Herb Library

Stephania tetrandra

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache, arthrodynia, beri-beri, edema, hypertension, numbness.

Arctostaphylos viscida

Native American medicinal plant used as dietary aid, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Miwok.

Thelesperma filifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as pediatric aid, tuberculosis remedy. Documented among Keres, Western.

Galium tinctorium

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

Pluchea foetida

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge. Documented among Choctaw.

Anthemis cotula

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, anticonvulsive, antirheumatic (internal), dermatological aid, diaphoretic, emetic. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Karok.

Astragalus praelongus

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

Lesquerella rectipes

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, eye medicine, respiratory aid, toothache remedy. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Forestiera pubescens

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, disinfectant, emetic. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Struchium sparganophorum

West African aquatic herb used in Yoruba (Nigeria) traditional medicine for malaria, fever, and headache. Leaves eaten as bitter vegetable. Related to bitterleaf (Vernonia) but aquatic habitat. Contains sesquiterpene lactones and flavonoids.

Citrus sudachi

A medicinal plant (Citrus sudachi) from the Rutaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Hemigraphis alternata

Siddha wound-healing leaf applied to cuts, bruises, and hemorrhoids; also used for kidney stones and urinary infections in Tamil folk practice.

Potentilla recta

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, internal medicine. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Eriogonum umbellatum

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

Lupinus sulphureus

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Eriogonum umbellatum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, venereal aid, gastrointestinal aid, disinfectant, emetic, cold remedy. Documented among Kawaiisu, Mahuna, Navajo, Kayenta.

Rhus glabra

Sumach is used for all excessive watery states where discharges need to be toned and healed. It tones the entire alimentary canal, heals internal ulcers, and helps regulate blood sugar.

Talinum parviflorum

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

Crotalaria juncea

Traditional medicinal plant used for depurative, emmenagogue, impetigo, poison, psoriasis.

Lonicera oblongifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gynecological aid, psychological aid, sedative, urinary aid. Documented among Iroquois.

Quercus bicolor

Native American medicinal plant used as misc. disease remedy, orthopedic aid, respiratory aid, tuberculosis remedy, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Iroquois.

Traditional 11-herb formula

Classic European bitter formula (11 herbs including Aloe, Myrrh, Saffron, Camphor, Rhubarb, Manna). Used for digestive support, immune tonic, and topical first aid.

Achlys triphylla

Native American medicinal plant used as tuberculosis remedy, dermatological aid, emetic, eye medicine, veterinary aid. Documented among Cowlitz, Lummi, Paiute.

Castanea sativa

Astringent herb whose leaves are used for whooping cough, paroxysmal coughs, and bronchitis. The bark is a traditional remedy for diarrhea and fever. Leaves also used as a gargle for sore throats.

Lippia dulcis

Traditional medicinal plant used for asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, cold, colic, congestion, cough, demulcent, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Stenandrium dulce

Native American medicinal plant used as pediatric aid, sedative, stimulant. Documented among Seminole.

Swertia chirayita

Himalayan bitter herb cultivated in Nepal and Pakistan, used in Ayurvedic medicine as a febrifuge, digestive tonic, and liver protectant. Traditionally used for malaria, constipation, skin diseases, and worm infestations.

Arundinaria gigantea

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, kidney aid, stimulant. Documented among Choctaw, Houma.

Tacca chantrieri

Southeast Asian ornamental with striking black flowers used in Thai and Chinese folk medicine for gastric ulcers, hypertension, and burns. Rhizome contains taccalonolide diterpenoids with documented anti-tumor activity in modern research.

Pandanus tectorius

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, laxative, pediatric aid, strengthener. Documented among Hawaiian.

Eriogonum tenellum

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

Agrimonia gryposepala

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, blood medicine, dermatological aid, dietary aid, febrifuge, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Meskwaki.

Dodecatheon jeffreyi

Native American medicinal plant used as love medicine. Documented among Thompson.

Astragalus kentrophyta

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

Anemone virginiana

Native American medicinal plant used as pulmonary aid, antidiarrheal, emetic, love medicine, tuberculosis remedy, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Menominee.

Cirsium altissimum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gastrointestinal aid, poultice. Documented among Cherokee.

Eriogonum elatum

Native American medicinal plant used as cathartic. Documented among Mahuna.

Brickellia grandiflora

Native American medicinal plant used as poison, antirheumatic (external), carminative, dietary aid, liver aid, analgesic. Documented among Gosiute, Keres, Western, Navajo, Ramah.

Micromeria fruticosa subsp. barbata

A medicinal plant (Micromeria fruticosa) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Holarrhena pubescens

A medicinal plant (Holarrhena pubescens) from the Apocynaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Hydnocarpus anthelminticus

A medicinal plant (Hydnocarpus anthelminticus) from the Flacourtiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Saxifraga parnassifolia

Tibetan alpine herb used for liver disorders, bile-heat, and infectious fevers. Grows at extremely high altitudes and is collected by traditional Tibetan herbalists.

Justicia crassifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as reproductive aid. Documented among Seminole.

Astragalus pachypus

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gynecological aid. Documented among Kawaiisu.

Cryptantha crassisepala

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, poison, stimulant. Documented among Hopi, Keres, Western, Navajo, Kayenta.

Caulanthus crassicaulis

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine. Documented among Shoshoni.

Clove + Lemon + Cinnamon + Eucalyptus + Rosemary

Legend-based EO blend from medieval plague times — potent antimicrobial combination. Used in diffusers for air purification and diluted for cleaning. MUST dilute for skin.

Alnus incana

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external), pulmonary aid, tuberculosis remedy, eye medicine, laxative. Documented among Bella Coola, Blackfoot, Cree, Woodlands.