Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)

Boneset is an old fashioned herb traditionally used to heal broken bones and in the treatment of flu that makes your bones ache.

Eupatorium perfoliatum grows in wet soils in the eastern half of North America. Boneset is a perennial in the Asteraceae family and has been used for its beneficial properties by Native Americans for generations.

Astringent and bitter, the dried aerial portions of boneset can be prepared as an extract, or as a warm or cold infusion. The tea is bitter.

1 oz dried aerial parts.