Herb Library

Acacia confusa

A medicinal plant (Acacia confusa) from the Fabaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Coleus barbatus

A medicinal plant (Coleus barbatus) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Drynaria fortunei

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(back), analgesic, anodyne, arthralgia, arthritis, bones, carminative, contusion, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Cephalotaxus fortunei

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

Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Traditional medicinal plant used for avicide, parasiticide, poison, skin, wound.

Asclepias quadrifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, dermatological aid, kidney aid, laxative, urinary aid, venereal aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Mirabilis jalapa

Traditional medicinal plant used for abscess, alterative, boil, bruise, carbuncle, carminative, cathartic, colic, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Gentianella propinqua

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, cough medicine. Documented among Tanana, Upper.

Atriplex sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), blood medicine, dermatological aid, cathartic. Documented among Hualapai, Keres, Western, Navajo.

Atriplex canescens

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, misc. disease remedy, ceremonial medicine, poison, stimulant, emetic. Documented among Havasupai, Hopi, Isleta.

Vitis labrusca

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, blood medicine, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid, liver aid, oral aid. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Mohegan.

Hordeum jubatum

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, poison. Documented among Chippewa, Navajo, Ramah.

Galium triflorum

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, love medicine, orthopedic aid, pediatric aid, urinary aid, dermatological aid. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Karok.

Ageratina herbacea

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, febrifuge. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Rhus aromatica

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, ceremonial medicine, antidiarrheal. Documented among Natchez, Ojibwa, Ojibwa, South.

Abronia elliptica

Native American medicinal plant used as pediatric aid, sedative. Documented among Hopi.

Plumeria acutifolia

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(tooth), blennorrhagia, bruise, cataplasm, corn, cosmetic, cough, dermatosis, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Abies fraseri

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid, kidney aid, laxative, pulmonary aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Populus fremontii

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external), dermatological aid, veterinary aid, orthopedic aid, poultice. Documented among Cahuilla, Diegueno, Kawaiisu.

Psorothamnus fremontii

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

Geranium caespitosum

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, dermatological aid. Documented among Gosiute.

Mahonia fremontii

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, oral aid, gastrointestinal aid, laxative, liver aid. Documented among Apache, White Mountain, Hopi, Hualapai.

Calycadenia fremontii

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge. Documented among Yana.

Anemone coronaria

Traditional medicinal plant used for tumor(stomach).

Tagetes patula

Traditional medicinal plant used for antiseptic, astringent, bactericide, calmative, carminative, collyrium, cough, diaphoretic, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Rosa gallica

Traditional medicinal plant used for asthma, astringent, bowel, bronchitis, cancer, cardiotonic, carminative, debility, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Satureja grandiflora

A medicinal plant (Satureja grandiflora) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Micromyrtus striata

A medicinal plant (Micromyrtus striata) from the Myrtaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Ruta chalepensis

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

Artemisia frigida

Native American medicinal plant used as cough medicine, cold remedy, dermatological aid, febrifuge, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid. Documented among Arapaho, Blackfoot, Cheyenne.

Chionanthus virginicus

Eclectic medicine liver and gallbladder herb — for gallstones, jaundice, and liver congestion. One of the best hepatic remedies in the Eclectic tradition. Gentle but effective bile stimulant.

Vitis vulpina

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, blood medicine, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid, liver aid, oral aid. Documented among Cherokee, Chippewa, Delaware, Oklahoma.

Camissonia multijuga

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

Corydalis spp

A medicinal plant (Corydalis spp) from the Papaveraceae family used in traditional medicine.

Elsholtzia cristata

Traditional medicinal plant used for ardor, astringent, carminative, diuretic, dropsy, epistaxis, fever, flux, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Perideridia gairdneri

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, throat aid. Documented among Blackfoot.

Prenanthes trifoliolata

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, dermatological aid, eye medicine, hunting medicine, love medicine, snake bite remedy. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois.

Gmelina arborea

Ayurvedic Dashamula herb used for fever, burning sensation, urinary disorders, and as a nutritive tonic. The fruit is sweet and used to increase vitality.

Uncaria gambir

A Southeast Asian plant whose leaf extract is used for digestive health, diarrhea, and sore throat. Contains catechin and other tannins. Used in betel quid.

Justicia gendarussa

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(ear), amenorrhea, anodyne, beri-beri, bite(snake), carbuncle, carminative, cephalgia, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Impatiens balsamina

Traditional medicinal plant used for antidote, astringent, bactericide, cancer(digestive), cancer(esophagus), caries, cathartic, circulation, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Chamaemelum nobile

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(tooth), carminative, colic, debility, dyspepsia, emetic, hysteria, nervine, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Aquilegia sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as strengthener, veterinary aid. Documented among Thompson.

Lepidium sativum

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(stomach), alterative, anodyne, antiscorbutic, apertif, aphrodisiac, asthma, bronchitis, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Gardenia ternifolia

West African savanna shrub used in Burkina Faso and Mali for malaria, abdominal pain, and wound healing. Root decoction for fever. Fruit paste applied to skin infections. Contains gardenoside iridoids.

Lactuca sativa

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid. Documented among Isleta, Meskwaki.

Barbarea vulgaris

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, cough medicine. Documented among Cherokee, Mohegan, Shinnecock.

Chrysanthemum coronarium

Traditional medicinal plant used for digestive, intoxicant, purgative, repellant(insect), sclerosis, sedative, stomachic.