Sunday, May 27, 2012

Wildcrafting: Black-Eyed Susan

Black-Eyed Susan




Latin: Rudbeckia hirta

Other Names:
Brown-eyed Susan, Brown Betty, Brown Daisy (Rudbeckia triloba), Gloriosa Daisy, Golden Jerusalem, Poorland Daisy, Yellow Daisy, and Yellow Ox-Eye Daisy

Magickal Attributes:
Justice, Legal matters, Strengthen spells

Medicinal & Other Uses:
Antibiotic, Blood purifier, Fever, Immune system, Venereal disease

Deities:
N/A

Gender: M
Planet: Jupiter
Element: Air

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Harvest Time:
Mid to Late Summer

Garden Uses:
Edging & clumps for ornamental garden decoration
Important Butterfly plant

Culinary Uses:
Soup

Other Uses:
Bouquets, Dried arrangements

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Parts & Their Uses
Antimicrobial
Astringent for wounds
Colds
Diuretic
Earaches
Fevers
Intestinal worms
Poultice for snakebite

More effective than Echinacea at immune system stimulation.

Flowers:
Ground up to make a tea or soup, this can be used as a tonic or diuretic.

Yellow dye can be made from the flower petals.

Drying Flowers:
Bundle upright until dry, to keep their natural downward turning petals. Then if you’re wanting the seeds, turn the bundle upside down and shake gently over a bag or cloth to catch the seeds that fall off.

Leaves:
Macerated juice from the leaves & roots can be used for snakebites and swellings.

Roots:
Boil to make a tea for colds and intestinal worms. Strain before consumption to remove its irritating hairs.

Whole Plant:
N/A

Tinctures:
Use on cotton pad to dab on skin swellings.

Oils:
N/A

Infusions:
A hot tea will speed the recovery from colds, flus, & fevers.

Infusion Recipe:
Use approximately a 10:1 ratio of fresh or dry plant material to boiling water to make a tea.

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