Herb Library

Mimulus guttatus

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, herbal steam, orthopedic aid, dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Kawaiisu, Shoshoni, Yavapai.

Polygala senega

Traditional medicinal plant used for alterative, asthma, bite(snake), bronchitis, cancer, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Carya ovata

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, herbal steam, gynecological aid, tonic, anthelmintic, antirheumatic (external). Documented among Chippewa, Delaware, Ontario, Iroquois.

Hieracium villosum

Balkan and Mediterranean mountain herb used in traditional Serbian and Croatian medicine for respiratory catarrh, lung conditions, and as mild diuretic. Contains umbelliferone and chlorogenic acid. Used as folk remedy for bronchitis.

Carya laciniosa

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, analgesic, cold remedy, dermatological aid, diaphoretic, emetic. Documented among Cherokee.

Quercus imbricaria

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, dermatological aid, disinfectant, emetic, febrifuge, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Fraxinus xanthoxyloides

Central Asian tree used in Unani and Afghan traditional medicine for fever, rheumatism, and as a tonic. Manna exudate from the bark is used as a gentle laxative.

Lessoniopsis littoralis

Native American medicinal plant used as strengthener. Documented among Nitinaht.

Myriophyllum sibiricum

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, emetic, pediatric aid. Documented among Iroquois.

Asclepias speciosa

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

Desmodium canadense

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

Senna obtusifolia

A medicinal plant (Senna obtusifolia) from the Fabaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Arabis sparsiflora

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, contraceptive, eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Cassia tora

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(ear), ache(head), bactericide, bite(bug), bite(snake), cathartic, cheloid, coffee, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Stylosanthes biflora

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

Polygala cornuta

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cold remedy, cough medicine, emetic. Documented among Miwok.

Garrya sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy. Documented among Poliklah.

Cryptantha sericea

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

Cornus amomum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, dermatological aid, emetic, laxative, pediatric aid, poultice. Documented among Iroquois, Menominee.

Lupinus sericeus

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, poison, veterinary aid. Documented among Okanagan-Colville, Thompson.

Dalea villosa

Native American medicinal plant used as cathartic, throat aid. Documented among Lakota.

Salix sericea

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

Arabis puberula

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external). Documented among Shoshoni.

Simarouba amara

A medicinal plant (Simarouba amara) from the Simaroubaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

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

Crepis modocensis

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

Alnus viridis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, kidney aid. Documented among Cree, Hudson Bay.

Sorbus sitchensis

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

Cryptogramma sitchensis

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, liver aid. Documented among Thompson.

Picea sitchensis

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external), burn dressing, ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, disinfectant. Documented among Bella Coola, Carrier, Southern, Gitksan.

Valeriana sitchensis

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cold remedy, dermatological aid, adjuvant, antidiarrheal, ceremonial medicine. Documented among Okanagon, Thompson.

Salix sitchensis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, ceremonial medicine, tonic, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Eskimo, Alaska, Karok, Klallam.

Cymbopogon parkeri

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

Skimmia arborescens

Traditional medicinal plant used for poison.

Rhus trilobata

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

Symplocarpus foetidus

Eclectic medicine antispasmodic — for asthma, whooping cough, and nervous cough. Contains calcium oxalate crystals (fresh plant burns mouth). Must be thoroughly dried before use. Generates own heat to melt through snow.

Ribes glandulosum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gynecological aid. Documented among Chippewa, Cree, Woodlands.

Ipomopsis aggregata

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine. Documented among Great Basin Indian.

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.

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.

Asclepias stenophylla

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

Sanicula smallii

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

Scutellaria parvula

A medicinal plant (Scutellaria parvula) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Rubus canadensis

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

Mirabilis oxybaphoides

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