredient: 3,3',7-tri-o-methyl-quercetagetin Chemical Structure: Uses of Specimen: Used as Poultice (for open Wounds and Burns) Created into ointment

References for American Bittersweet Bittersweet - Medicinal Herb Info. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://medicinalherbinfo.org/herbs/Bittersweet.html Medicinal Plants-American Bittersweet. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/medicinal_plants/pages/American_Bittersweet.htm University of Illinois. (n.d.). American Bittersweet - Plant Palette. Retrieved from http://web.extension.illinois.edu/dmp/palette/091108.html USDA. (n.d.). AMERICAN BITTERSWEET. Retrieved from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_cesc.pdf WebMD. (n.d.). american bittersweet: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings. Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-273-american%20bittersweet.aspx?activeingredientid=273&activeingredientname=american%20bittersweet

References for Wild Quinine Alternative Nature Online Herbal. (n.d.). Wild Quinine. Retrieved from altnature.com/gallery/wildquinine.htm Lurie Garden. (n.d.). Plant of the Weekend: Wild Quinine. Retrieved from http://www.luriegarden.org/blog/plant-weekend-wild-quinine Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.). Parthenium integrifolium - Plant Finder. Retrieved from http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=g580 Parthenium integrifolium (Wild Quinine) - Practical Plants. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Parthenium_integrifolium USDA. (n.d.). WILD QUININE. Retrieved from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_pain3.pdf Wild Quinine. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/p/parthenium-integrifolium=wild-quinine.php