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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