Herb Library

Hymenopappus tenuifolius

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

Physaria chambersii

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

Michelia champaca

Traditional medicinal plant used for alterative, angina, anodyne, asthma, bronchitis, carbuncle, cephalgia, cholera, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Ribes malvaceum

Native American medicinal plant used as toothache remedy. Documented among Luiseno.

Cuscuta californica

Native American medicinal plant used as antidote, hemostat. Documented among Diegueno, Kawaiisu.

Calystegia occidentalis

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

Ericameria brachylepis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Diegueno.

Lonicera interrupta

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, antirheumatic (external), dermatological aid. Documented among Mendocino Indian, Shoshoni, Yuki.

Ceanothus leucodermis

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

Castela emoryi

A Sonoran Desert herb used in Mexican and Native American traditions for intestinal parasites and digestive infections.

Pinus gerardiana

Traditional medicinal plant used for carminative, expectorant, sore, stimulant, wound.

Rhododendron dauricum

A medicinal plant (Rhododendron dauricum) from the Ericaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Agastache rugosa

Used in TCM for chest congestion, diarrhea, headache, and nausea. Has carminative, febrifuge, and stomachic properties.

Conioselinum chinense

Native American medicinal plant used as urinary aid. Documented among Micmac.

Arisaema consanguineum

Traditional medicinal plant used for abscess, anodyne, bite(snake), boil, cancer(stomach), convulsion, decoagulant, epilepsy, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Podophyllum pleianthum

A medicinal plant (Podophyllum pleianthum) from the Berberidaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Firmiana simplex

A medicinal plant (Firmiana simplex) from the Sterculiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Dianthus chinensis

Traditional medicinal plant used for antiphlogistic, diaphoretic, diuretic.

Polystichum polyblepharum

A medicinal plant (Polystichum polyblepharum) from the Dryopteridaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Rubus chingii

A medicinal plant (Rubus chingii) from the Rosaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Nardostachys chinensis

A medicinal plant (Nardostachys chinensis) from the Valerianaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Datura quercifolia

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

Quercus muehlenbergii

Native American medicinal plant used as antiemetic. Documented among Delaware, Ontario.

Lycopodium serratum

A medicinal plant (Lycopodium serratum) from the Lycopodiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Pinus roxburghii

Traditional medicinal plant used for antiseptic, arthritis, bactericide, boil, bronchitis, carminative, colic, dysuria, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Chrysophyllum albidum

West African fruit tree used in Nigerian (Yoruba, Igbo) traditional medicine. Bark decoction for malaria and yellow fever. Seed powder for vaginal infections. Leaf for wound healing. Fruit is popular seasonal snack across Nigeria.

Quararibea cordata

A medicinal plant (Quararibea cordata) from the Bombacaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Davilla rugosa

Traditional medicinal plant used for cathartic, emetic, tumor(testicle).

Guatteria scadens

A medicinal plant (Guatteria scadens) from the Annonaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Ephedra antisyphilitica

Native American medicinal plant used as venereal aid, antidiarrheal. Documented among Pima, Tewa.

Delphinium geraniifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, gynecological aid. Documented among Hopi.

Triodanis perfoliata

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, emetic. Documented among Cherokee, Meskwaki.

Streptopus amplexifolius

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid, antihemorrhagic, kidney aid, venereal aid, panacea, tonic. Documented among Makah, Micmac, Montagnais.

Phacelia crenulata

Native American medicinal plant used as veterinary aid, antirheumatic (external), throat aid. Documented among Hopi, Keres, Western.

Phacelia crenulata

Native American medicinal plant used as veterinary aid. Documented among Hopi.

Cleistopholis patens

West African tree used in Yoruba and Igbo traditional medicine for malaria, fever, and pain. Bark decoction as antimalarial. Contains clerodane diterpenes and liriodenine. Important in Nigerian ethnomedicine for febrile illness.

Monarda clinopodia

A medicinal plant (Monarda clinopodia) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Pycnanthemum clinopodioides

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

Orobanche fasciculata

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, pulmonary aid, cancer treatment, poison, panacea, pediatric aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Keres, Western, Montana Indian.

Hypericum brachyphyllum

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

Salix caroliniana

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, febrifuge, analgesic, antidiarrheal, antirheumatic (external), antirheumatic (internal). Documented among Houma, Seminole.

Xyris ambigua

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, pulmonary aid. Documented among Seminole.

Erythrina crista-galli

Traditional medicinal plant used for antiseptic, cancer(stomach), narcotic, piles.

Capsicum baccatum

Central American topical analgesic and circulatory stimulant for arthritis, neuralgia, and poor circulation; milder than cayenne.

Chrysobalanus icaco

Traditional medicinal plant used for abortifacient, amygdalitis, antiseptic, astringent, bowel, cicatrizant, condyloma, diarrhea, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Cocos nucifera

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, dermatological aid, other, strengthener. Documented among Hawaiian.

Phlox stansburyi

Native American medicinal plant used as contraceptive, dermatological aid, disinfectant, gynecological aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Penstemon linarioides

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