Queen Anne's lace

Eastern Deciduous Forest, Tall Grass Prairie

Queen Anne's Lace 

Daucus carota

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Habitat: Waste places, ditches, dry fields, open areas, and roadsides.

Season: April-October

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Active Chemicals:glutamine-C₅H₁₀N₂0₃

• aids in digestion
• treats diarrhia

Parts Used: parts above ground-seeds, flowers, leaves etc.

Use of Specimen:

• severe diarrhea and food poisoning (water retention and helps indigestion) as seed oil
• soothes digestive tract 
• snakebite

Procedure:"Medicinal" tea: To 1 OZ. of dried herb add 1 pint of boiling water steep l0-l5 min. drink three times a day for indigestion and diarrhea.
A chewed poultice made with the root of the plant can treat wounds such as snake bite.
 

Resources:
Queen Anne's Lace ( Daucus carota). (2010, June 29). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://wildedibleandmedicinalplants.blogspot.com/2010/06/queen-annes-lace-daucus-carota.html

Foster, S., & Duke, J. (2014). A field guide to medicinal plants and herbs of eastern and central North America (3rd ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.