Juniper Berry
- Juniperus communis
- Found in rocky infertile soil
- Active ingredient is Camphene(Source)
- a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble substance, C 10 H 16, occurring in turpentine and many other essential oils, prepared from pinene: used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of synthetic camphor.(Source)
- Eat fruits raw or in a tea fro diuretic, coughs, stomach aches. Externally used for sores, aches, snake bites and cancer.
Tall Grass Prairie
Milk Weed
- Asclepias syriaca
- Found in Fields or Roadsides
- Active chemical ingredient is Cardenolides(Source)
- Cardenolides: A class of cardiac glycosides containing a five-membered lactone ring (for example, the Digitalis glycoside(Source)
- Root tea used as a laxative and a diuretic; applied milky latex to warts, moles, ringworm
Henbit
- lamium ampleicaule(Source)
- found by roadsides, in cropland, pastures, waste areas, gardens adn on lawns
- active chemical ingredient bisacodyl(Source)
- bisacodyl: is a laxative that stimulates bowel movements.(Source)
(Source)- tea used for laxative, and also used for diaphoretic, excitant, febrifuge, and a stimulant
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