Snakeroot

Snakeroot (Parthenium integrifolium)

Found in Tall Grass Prairie

Uses:

  • Burns (poultice of fresh leaves)
  • Fevers (flowering tops)
Active Chemical: 
  • Isokaempferide, C16H12O6
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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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