Gunshot Wound

Eastern Deciduous Forest

Tall grass Prairie

Gunshot Wound Common Name: Sycamore Where it's found: Moist environment, down by the river bank Genus and Species: Platanus occidentalis Seasons: It’s a Deciduous Tree Active Chemical Ingredient: Betulinic-acid Chemical Structure: Uses of Specimen:

Gunshot Wound Common Name: Purple Coneflower Where it's found: Open prairie, common in the Ozarks and the Mississippi River Genus and Species: Echinacea purpurea Seasons: Early Summer to Late Fall Active Chemical Ingredient: Inulin Chemical Structure: Uses of Specimen: Used as Poultice (for open Wounds and Bites) Made into Tea (for Sore Throat) Applied to Skin to Relieve Pain

References for Sycamore Facts About Sycamore Trees | Home Guides | SF Gate. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://homeguides.sfgate.com/sycamore-trees-40884.html Medicinal Plants-Sycamore. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/medicinal_plants/pages/Sycamore.html SYCAMORE. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.inpaws.org/images/resources/Gordon%20Mitchell%20Articles/GM_sycamore.pdf Sycamores Get No Respect | Eat The Weeds and other things, too. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.eattheweeds.com/sycamores-not-just-another-plane-tree-2/

References for Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea - Natural medicine facts. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/echinacea-purpurea.html Echinacea purpurea - Plant Finder. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c580 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ECPU USDA. (n.d.). EASTERN PURPLE CONEFLOWER. Retrieved from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_ecpu.pdf