Sprained Ankle/Wrist

Common name: Pokeweed

 

Genus: Phytolacca

 

Species: Americana

In season: May to October  

 

Habitat: Waste places

 

Uses: Sprains (used as an anti-inflammatory), Bruises, Dermatitis, and Skin Infections

 

Preparations: Use roots as a poultice

 

Active chemical: Phytolaccagenic-acid

 

 http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/structure/54928-05-1
For pain: Pain
 

 Phytolacca americana - Natural medicine facts. (n.d.). Retrieved September 2, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/phytolacca-americana.html