Jewelweed

Eastern Deciduous Forest and Tall Grass Prairie

Genus and Species: Impatiens capensis

Habitat: Damp, low woods; banks of streams, rivers and springs; swampy places; edges of ponds; ravine bottoms; bases of bluffs; moist, disturbed areas

Seasons: Early Summer to Early Fall

Active Chemical Ingredient: lawsone

Chemical structure:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawsone

Uses of Specimen:
Treats rashes and poison ivy, soothes itching (poultice of crushed leaves)

Resources: Barotz, S. (2004). JewelweedImpatiens capensis. Retrieved September 10, 2015.

Medicinal_Plants_Folding_Pocket_Guide

Spotted Touch-Me-Not (Jewelweed). (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2015.