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.