Herb Library

Carex plantaginea

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

Plantago major (fresh poultice)

The classic herbal first aid — chew a fresh plantain leaf and apply to insect bites, stings, or splinters. Draws out venom/irritants. Works in minutes. Free and everywhere.

Gentiana affinis

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

Coleus amboinicus

Pan-tropical aromatic succulent herb used in Indonesian (daun jinten), Indian, and Caribbean folk medicine for cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, and digestive complaints. Leaf juice for insect bites. Contains carvacrol and thymol. Culinary herb in many cultures.

Asclepias tuberosa

A Native American herb for respiratory infections, pleurisy, and bronchial inflammation. Named for its traditional use with pleurisy.

Pluchea indica

Southeast Asian shrub used in Thai, Indonesian, and Vietnamese traditional medicine for fever, hemorrhoids, lumbago, and leucorrhea. Young leaves eaten as vegetable in Java. Contains thiophene derivatives and flavonoids.

Santalum lanceolatum

Aboriginal bush food and medicine used for sore eyes, coughs, and skin conditions. The sweet fruit is eaten fresh and leaves are prepared as a wash for skin sores.

Brickellia brachyphylla

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

Macleaya cordata

Traditional medicinal plant used for abscess, alexiteric, analgesic, arthralgia, caries, carminative, circulation, edema, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Plumeria rubra

Pan-tropical ornamental tree with medicinal uses across multiple traditions. Bark decoction for fever, malaria, and venereal diseases in Southeast Asian and Pacific Island medicine. Latex for skin conditions and toothache. Contains plumericin and isoplumericin.

Cephalotaxus drupacea

A medicinal plant (Cephalotaxus drupacea) from the Cephalotaxaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Hydrocotyle poltata

Native American medicinal plant used as pulmonary aid, strengthener, venereal aid. Documented among Hawaiian.

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(tooth), anodyne, bactericide, depilatory, emetic, erysipelas, lactagogue, lactogogue, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Grindelia fastigiata

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

Desmodium glutinosum

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

Arctostaphylos pungens

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, dermatological aid, ceremonial medicine, emetic. Documented among Cahuilla, Navajo, Ramah.

Angelica lineariloba

Native American medicinal plant used as antihemorrhagic, pulmonary aid. Documented among Paiute, Northern.

Conium maculatum

Traditional medicinal plant used for anodyne, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, asthma, cns sedative, cancer, cancer(breast), chorea, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Rhus toxicodendron

Traditional medicinal plant used for cancer.

Sanicula bipinnata

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

Toxicodendron vernix

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, febrifuge, misc. disease remedy, poison, respiratory aid, urinary aid. Documented among Cherokee, Chippewa.

Asclepias exaltata

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Omaha, Ponca.

Paris polyphylla

Traditional medicinal plant used for ague, anthelminthic, bite(bug), bite(rat), bite(snake), boil, bruise, cancer, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Syzygium jambos

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(head), diabetes, epilepsy, eye, narcotic.

Pinus ponderosa

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, analgesic, antirheumatic (external), gynecological aid, ceremonial medicine, cough medicine. Documented among Cheyenne, Flathead, Navajo.

Potamogeton sp.

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

Alternanthera sessilis

Siddha eye health herb and hepatoprotective; eaten as greens for night blindness, anemia, and skin diseases.

Rhododendron ponticum

Traditional medicinal plant used for gout, hydrocoele, intoxicant, narcotic, rheumatism.

Monarda pectinata

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, analgesic, gastrointestinal aid, ceremonial medicine, cough medicine, febrifuge. Documented among Kiowa, Navajo, Navajo, Kayenta.

Populus tremuloides

Poplar bark has a unique ability to target both function and structure of the bladder, healing incontinence, wall punctuation, sensitivity, and sphincter tone. Also calms the sympathetic nervous system.

Solanum americanum

Hawaiian medicinal plant used in la'au lapa'au for skin conditions, respiratory infections, and general tonic. Ripe black berries eaten in small amounts. Green berries and large leaf doses are TOXIC. Contains solanine glycoalkaloids.

Cinnamomum porrectum

A medicinal plant (Cinnamomum porrectum) from the Lauraceae family used in traditional medicine.

Thymus zygis subsp. sylvestris

Traditional medicinal plant used for tumor.

Viburnum nudum

Native American medicinal plant used as anticonvulsive, diaphoretic, febrifuge, misc. disease remedy, oral aid, tonic. Documented among Cherokee.

Quercus stellata

Traditional medicinal plant used for coffee.

Croton pottsii

Native American medicinal plant used as kidney aid. Documented among Mahuna.

Juncus tenuis

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid, orthopedic aid, pediatric aid, strengthener, emetic, sports medicine. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois.

Aristida divaricata

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

Iva axillaris

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, contraceptive, dermatological aid, analgesic, antidiarrheal, cold remedy. Documented among Mahuna, Paiute, Shoshoni.

Aster sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as laxative, pediatric aid, veterinary aid, blood medicine, gynecological aid, hunting medicine. Documented among Blackfoot, Iroquois, Pawnee.

Sisyrinchium campestre

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

Amphiachyris dracunculoides

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

Desmanthus illinoensis

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

Malus ioensis

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

Sporobolus heterolepis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, emetic, liver aid. Documented among Ojibwa, South.

Linum lewisii

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, eye medicine, analgesic, disinfectant, gastrointestinal aid, pediatric aid. Documented among Gosiute, Great Basin Indian, Navajo, Kayenta.

Erigeron strigosus

Native American medicinal plant used as heart medicine, analgesic. Documented among Catawba, Ojibwa.

Koeleria macrantha

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, stimulant. Documented among Cheyenne.