Coreopsis
Common name: Tickseed
Genus and Species name: Coreopsis gigantea
Active Chemical ingredients: Diphenylpicrylhydrazyl, C18H12N5O6
Medicinal Uses: Amerindians used root tea for diarrhea and as an emetic. Dried tops in a tea to strengthen blood. Boiled plant to make a drink for internal pains and bleeding.
Preparation: Tea, Drink
Citations:
Native Plant Database. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from https://www.wildflower.org/mobile/plants/result.php?id_plant=coti3
(n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DPPH
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