Black Eyed Susan

Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

Found in both Eastern Deciduous Forest and Tall Grass Prairie

Uses:

  • Sores, snakebites, swelling (root tea as a wash)
  • Earaches (root juice)
  • Colds (root infusion)
  • Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory (root)
Active Chemical:
  • Flavone, C15H10O2
https://montecho.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/what%E2%80%99s-in-sea-buckthorn-flavonoids/
Bibliography: Foster, S., & Duke, J. (2000). A field guide to medicinal plants and herbs of eastern and central North America (2nd ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.



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