This journal contains information about plants that are found in two Missouri habitats (Eastern Deciduous Forrest and Tall Grass Prairie) that can be used for medicinal purposes in order to treat maladies.
Questions
1. Justify the importance of identifying a plant/root correctly.
This online library is only resourceful if you are able to correctly identify a plant and not confuse it with another. It is crucial to correctly identify a plant/root correctly because every plant has a unique quality that allows us to use it for a medicinal purposes. By correctly identifying plants, we can use them in a helpful and healing way. However, failure to name a plant correctly can end up being more harm than good. You want to make sure that you are treating yourself with the plant that has the chemical properties to help you heal. If you use a plant with different chemical make up, it can result is serious consequences like the amplification of the current symptom or even new and more life threatening illnesses. Many plants have similar characteristics, so many people get them confused which can be a costly mistake. By knowing the species and type of plant you are using or consuming, you are putting yourself out of harms way of getting a worse condition.
2. Why would it be prudent to know a variety of species from other regions when dealing with natural medicines and food?
I would be important to recognize various plants from many different regions, so that you are prepared to treat yourself anywhere you go. If you were traveling in a different state, region, or country and ended up in a situation where all you could do is rely on the surrounding wildlife, you would want to know which plants were edible, which ones are poisonous, and which ones could be used for medical purposes.
3. Would it make a significant difference if you were traveling in different seasons? Why or why not?
It would make a big difference if you were traveling in different seasons because the flowers bloom at different times during the year. When a plant blooms it may have different chemicals then when it is not blooming. These different chemicals could be used to treat entirely different maladies. Flower head and leaves are based on their season, usually around spring, summer and early fall.
4. As a scientist, why would it be significant to develop a relationship with local peoples about their plant habitat?
It would be beneficial for a scientist to develop a relationship with local peoples about their plant habitat because they might have a lot more knowledge about the plants surrounding them than the scientist would. They local people could explain what each plant does and how it is used to treat a certain condition. Also, they might know a new technique or chemical that is not documented in the scientific world and they could learn more about it and introduce it to others.
5. If you were found without traditional medicines, would you trust your (or a reference texts) knowledge of local flora to treat illness or disease? Why or why not?
I would trust these traditional medicines if that was my only option. If I had time to seek medical help from a hospital or doctor, I would most likely do that as my first option. My second option, which I would trust, would be to treat myself with medicinal plants. I would trust my knowledge and reference texts to help myself get better.
Maladies
Malaria- Purple Coneflower - Wild Quinine - Blue Vervain- Cardinal flower (break fever)-Spatterdock weeping willow (fever reducer)
Burns from Fire- English Plantain (Treatment of Burn) - Purple Coneflower (disinfectant)- Wild Quinine - Cinquefoil (relieve pain) Primrose - Red Clover (anti-inflammatory burns) - Ironweed (for Pain)
Broken Bone-Cinquefoil (to relieve pain and heal bone) -Purple Coneflower (pain) - Comfrey - Ironweed (for Pain)
Gunshot wound (fleshy)- English Plantain (Stop bleeding and disinfect) - Juniper Berries (to disinfect) - Dandelion (to disinfect) Purple Coneflower (to relive pain and disinfect)- Cinquefoil (relieve pain and stop bleeding) - Blue Vervain (speed healing) Primrose (speed and strengthen healing) - Chicory (significant wound-healing activity) -Spatterdock - Ironweed (for Pain and stop bleeding)
Sunburn: English Plantain - Purple Coneflower (destroy bacteria and soothe skin (apply mild infusion)) Primrose - Chicory
Flea Bites: English Plantain - Purple Coneflower (disinfectant) - Blue Vervain
Toothache: English Plantain - Rattlesnake master/Button-snakeroot - Purple Coneflower (Pain reliever)- Cinquefoil
Burns from Oil- English Plantain (Treatment of Burn) Purple Coneflower (disinfectant) - Wild Quinine- Cinquefoil (relieve pain) Primrose - Red Clover (anti-inflammatory burns) - Ironweed (for Pain)
Deep Puncture Wound: English Plantain - Juniper Berries (to disinfect) - Purple Coneflower (to relive pain and disinfect) - Cinquefoil (relieve pain, stops bleeding) Blue Vervain (speed healing) Primrose (speed healing)- White Snakeroot (to keep out of unconsciousness) - Chicory (significant wound-healing activity) - Ironweed (for Pain and stop bleeding)
Bear Attack (Large Flesh Wounds): English Plantain (Stop bleeding and disinfect) - Juniper Berries (to disinfect) - Dandelion (to disinfect) Purple Coneflower (to relive pain and disinfect)- Cinquefoil (relieve pain and stop bleeding) Blue Vervain (speed healing)- Primrose (speed healing and strengthen) White Snakeroot (to keep out of unconsciousness) - Chicory (significant wound-healing activity) queeen annes lace -Ironweed (for Pain and stop bleeding)
Fungus Infection: Juniper Berries - Purple Coneflower (disinfect) -Red Clover (anti-inflammatory wash)
Blisters: English Plantain - Purple Coneflower - Blue Vervain (speed healing)- Red Clover - Chicory
Poison Ivy: English Plantain - Chicory - American Beech
Rope Burn: Clean wound well to avoid infection. English Plantain- Primrose - Chicory (heal it)- Red Clover(anti-inflammatory burns)
Dermatitis: English Plantain - Dandelion - Cinquefoil- Primrose - Chicory - Spatterdock - Comfrey
Snake Bite (Rattlesnake): English Plantain - Juniper Berries - Rattlesnake master/Button-snakeroot - Purple Coneflower (disinfectant) - Blue Vervain -White Snakeroo- Black-eyed Susan (immunostimulant)- Queen Anne's Lace - Ironweed (for Pain)
Axe Wound:English Plantain (Stop bleeding and disinfect) - Juniper Berries (to disinfect) - Dandelion (to disinfect) Purple Coneflower (to relive pain and disinfect - Cinquefoil (relieve pain and stop bleeding) Blue Vervain (speed healing)- Primrose (speed healing and strengthen)- Chicory (significant wound-healing activity) - Ironweed (for Pain and stop bleeding)
Knife Cut: English Plantain (Stop bleeding and disinfect - Juniper Berries (to disinfect) - Dandelion (to disinfect) Purple Coneflower (to relive pain and disinfect - Cinquefoil (relieve pain and stop bleeding) Blue Vervain (speed healing) - Primrose (speed healing and strengthen) - White Snakeroot (to keep out of unconsciousness) - Chicory (significant wound-healing activity) - Ironweed (for Pain and stop bleeding)
Sprained ankle/wrist: English Plantain - Juniper Berries (to relieve swelling) - Dandelion (to reduce swelling) Purple Coneflower - Cinquefoil (relieve pain) Blue Vervain (relieve swelling) - Chicory (relieve swelling) - Black-eyed Susan - Comfrey - Ironweed (for Pain)
Food Poisoning:Juniper Berries (to kill pathogen) - Rattlesnake master/Button-snakeroot (induce vomiting and reduce fever)- Cinquefoil (relieve abdominal cramps)- Cardinal flower (stomach ache) - Queen Anne's Lace (treat indigestion and aid in water retention)-Blue Vervain(emetic) - Ironweed (treat upset stomach)
Diarrhea: English Plantain - Cinquefoil- Blue Vervain - White Snakeroot - Queen Anne's Lace - Comfrey - weeping willow
Constipation: English Plantain - Dandelion - Chicory - Milkweed- Juniper Berries (laxative) -Cardinal flower (stomach ache)
Sore Throat: English Plantain - Cinquefoil - Primrose - Black-eyed Susan- Purple Coneflower (anti-bacterial) -White Pine - Comfrey
Tick Bite: English Plantain - Purple Coneflower - Blue Vervain-Purple Coneflower (anti-bacterial)- Red Clover (anti-inflammatory wash)
Frostbite: English Plantain - American Beech
Another general example:
Pain relief, anti-inflammatory: weeping willow
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