Frontier Chemistry
Project
Plant Name (Common)
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Plant Name (Scientific)
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1.Prairie Rose
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1.Rosa setigera
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2.Brown-eyed Susan
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2.Rudbeckia triloba
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3.Tall Thistle
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3.Cirsium altissimum
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4.Columbine
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4.Aquilegia candensis
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5.Hickory Tree
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5.Carya laciniosa
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6.Red Clover
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6.Trifolium pretense
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7.Yellow Ironweed
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7.Verbesina canescens
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8.Blue Spruce Tree
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8.Picea pungens
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9.Beggar’s Lice
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9.Desmodium canescens
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10.Banana Tree
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10.Musa paradisiaca
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11.Partridge Pea
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11.Chamaecrista fasciculate
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12.Queen Anne’s Lace
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12.Daucus carota
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13.Flowering Spurge
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13.Euphorbia corollata
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14.Elephant Ears
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14. Colocasia esculenta
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15.Black Snake Root
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15.Cimicifuga racemosa
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Prairie Rose
(Rosa
setigera)
Found in
Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: Used as a cleansing agent, antidepressant, and digestive stimulant.
Active
Chemicals: Imipramine, Clomipramine, Amitriptyline, Trazodone, Fluvoxamine, and
Citalopram
Specimen can
be prepared through: Tincture, syrup, and steam inhalation
Treats:
Diarrhea and constipation
Brown-Eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia triloba)
Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: Used as an astringent and as an anti-bacterial.
Active
Chemicals: Gallic Acid
Specimen can
be prepared through: Poultice and infusion
Treats:
Colds/Flus and snake bites
Tall Thistle
(Cirsium altissimum)
Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: Prevents and cures infections and can be used to remove foreign
objects, and the root is an astringent.
Active
Chemicals: Gallic Acid, Penicillin, Cephalosporin,
Carbapenem,
and Monobactum
Specimen can
be prepared through: Infusions, teas, and tinctures
Treats:
Ulcers, muscle stiffness
Columbine
(Aquilegia
candensis)
Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: Astringent, diuretic, diaphoretic, and anodyne
Active
Chemicals: Tramodol, Diovan
Specimen can
be prepared through: Decoction, lotions, and tea
Treats:
Diarrhea, stomach problems, headaches, fevers, and uterine bleeding.
Hickory Tree
(Carya laciniosa)
Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: Muscle reliever and pain reliever
Active
Chemicals: Acetaminophen
Specimen can
be prepared through: Boiling
Treats:
Headaches, and arthritis pains
Red Clover
(Trifoluim pretense)
Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: Rash remover
Active
Chemicals: Nystatin and Triamcinolone Acetonide
Specimen can
be prepared through:
Treats:
Eczema and psoriasis
Yellow Ironweed
(Verbesina
canscens)
Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: None in this particular species
Active
Chemicals: None
Specimen can
be prepared through: N/A
Treats: N/A
Blue Spruce Tree
(Picea pungens)
Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: No medicinal uses, however this is a great plant to use in
construction
Active
Chemicals: N/A
Specimen can
be prepared through: N/A
Treats: N/A
Beggar’s Lice
(Hackelia virginiana)
Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: Kidney reliever, fever reliever
Active
Chemicals: Acetaminophen
Specimen can
be prepared through: Teas
Treats:
Kidney stones, Rheumatic fever
Banana Tree
(Musa paradisiaca)
Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: Regulates bowel movement, antidepressant
Active
Chemicals: Imipramine, Amitriptyline, Nortriptyline, Desipramine
Specimen can
be prepared through: Consumption of fruit
Treats: Diarrhea, constipation, and depression
Partridge
Pea
(Chamaecrista fasciculate)
Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: Stimulant, Stomach reliever, and cure infections
Active
Chemicals: Nicotine, Acetaminophen
Specimen can
be prepared through: Poultice, decoction, and infusion
Treats:
Nausea, urinary tract infections, exhaustion
Queen Anne’s Lace
(Daucus corota)
Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: Digestive pain reliever
Active Chemicals:
Parcetamol
Specimen can
be prepared through: Infusion
Treats:
Digestive disorders
Flowering Spurge
(Euphorbia corollata)
Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: Soreness reliever
Active
Chemicals: Ciloxan Ophthalmic
Specimen can
be prepared through: Ointment
Treats:
Sores
Elephant
Ears
(Colocasia esculenta)
Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: None, DO NOT consume or use on one’s self
Active
Chemicals: Oxalic acid (Poisonous)
Specimen can
be prepared through: N/A
Treats: N/A
Black Snake Root
(Cimicifuga racemosa)
Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest
Medicinal
purposes: Heals wounds or burns, and internal bleeding
Active
Chemicals: Kratom
Specimen can
be prepared through: Poultice, decoction
Treats:
Wound, burns, and excessive internal bleeding
Conclusion Questions
1. It is important to correctly identify
a plant/root because if you are wrong when using it and if its poisonous,
chances are you won’t survive.
2. It would be helpful to know plants from other
regions because the preparation of a specimen may require another type of plant
in order for the medicine to be effective.
3. There is a significant difference if
you were traveling in a different season because every plant has its own
blooming season, which may not go along with yours.
4. It would be important to bond with
the local people about their plants simply because they know them better than
you do.
5. I would not because there is a chance
my source of information may be outdated, be it in text, or my mind.
