Herb Library

Baccharis sarothroides

Native American medicinal plant used as cough medicine, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Diegueno.

Loeseliastrum matthewsii

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

Centaurium exaltatum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gastrointestinal aid, toothache remedy, tuberculosis remedy. Documented among Miwok.

Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus

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

Balanites aegyptiacus

A medicinal plant (Balanites aegyptiacus) from the Balanitaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Frasera albomarginata

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

Oenothera primiveris

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

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Native American medicinal plant used as antiemetic, antirheumatic (external), cathartic, cold remedy, contraceptive, dermatological aid. Documented among Shoshoni.

Hyptis emoryi

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(ear), ache(tooth), asthma, cold, dyspnea, hearing.

Baileya multiradiata

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

Prunus andersonii

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, antirheumatic (internal), cold remedy, misc. disease remedy, tonic, tuberculosis remedy. Documented among Paiute.

Phlox austromontana

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), cold remedy, gastrointestinal aid, pediatric aid, toothache remedy. Documented among Havasupai, Navajo, Kayenta.

Stanleya pinnata

Native American medicinal plant used as poison, gland medicine, analgesic, misc. disease remedy, throat aid, tonic. Documented among Havasupai, Navajo, Paiute.

Abronia villosa

Native American medicinal plant used as diuretic, burn dressing. Documented among Paiute, Shoshoni.

Symphoricarpos longiflorus

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

Lappula occidentalis

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

Datura discolor

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, dermatological aid, ear medicine, eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid. Documented among Pima.

Nicotiana obtusifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, ear medicine, emetic, hunting medicine. Documented among Cahuilla.

Chilopsis linearis

A Southwestern Native American herb used for respiratory infections, candida, and as an antimicrobial. The flowers make a pleasant tea.

Stephanomeria runcinata

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine. Documented among Keres, Western.

Eriastrum eremicum

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, gastrointestinal aid, pediatric aid, tuberculosis remedy. Documented among Paiute.

Artemisia herba-alba

Traditional medicinal plant used for emmenagogue, enteritis, gastritis, spasm, vermifuge.

Erigeron linearis

Native American medicinal plant used as tuberculosis remedy. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Zinnia acerosa

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

Detarium microcarpum

West African savanna tree used in Hausa and Bambara traditional medicine for tuberculosis, meningitis, and malaria. Fruit pulp edible and nutritious. Bark decoction for pneumonia and diarrhea. Important in Malian traditional pharmacopoeia.

Cedrus deodara

Ayurvedic anti-inflammatory herb used for arthritis, respiratory conditions, urinary disorders, and fever. The heartwood oil is valued for its warming properties.

Clematis virginiana

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, ceremonial medicine, gastrointestinal aid, kidney aid, orthopedic aid, dermatological aid. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois.

Proboscidea althaeifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external). Documented among Pima.

Tephrosia virginiana

Traditional medicinal plant used for alopecia, bladder, cathartic, cough, diaphoretic, fortifcant, laxative, piscicide, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Silicon dioxide (food grade)

Fossilized diatoms — used for intestinal cleansing and as a silica source. FOOD GRADE ONLY. Evidence is mostly anecdotal. Not an herb but commonly sold alongside herbs.

Dichrostachys cinerea

Pan-African shrub with distinctive two-toned flower clusters. Used in Tanzanian, South African, and West African medicine for snakebite, toothache, dysentery, and gonorrhea. Root chewed for cough. Contains tannins and flavonoids.

Arceuthobium occidentale

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Mendocino Indian.

Diospyros malabarica

South and Southeast Asian persimmon relative used in Ayurvedic and Thai medicine. Unripe fruit astringent — for diarrhea and dysentery. Bark decoction as gargle for oral infections. Fruit pulp used to preserve fishing nets. Contains betulinic acid.

Diospyros mespiliformis

Pan-African ebony tree used widely in Sahelian and East African traditional medicine for malaria, pneumonia, and intestinal worms. Bark for dysentery. Root chewed for toothache. Contains naphthoquinones (plumbagin) with antimicrobial activity.

Scutellaria discolor

Traditional medicinal plant used for anodyne, rheumatism.

Penthorum sedoides

Native American medicinal plant used as cough medicine. Documented among Meskwaki.

Origanum creticum

Traditional medicinal plant used for medicine, scrofula, spasm, tumor.

Eriogonum divaricatum

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, orthopedic aid, snake bite remedy. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta.

Cuscuta sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as contraceptive, poison. Documented among Paiute, Pima.

Dorema ammoniacum

Iranian medicinal plant producing oleo-gum-resin (ammoniacum) used in traditional Persian and Unani medicine for asthma, chronic bronchitis, and as expectorant. Also used in plasters for joint pain. Contains ammoresinol with antimicrobial properties.

Dorstenia contrajerva

Central American fig relative whose rhizome was one of the most important medicines in colonial Latin America — used as universal antidote, for snakebite, and fever. Name means 'counter-poison.' Contains furanocoumarins and dorstenin.

Liatris punctata

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, urinary aid, venereal aid, veterinary aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Comanche, Meskwaki.

Crataegus punctata

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Iroquois.

Polygonum punctatum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gastrointestinal aid, orthopedic aid, psychological aid. Documented among Chippewa, Houma, Iroquois.

Lesquerella douglasii

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, gastrointestinal aid, dermatological aid, diaphoretic. Documented among Okanagan-Colville, Shuswap.

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Native American medicinal plant used as cough medicine, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid, throat aid, antirheumatic (external), orthopedic aid. Documented among Apache, White Mountain, Hanaksiala, Isleta.

Senecio flaccidus

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, disinfectant, gynecological aid, kidney aid, other, laxative. Documented among Costanoan, Kawaiisu.

Iris douglasiana

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid, pediatric aid. Documented among Yokia.