Rope Burn

Echinacea:

Genus and Species Name: Echinacea Purpurea

Habitat: Eastern Deciduous Forrest and Tall Grass Prairie

Active Chemical Ingredient: Kaempferol
 

Uses: Used for rope burn and hard-to-heal wounds

Preparation: A tincture or tea

 

 Sources: Foster, Steven, (2014). Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs. Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin

 NaturalMedicineFacts.info. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/

 

Plantain:

Genus and Species name: Plantago Lanceolata

Habitat: Eastern Deciduous Forrest and Tall Grass Prairie

Active Chemical Ingredients: Aucubin

Uses: Treats rope burn

Preparation: Chewed fresh leaf blended with water and applied to skin.

Sources: DeVries, L. (n.d.). Plantain - Medicinal Herb Info. Retrieved August 31, 2015, from http://medicinalherbinfo.org/herbs/Plantain.html
Plantain Herbal Remedies. (n.d.). Retrieved August 31, 2015, from http://www.altmd.com/Articles/Plantain-Herbal-Remedies