Herb Library

Hypericum crux-andreae

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, eye medicine. Documented among Choctaw.

Hypericum multicaule

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, eye medicine. Documented among Alabama.

Lesquerella rectipes

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

Viola striata

Native American medicinal plant used as witchcraft medicine. Documented among Iroquois.

Desmodium incanum

Jamaican male vitality tonic for back pain, erectile dysfunction, and kidney complaints; root decoction is most common form.

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.

Trifolium dubium

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

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.

Corallorrhiza maculata

Native American medicinal plant used as basket medicine, hunting medicine, love medicine, tuberculosis remedy, veterinary aid, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Iroquois, Navajo, Kayenta, Nevada Indian.

Satureja hortensis

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

Cordylanthus sp.

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

Tylophora indica

Traditional medicinal plant used for anodyne, asthma, bronchitis, cathartic, diaphoretic, diarrhea, dysentery, emetic, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Rumex verticillatus

Native American medicinal plant used as misc. disease remedy. Documented among Choctaw.

Lonicera oblongifolia

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

Rosa palustris

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

Cyrtosperma chamissonis

A medicinal plant (Cyrtosperma chamissonis) from the Araceae family used in traditional medicine.

Quercus bicolor

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

Rosa eglanteria

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

Ipomoea batatas

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

Santalum acuminatum

A medicinal plant (Santalum acuminatum) from the Santalaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Cymopterus newberryi

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

Eupatorium purpureum

Native American medicinal plant used as adjuvant, antirheumatic (internal), diuretic, gynecological aid, kidney aid, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Cherokee, Chippewa, Mahuna.

Cinna arundinacea

Native American medicinal plant used as misc. disease remedy. Documented among Iroquois.

Galium odoratum

German May wine herb — dried leaves develop coumarin scent (vanilla/new-mown hay). Traditional in German May bowl (Maibowle). For insomnia, digestive upset, and varicose veins. Contains coumarin (anticoagulant precursor).

Tabernaemontana divaricata

South and Southeast Asian ornamental with medicinal uses in Ayurveda and Thai medicine. Root for toothache and worm infections. Latex for eye infections (diluted). Contains coronaridine and voacangine indole alkaloids with analgesic properties.

Tacca leontopetaloides

Polynesian medicinal and food plant — one of the original canoe plants brought by Pacific voyagers. Starch extracted for food; whole rhizome used medicinally for stomachache and as poultice for stings. Important famine food across Pacific Islands.

Potentilla arguta

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

Eriophorum angustifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as panacea. Documented among Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut.

Agrimonia gryposepala

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

Delphinium scaposum

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, emetic, gynecological aid, veterinary aid. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Kayenta.

Dodecatheon jeffreyi

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

Ximenia americana

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

Prenanthes altissima

Native American medicinal plant used as snake bite remedy. Documented among Iroquois.

Eriogonum elatum

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

Lithocarpus densiflorus

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, toothache remedy, cough medicine, strengthener. Documented among Costanoan, Pomo, Kashaya, Yurok.

Camissonia tanacetifolia

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

Artemisia dracunculus

A culinary herb with medicinal properties — used for appetite, digestion, sleep, and blood sugar support. Rich in antioxidants.

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.

Salix pulchra

Native American medicinal plant used as anesthetic, eye medicine, oral aid, analgesic. Documented among Eskimo, Alaska, Eskimo, Inupiat, Eskimo, Nunivak.

Dipsacus fullonum

Used in both Western and Chinese herbal traditions for joint/connective tissue support and as part of Lyme disease protocols.

Colubrina texensis

Traditional medicinal plant used for diarrhea, hematochezia.

Croton texensis

Native American medicinal plant used as cathartic, gastrointestinal aid, emetic, eye medicine, ear medicine, laxative. Documented among Apache, White Mountain, Hopi, Isleta.

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.