Herb Library

Dalea enneandra

Native American medicinal plant used as poison. Documented among Dakota.

Lomatium triternatum

Native American medicinal plant used as panacea, pulmonary aid, strengthener, cold remedy, throat aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Okanagan-Colville.

Abies procera

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, cough medicine, dermatological aid. Documented among Paiute.

Eriogonum cernuum

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

Festuca subverticillata

Native American medicinal plant used as heart medicine, other. Documented among Iroquois.

Allium cernuum

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, dermatological aid, febrifuge, gastrointestinal aid, kidney aid, liver aid. Documented among Cherokee, Isleta, Kwakiutl.

Lupinus nootkatensis

Native American medicinal plant used as poison. Documented among Alaska Native.

Viola nephrophylla

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

Lomatium orientale

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antidiarrheal, gastrointestinal aid, pediatric aid. Documented among Cheyenne.

Sorbus decora

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), orthopedic aid. Documented among Cree, Woodlands.

Quercus ellipsoidalis

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient. Documented among Menominee.

Spiranthes lacera

Native American medicinal plant used as hunting medicine. Documented among Ojibwa.

Potentilla gracilis

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antidiarrheal, antirheumatic (internal), blood medicine, dermatological aid, venereal aid. Documented among Okanagan-Colville, Thompson.

Castilleja angustifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, abortifacient, eye medicine. Documented among Navajo, Quileute, Shuswap.

Potentilla norvegica

Native American medicinal plant used as throat aid, analgesic, venereal aid, cathartic. Documented among Chippewa, Navajo, Ramah, Ojibwa.

Merremia dissecta

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

Pycnanthemum nudum

A medicinal plant (Pycnanthemum nudum) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Lomatium nuttallii

Native American medicinal plant used as poison. Documented among Creek.

Polytaenia nuttallii

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, gynecological aid. Documented among Meskwaki.

Strychnos nux-vomica

Traditional medicinal plant used for abdomen, abortifacient, ague, amblyopia, aphrodisiac, asthma, avicide, cns stimulant, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Phoradendron leucarpum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, anticonvulsive, gynecological aid, hypotensive, love medicine, pulmonary aid. Documented among Cherokee, Creek, Houma.

Panicum obtusum

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

Ipomoea indica

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

Fouquieria sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as orthopedic aid. Documented among Hualapai.

Clermontia arborescens

Native American medicinal plant used as breast treatment, dermatological aid, respiratory aid. Documented among Hawaiian.

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic. Documented among Hawaiian.

Licania rigida

A medicinal plant (Licania rigida) from the Chrysobalanaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Usnea longissima

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

Geum triflorum

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid, stimulant, veterinary aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Chippewa, Paiute.

Ipomoea violacea

Traditional medicinal plant used for psychedelic, psychomimetic.

Helianthella uniflora

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, orthopedic aid, analgesic, antirheumatic (external). Documented among Paiute, Shoshoni.

Allium unifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as poison. Documented among Mendocino Indian.

Juniperus monosperma

Native American medicinal plant used as anticonvulsive, cold remedy, cough medicine, gynecological aid, antirheumatic (external), gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Apache, White Mountain, Hopi, Isleta.

Lobelia kalmii

Native American medicinal plant used as emetic, dermatological aid, ear medicine, love medicine. Documented among Cree, Hudson Bay, Iroquois.

Papaver somniferum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, anticonvulsive, sedative, stimulant. Documented among Cherokee.

Picradeniopsis oppositifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, herbal steam, panacea. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Agoseris aurantiaca

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

Polygala lutea

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, antirheumatic (external), blood medicine, heart medicine, other, respiratory aid. Documented among Choctaw, Seminole.

Lewisia rediviva

Native American medicinal plant used as throat aid, breast treatment, gynecological aid, heart medicine, pulmonary aid, blood medicine. Documented among Blackfoot, Flathead, Nez Perce.

Erythronium oregonum

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

Geranium oreganum

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), antidiarrheal, dermatological aid, oral aid. Documented among Miwok, Montana Indian, Salish.

Oxalis oregana

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, dietary aid, other, antirheumatic (external), dermatological aid, disinfectant. Documented among Cowlitz, Karok, Makah.

Quercus garryana

Native American medicinal plant used as tuberculosis remedy, gynecological aid. Documented among Cowlitz, Karok.

Eriocaulon sp

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(head), anodyne, cephalgia, epistaxis, hemicrania, opacity, sunstroke, vermifuge.

Liquidambar orientalis

Traditional medicinal plant used for antidote, antiseptic, cancer, cold, convulsion, cough, epilepsy, expectorant, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Iris x germanica

A medicinal plant (Iris x germanica) from the Iridaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Matteuccia pennsylvanica

A medicinal plant (Matteuccia pennsylvanica) from the Dryopteridaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Inocarpus edulis

Traditional medicinal plant used for antidote(fish), astringent, bloodshot, diarrhea, enterosis, eye, hemorrhage, medicine, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.