Tall Grass Prairie
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirita L.
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, and waste places.
Seasons: June - October.
Uses: Root tea externally as a wash for sores snakebites, and swelling. Root juice for earaches.
Preparation: Tea.
Active Chemical Ingredient: Chlorogenic acids.
Chemical Structure:
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Resources: Foster, Steven, (2014). Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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