Butterfly weed

Tall Grass Prairie

Genus and Species: Asclepias tuberosa

Habitat: waste areas

Seasons:Spring to Early Fall


Active Chemical Ingredient: Glycoside


Chemical Structure:

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

Uses of Specimen:
 treats constipation, (weak tea is laxative and diuretic


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Resources: Medicinal Plants Folding Pocket
Medicinal Ingredients - Asclepias tuberosa, Canada root. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2015.