Snakebite

Common name: Sunflower

 

Genus: Helianthus

 

Species: Annuus

In season: April to November

 

Habitat: Tall Grass Prairie

 

Uses: Snakebites, Diarrhea, Inflammation, and Insecticide

 

Preparation: Crushed sunflower leaves are used to make a poultice which are applied externally to the snakebites 

 

Chemical structures: malonic acid

 

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For Pain Relief: Willow Bark

 

 

Helianthus annuus - Natural medicine facts. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/helianthus-annuus.html

Sunflower. (n.d.). Retrieved September 8, 2015, from http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_sunflower.htm