Bee Balm (Monarada fistulosa)

Grandma made a hot tea for head colds, or would steam us with this.  It makes a nice poultice to sooth the skin.

Blackberry (Rubus fructicosus)

Used for stomach problems. Tea from the roots is helpful in reducing and soothing swollen tissues and joints.  A decoction from the roots is used for an expectorant. It is used for sore throats and gums.  Leaves are also chewed fresh for bleeding gums. 

Black Gum Tree (Nyssa sylvatica)

Used as a tea for chest pains.

Broomweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae)

This is used by more than one tribe for help with the common flu.  Many homesteaders used this as well.  It is foraged when in bloom and made into a tea.  Today many pick and freeze it for use during flu season. Because of high selium content in high selium soils it can be toxic. It is never used during pregnancy.  

Dock (Rumex crispus)

Grandma used the roots of the dock for infected sores.  In the spring a pot of this cooked would cure what ever was the problem, lol.

Greenbrair (Smilax glauca Walt)

Blood purifier and diuretic. Used as a tea for arthritis.

Maiden Bush, Buck Brush  (Andrachne phyllanthoides)

Grandma would boil the roots and make a weak tea for kidney problems.

Mint

Many types of Mint grow in Oklahoma. It was used for digestion and as a decoction and salve for itchy skin. 

Willow (Salix alba )

This bark tea was used for headaches and fevers.  

Mullien (Verbascum thapes)

Grandma smoked this when she had a bad cough.  It can be made into a tea and she did this with the leaves.  I have seen her soak her feet in this when her arthritis was bad.  Flower tea was used as a sleep aid. 

Passion Flower  (Passiflora incarnata)

Grandma told me this worked well on meningitis, it eased the headache.  It is good used as a tea for muscle aches and spasms.  She would use this on nights when she could not sleep.

This bark tea was used for headaches and fevers.

Sticky Plant (Galium aparine)

Grandma made us drink the tea from this plant if we didn't look quite right, lol.

Sumac (Rhus typhina)        

A mild tea can be used for sore throat and for diarrhea. A tea from the leaves and berries is good for fever.  A poultice from the berries makes a good cure for poison ivy.  Tea from the berries, fresh or dried is a good drink. They contain lots of vitamin C. Some use this as a liver cleanser

Wild Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Use the roots as a tea for digestion problems or good for colic.  Used as hot tea for colds and flu.  It is not advised to forage wild ginger due to its protected stasus.

Wild Rose 

Use the roots for diarrhea as a warm tea. The fruit is high in vitamin C good for colds.  Use rose petal tea for sore throats.

White Flower (Sanguinaria Canadensis)

Grandma used this for the flu when it was extreme. She considered it very strong medicine.

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

You can use this to stop bleeding.  dried leaves can be crushed and put on wounds to help with bleeding and infection.  Leaf tea is good for stomach ailments. Crushed leaves in salve is great for skin problems.