Herb Library

Heliomeris multiflora

Native American medicinal plant used as witchcraft medicine. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Solidago speciosa

Native American medicinal plant used as burn dressing. Documented among Meskwaki.

Asclepias speciosa

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid, dermatological aid, venereal aid, ceremonial medicine, emetic. Documented among Cheyenne, Flathead, Miwok.

Helianthus niveus

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

Desmodium canadense

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

Dasiphora floribunda

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, other, poison, gynecological aid. Documented among Cheyenne, Tanana, Upper.

Gilia inconspicua

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

Erysimum inconspicuum

Native American medicinal plant used as tuberculosis remedy. Documented among Hopi.

Sophora pachycarpa

A medicinal plant (Sophora pachycarpa) from the Fabaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Thymus capitatus

Traditional medicinal plant used for pertussis, spice.

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as laxative, gynecological aid, eye medicine, nose medicine, throat aid, cold remedy. Documented among Isleta, Keresan, Navajo.

Phacelia hastata

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

Artemisia cana

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, dietary aid, tonic. Documented among Montana Indian.

Atriplex argentea

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, dermatological aid, other, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah, Zuni.

Moneses uniflora

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, cold remedy, cough medicine, throat aid, analgesic, orthopedic aid. Documented among Cowichan, Eskimo, Alaska, Haisla and Hanaksiala.

Heimia salicifolia

Traditional medicinal plant used for antidote, astringent, bronchitis, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, dysentery, dyspepsia, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Crepis modocensis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, eye medicine, gynecological aid. Documented among Paiute, Shoshoni.

Sorbus sitchensis

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (internal), eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid, cold remedy, cathartic. Documented among Bella Coola, Carrier, Southern, Gitksan.

Cymbopogon parkeri

A medicinal plant (Cymbopogon parkeri) from the Poaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Rhus trilobata

Native American medicinal plant used as misc. disease remedy, burn dressing, cold remedy, diuretic, hemostat, reproductive aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Comanche.

Pinus elliottii

A medicinal plant (Pinus elliottii) from the Pinaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Eriogonum microthecum

Native American medicinal plant used as tuberculosis remedy, urinary aid, antirheumatic (external), cough medicine, orthopedic aid. Documented among Paiute, Shoshoni.

Crepis atribarba

Native American medicinal plant used as orthopedic aid. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Eriogonum leptophyllum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gynecological aid, panacea, snake bite remedy. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Astragalus gracilis

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

Phlox gracilis

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

Origanum vulgare var. gracile

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(ear), ache(tooth), alopecia, anodyne, bronchitis, cancer, carminative, catarrh, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Elymus trachycaulus

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

Amaranthus hybridus

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, gynecological aid, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Cherokee, Keres, Western.

Pseudognaphalium canescens

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine. Documented among Karok.

Rhododendron anthopogon

Tibetan aromatic herb used in incense and medicine for lung disorders, colds, and sinus congestion. Burned as juniper substitute at high altitudes for purification rituals.

Symphyotrichum laeve

Native American medicinal plant used as herbal steam, stimulant. Documented among Meskwaki.

Hordeum murinum

Native American medicinal plant used as urinary aid. Documented among Costanoan.

Rubus canadensis

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal. Documented among Delaware, Oklahoma, Menominee.

Smilax herbacea

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (internal), burn dressing, dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid. Documented among Cherokee, Chippewa, Iroquois.

Malacothrix glabrata

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine. Documented among Apache, White Mountain.

Cyperus laevigatus

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, dermatological aid, strengthener, venereal aid. Documented among Hawaiian.

Stachys aspera

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, emetic. Documented among Meskwaki.

Equisetum laevigatum

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, contraceptive, dermatological aid, urinary aid, hypotensive, ceremonial medicine. Documented among Costanoan, Diegueno, Hoh.

Onosmodium molle

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), veterinary aid. Documented among Lakota.

Heliopsis helianthoides

Native American medicinal plant used as stimulant, pulmonary aid. Documented among Chippewa, Meskwaki.

Rosa blanda

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, hemorrhoid remedy, eye medicine, analgesic, orthopedic aid. Documented among Meskwaki, Ojibwa, Ojibwa, South.

Satureja glabella

A medicinal plant (Satureja glabella) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Mirabilis oxybaphoides

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

Mentzelia laevicaulis

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (internal), dietary aid, ear medicine, febrifuge, misc. disease remedy, dermatological aid. Documented among Cheyenne, Gosiute, Mendocino Indian.

Aureolaria flava

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

Viola pubescens

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

Ceanothus velutinus

Native American medicinal plant used as other, dermatological aid, cough medicine, febrifuge, ceremonial medicine, orthopedic aid. Documented among Great Basin Indian, Karok, Modesse.