Frontier Chemistry Project

Maladies and Their Remedies

Axe Wound: 

• Comfrey
• Yarrow

Bear Attack(large flesh wounds): 

• Comfrey
• Yarrow

Blisters:

•  Comfrey
•  Black Eyed Susan

Broken Bone:

•  Comfrey
• Cinquefoil

Burns from Fire:

•  Comfrey
• Aloe

Burns from Oil:

• Comfrey
• Aloe

Constipation:

• Common Chickweed
• Aloe

Deep Puncture Wound:

•  Comfrey
• Yarrow

Dermatitis:

• Ginger Root
• Aloe

Diarrhea:

•  Chokecherry
• Pigweed

Flea Bites:

•  Ginger Root
• Aloe

Food Poisoning:

•  Ginger Root
• Dandelion

Frost Bite:

•  Ginger Root
• Aloe

Fungus Infection:

•  Comfrey
• Cinquefoil

Gunshot Wound(fleshy):

•  Comfrey
• Yarrow

Knife Cut:

•  Comfrey
• Yarrow

Malaria: 

• Wild Ginger Root
• Sunflower

Poison Ivy:

• Common Chickweed
• Prairie Dock

Rope Burn:

•  Ginger Root
• Aloe

Snake Bite(Rattlesnake):

•  Willow
• Black Eyed Susan

Sore Throat: 

• Asiatic Dayflower
• Echinacea 

Sprained Ankle/Wrist:

•  Ginger Root
• Aloe

Sunburn:

•  Comfrey
• Aloe

Tick Bite: 

• Wild Ginger Root
• Sunflower

Toothache:

• Willow
• Yarrow

Eastern Deciduous Forest=green

Tall Grass Prairie=orange

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For answers to the main questions of this project, click here