Herb Library

Arecastrum romanzoffianum

Traditional medicinal plant used for antifertility.

Galium fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, ceremonial medicine, emetic, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Lesquerella fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), emetic, dermatological aid. Documented among Keres, Western, Navajo.

Ceanothus fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid, sedative, ceremonial medicine, emetic. Documented among Keres, Western, Navajo, Navajo, Kayenta.

Malacothrix fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, eye medicine. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Drymaria glandulosa

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Argyrochosma fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid. Documented among Tewa.

Sphaeralcea fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, oral aid, antihemorrhagic. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta, Navajo, Ramah.

Solanum fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as carminative, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Navajo.

Cheilanthes fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid. Documented among Keres, Western.

Thalictrum fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, ceremonial medicine, venereal aid. Documented among Keres, Western, Navajo, Ramah, Shoshoni.

Thlaspi montanum

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, preventive medicine, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Penstemon fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Packera fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as psychological aid, ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, panacea, pediatric aid. Documented among Keres, Western, Navajo, Ramah.

Arabis fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, panacea. Documented among Keres, Western, Navajo, Ramah.

Chamaesyce fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as dietary aid, oral aid, pediatric aid, gastrointestinal aid, analgesic, antidiarrheal. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Navajo, Ramah.

Arenaria fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as panacea, respiratory aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Trigonella foenum-graecum (leaf)

Dried fenugreek leaves — milder than seeds. Used in Indian cuisine and Ayurveda for digestive support and as a nutritive bitter green.

Chamaebatiaria millefolium

Native American medicinal plant used as venereal aid, hunting medicine, orthopedic aid, analgesic, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Gosiute, Navajo, Ramah, Paiute.

Lomatium dissectum

Native American medicinal plant used as burn dressing, dermatological aid, veterinary aid. Documented among Thompson.

Lomatium dissectum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, dietary aid, eye medicine, respiratory aid, tuberculosis remedy, antirheumatic (internal). Documented among Nez Perce, Okanagan-Colville, Paiute, Northern.

Ligusticum filicinum

Native American medicinal plant used as panacea, cough medicine. Documented among Menominee, Paiute.

Aureolaria pedicularia

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, other. Documented among Cherokee.

Ferula assa-foetida (leaf)

Iranian use of asafoetida LEAVES (distinct from the resin spice) for wound healing and topical anti-inflammatory. Leaf preparations used in rural Iranian medicine for bruises, joint pain, and skin conditions. Different chemical profile from the resin.

Carex brevior

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid. Documented among Iroquois.

Chenopodium graveolens

Native American medicinal plant used as emetic, analgesic, herbal steam. Documented among Keres, Western, Zuni.

Dyssodia papposa

Native American medicinal plant used as veterinary aid, febrifuge, other, analgesic, antihemorrhagic, reproductive aid. Documented among Dakota, Keres, Western, Lakota.

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Caribbean purgative and fever remedy; leaf decoction used for hypertension and skin infections. Toxic in large amounts.

Triosteum perfoliatum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, emetic, febrifuge, orthopedic aid, abortifacient, analgesic. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Meskwaki.

Thalictrum sparsiflorum

Native American medicinal plant used as veterinary aid, dermatological aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Great Basin Indian.

Helianthus occidentalis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid. Documented among Ojibwa, South.

Cirsium remotifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid, pediatric aid. Documented among Kwakiutl.

Carex oligosperma

Native American medicinal plant used as emetic. Documented among Iroquois.

Crepis runcinata

Native American medicinal plant used as cancer treatment, dermatological aid. Documented among Meskwaki.

Convolvulus arvensis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah, Pomo, Pomo, Kashaya.

Cerastium arvense

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, gynecological aid. Documented among Iroquois.

Teucrium botrys

Traditional medicinal plant used for fibroma.

Viola bicolor

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antidiarrheal, blood medicine, cold remedy, cough medicine, dermatological aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Thlaspi arvense

Native American medicinal plant used as throat aid. Documented among Iroquois.

Cucurbita pepo

Native American medicinal plant used as anthelmintic, ceremonial medicine, diuretic, kidney aid, urinary aid, pediatric aid. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Menominee.

Antennaria howellii

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid. Documented among Ojibwa.

Artemisia campestris

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, antirheumatic (external), cough medicine, dermatological aid, eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Lakota, Shuswap.

Sonchus arvensis

Native American medicinal plant used as sedative, gynecological aid. Documented among Cherokee, Potawatomi.

Cirsium discolor

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, hemorrhoid remedy, analgesic, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Cree, Iroquois, Meskwaki.

Artemisia campestris

Native American medicinal plant used as antiemetic, febrifuge. Documented among Tewa.

Hymenopappus filifolius

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, emetic. Documented among Zuni.

Citrus australasica

Aboriginal rainforest citrus used for skin conditions and as a vitamin C source. The unique caviar-like vesicles contain citric acid and folate.

Crataegus chrysocarpa

Native American medicinal plant used as laxative, antidiarrheal, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Ojibwa, South, Potawatomi.