Black Eyed Susan
Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Deciduous Forest
Genus and Species: Rudbeckia hirta, Asteraceae
Habitat: Prairies and Forests (Found almost anywhere in the US)
Seasons: June-September
Active Chemical Ingredient: sesquiterpene lactones and pulchelin.
Chemical Structure:
Uses of Specimen:
⦁ Poultice for snakebite
⦁ an astringent when used in a warm infusion as a wash for sores and swellings
⦁ Juice from the roots has been used as drops for earaches
⦁ Certain parts of the plant contains anthocyanin, a class of antioxidant with several known health benefits.
⦁ The plant is also diuretic
Resources:
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudbeckia_hirtahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0103-)
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(http://webstu.onu.edu/garden/node/57)
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