Treatment of Tick Bite

Tall Grass Prairie

 

Common Name: Bee Balm

Genus Species Name: monarda fistulosa

Medical uses: chewed leaves are applied to soothe and cool insect bites and stings 

Active chemical ingredients: Thymol

Chemical Formula:C 10 H 14 O

Chemical Structure:http://www.innerpath.com.au/Herbconstituents/0Herbconstituents.htm

Eastern Deciduous Forest

Common Name: Goats- beard

Genus Species Name: Aruncus diocous

Medical uses: poultice pounded root on insect bites and stings and tea used to take swelling out of certain areas

Active chemical ingredients: phenolic

Chemical FormulaC 6 H 5 OH

Chemical Structurehttp://www.guidechem.com/cas-609/609-24-5.html