Snake Bite

Eastern Deciduous Forest

Tall grass Prairie

Snake BIte Common Name: Purple Cone flower Where it's found: Open Forest, 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)

Snake BIte Common Name: Sunflower Where it's found: Dry, Wide open space of prairies and meadows Genus and Species: Helianthus annuus Seasons: Throughout summer Active Chemical Ingredient: Arginine Chemical Structure: Uses of Specimen: Made into Tea (for Malaria, other lung maladies, and stomach upset) Used as Poultice (for open Wounds and Bites)

References for Purple Cone flower 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

References for Sunflower Medicinal Plants-Sunflower. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/medicinal_plants/pages/Sunflower.html A Modern Herbal | Sunflower. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/s/sunfl100.html Natural medicine facts. (n.d.). Helianthus annuus. Retrieved from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/helianthus-annuus.html SF Gate. (n.d.). What Types of Environments Do Sunflowers Grow In? | Home Guides. Retrieved from http://homeguides.sfgate.com/types-environments-sunflowers-grow-in-69352.html