Mexican Hat; Prairie Coneflower; upright prairie coneflower
Rudbeckia columnifera Nutt.
Medicinal Documentation
The leaves and stems are boiled and make a yellow solution, an external application of which relieves the pain and, it is believed, will draw out the poison of a rattlesnake’s bite Additional commentary: The same fluid gives quick relief in cases of poisoning by ivy (Rhus toxicodendron). This is a yellow coneflower.
The leaves and stems are boiled and make a yellow solution, an external application of which relieves the pain and, it is believed, will draw out the poison of a rattlesnake’s bite. The same fluid gives quick relief in cases of poisoning by ivy (Rhus toxicodendron). Additional commentary: This is a yellow coneflower.
Botanical Reference
Parts Documented: leaves, stems, root, leaf, flower
Distribution: Dry, open sites; common on the high prairie and open disturbed areas; plains to foothill zones; Alberta, Canada to Colorado; Dry. Open sites