Sunburn

Common name: Echinacea or Purple Coneflower

 

Genus: Echinacea  

 

Species: Purpurea

 

Habitat: Eastern Deciduous Forest

 

Uses: Sunburns, Snakebites, Toothaches, Malaria, Wounds, Burns, and Dermatitis. It also boosts the immune system and relieves pain

 

Preparations: Echinacea tea can be directly put on the skin

Active chemical: Ascorbic-acid


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Echinacea purpurea - Natural medicine facts. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/echinacea-purpurea.html