Yellow Sweetclover: Melilotus officinalis
Habitat: Eastern Deciduous Forest / Tall grassland prairie
Active Ingredient: Coumaric Acid
Chemical Structure:
Uses:
(tea)
Anti-inflammatory
Headachs
(poultice)
Wounds
Ulcers
(smoked)
Asthma
Preperation:
Dried Flowering Plant made into a tea, poultice, or smoked. (see above)
Links:
Foster, S. (2013). Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central America (Third ed., pp. 1-450). Boston, New York: Peterson.
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