Broken Bones, Sprained ankle, and burns-Both

Sunburn Wild Oats

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest

Genus and Species: Uvularia sessilifolia

Habitat: Alluvial woods, thickets. NB to GA; AL to AR, north to ND

Seasons: May-June

Active Chemical Ingredient:    Avenanthramide

Chemical Structure:

Uses of Specimen:

• Taken internally to aid in healing broken bones/sprains
• When the oat straw is made into a poultice, then it will treat major burns

Resources:

• Foster, S., & Duke, J. (2000). A field guide to medicinal plants and herbs of eastern and central North America (2nd ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
• Wildflowers of the United States. (n.d.). Retrieved September 9, 2015.
• Swain, L., & Allaby, M. (2005). Wild Oat. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
• Burn remedies. (n.d.). Retrieved September 9, 2015.
• Oat Avenanthramides. (2015, June 20). Retrieved September 9, 2015.