Tick bite

Tick bite
Chicory (Cichorium intybus):
Typical habitats include pastures, abandoned fields, areas along roadsides and railroads, forests and grassy areas.
People often apply a paste of chicory leaves directly to the skin for swelling and inflammation.
It contains the chemical compound kaempferol which has anti-bacterial and anti-virus properties that prevent inflammation of the skin and any infections or diseases caused by tick bites.



Juniper berries (Juniperus communis):
Located in deciduous forests and sloped hills, juniper trees are available all year round, however, it takes 2 to 3 years for the berries to ripen.
The extract of juniper berry including the essential oil is used and applied directly to the skin to ease muscle and joint pains caused by tick bites along with other wounds inflicted on the skin.
The oil extracted from Junipers is largely comprised of monoterpene hydrocarbons.  Studies confirmed these effects of the oil which created the possibility of blocking the oxidation processes in yeast cells by increasing activity of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx).
 


Sources:
Kaempferol. (2015, September 5). Retrieved September 5, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaempferol

 Naturalmedicinefacts. (n.d.). Cichorium intybus - Natural medicine facts. Retrieved September 5, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/cichorium-intybus.html 

 Chicory: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD. (n.d.). Retrieved September 5, 2015, from http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-92-chicory.aspx?activeingredientid=92&activeingredientname=chicory

Chicory. (2015, August 30). Retrieved September 5, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory


Juniper: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD. (n.d.). Retrieved August/September, 2015, from http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-724-juniper.aspx?activeingredientid=724&activeingredientname=juniper


Juniperus communis. (2015, August 31). Retrieved August/September, 2015, from https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJuniperus_communis          


   MDPI. (2014). Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Juniper Berry (Juniperus communis L.) Essential Oil. Action of the Essential Oil on the Antioxidant Protection of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Model Organism. Retrieved August/September, 2015, from http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2F2076-3921%2F3%2F1%2F8