- Malaria
- Frostbite
- Tick Bite
- Sore Throat
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Food Poisoning
- Sprained Ankle
- Knife Cut
- Axe Wound
- Snake Bite
- Dermatitus
- Rope Burn
- Poison Ivy
- Blisters
- Fungus Infection
- Bear Attack
- Deep Puncture Wound
- Oil Burn
- Toothahe
- Flea Bite
- Sunburn
- Gunshot Wound
- Broken Bone
- Fire Burn
Floral Photos
Queen Anns Lace
Grey Dogwood
Daisy Fleabone
Red Clover
Black Eyed Susan
Chicory
Snakeroot
Goat's Beard
Blue Vervain
Cardinal Fower
Questions
1. It is very important to identify a plant or root correctly. Even though some plants may look very similar, they can have very different properties. Most plants have various chemical makeups which can even make some plants toxic or poisonous. Also, plants will have some different medicinal properties or none. For example, if you're bleeding and need to find a cinquefoil to stop the bleeding, but you find a similar looking plant with no medicinal properties, and you won't be able to stop the bleeding. Identifying a plant correctly is very important.
2. When dealing with species from other regions because first of all, different regions with different climates will have different species. All these species will do different things and not knowing what you're dealing with can be dangerous. Also, if some plant in your region won't grow during a certain time of year due to the weather, the same plant might grow at that time somewhere else, and knowing where it's located will help.
3. It would make a huge difference what season you're traveling in when dealing with plants. Plants grow in different climates and conditions. Plants need a certain kind of condition in order to grow and it usually links to a season. For example, the cinquefoil blooms and lives during the summer, so if you're traveling in the winter, you won't be able to find a cinquefoil.
4. Being a scientist, being informed by local people can be very beneficial. The local people will have great knowledge about what properties local plants will have and what those properties can do. Using that knowledge can help create new medicines that others won't have access to because they aren't informed by the same local people.
5. I would trust my reference text about local flora because I used many trust worthy databases that have lots of info containing that chemical properties and how they treat certain maladies. I feel more knowledgeable about what to look for when identifying plants so I don't use anything toxic or incorrect. I also feel comfortable about how to prepare certain plants and roots so I can lower toxicity levels or bring out the correct chemical compounds. I really do trust my source.
Work Cited
Queen Anns Lace
Grey Dogwood
Daisy Fleabone
Red Clover
Black Eyed Susan
Chicory
Snakeroot
Goat's Beard
Blue Vervain
Cardinal Fower1. It is very important to identify a plant or root correctly. Even though some plants may look very similar, they can have very different properties. Most plants have various chemical makeups which can even make some plants toxic or poisonous. Also, plants will have some different medicinal properties or none. For example, if you're bleeding and need to find a cinquefoil to stop the bleeding, but you find a similar looking plant with no medicinal properties, and you won't be able to stop the bleeding. Identifying a plant correctly is very important.
2. When dealing with species from other regions because first of all, different regions with different climates will have different species. All these species will do different things and not knowing what you're dealing with can be dangerous. Also, if some plant in your region won't grow during a certain time of year due to the weather, the same plant might grow at that time somewhere else, and knowing where it's located will help.
3. It would make a huge difference what season you're traveling in when dealing with plants. Plants grow in different climates and conditions. Plants need a certain kind of condition in order to grow and it usually links to a season. For example, the cinquefoil blooms and lives during the summer, so if you're traveling in the winter, you won't be able to find a cinquefoil.
4. Being a scientist, being informed by local people can be very beneficial. The local people will have great knowledge about what properties local plants will have and what those properties can do. Using that knowledge can help create new medicines that others won't have access to because they aren't informed by the same local people.
5. I would trust my reference text about local flora because I used many trust worthy databases that have lots of info containing that chemical properties and how they treat certain maladies. I feel more knowledgeable about what to look for when identifying plants so I don't use anything toxic or incorrect. I also feel comfortable about how to prepare certain plants and roots so I can lower toxicity levels or bring out the correct chemical compounds. I really do trust my source.
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- Gregory L. Tilford. (1997). Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company.
- Medicinal Herbs. (NA). Medicinal Herbs [Data Field]. Retrieved from http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/medicinal/
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