Bear Attack

Bear Attack
Although the bear in the picture below is so cute and harmless, not all bears are. (I just couldn't BEAR to put another gory picture up!) We are assuming that in this situation that there are very large flesh wounds.

Treatment:
Sassafras

Common Name: Sassafras

Scientific Name: Sassafras albidum

Family: Lauraceae

Habitat: Eastern Deciduous Forest

Active Chemical Ingredients: Safrole

Uses: Analgesic, antiseptic, astringent

Preparation: Tea from bark

Safrole

 Treatment:

American Pokeweed

• Common Name: American Pokeweed
• Scientific Name:Phytolacca americana
• Family: Phytolaccaceae
• Habitat: Eastern Deciduous Forest/Tall Grass Prairie
• Active Chemical Ingredients: Phytolaccagenin
• Uses: anti-inflammatory, cleanses the blood, analgesic
• Preparation: Eat the boiled berries, CAUTION! If eaten raw, they are poisonous!!!

 

phytolaccagenin

References:

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