Herb Library

Juncus mertensianus

Native American medicinal plant used as witchcraft medicine. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Ageratum conyzoides

Traditional medicinal plant used for abdomen, abortifacient, ague, boil, burn, colic, collyrium, contraceptive, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Purshia mexicana

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, laxative, antirheumatic (internal), dermatological aid, cathartic, venereal aid. Documented among Havasupai, Hualapai, Paiute.

Physalis philadelphica

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine. Documented among Diegueno.

Conopholis alpina

Native American medicinal plant used as tuberculosis remedy. Documented among Keres, Western.

Artemisia ludoviciana

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, herbal steam, throat aid. Documented among Kiowa.

Asclepias fascicularis

Native American medicinal plant used as snake bite remedy, poison. Documented among California Indian, Mendocino Indian.

Diplazium meyenianum

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

Citrus meyerii

A medicinal plant (Citrus meyerii) from the Rutaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Microcos paniculata

Southeast Asian tree used in Vietnamese, Bangladeshi, and Thai traditional medicine for diarrhea, dysentery, and fever. Contains microcosin flavanones. Bark decoction for stomach complaints. Young leaves eaten as vegetable.

Micromelum minutum

Southeast Asian and Pacific Island shrub used in Vietnamese, Filipino, and Samoan medicine for postpartum care, headache, and toothache. Contains coumarins (micromelone) and carbazole alkaloids. Leaf tea for fever across Pacific Islands.

Lesquerella intermedia

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, emetic, gynecological aid, snake bite remedy, eye medicine. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Kayenta.

Polygonum hydropiperoides

A medicinal plant (Polygonum hydropiperoides) from the Polygonaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Millettia brandisiana

Thai traditional medicine root used for vitality, muscle building, and male sexual health. Distinguished from Pueraria mirifica (female tonic). Contains pterocarpans and isoflavonoids. Used as rejuvenating tonic in northern Thai traditional medicine.

Claytonia perfoliata

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external), eye medicine. Documented among Shoshoni, Thompson.

Mirabilis jalapa (root)

Pan-tropical ornamental plant ROOT used in Central American, Indian, and Pacific Island folk medicine for diarrhea, inflammation, and wound healing. Root contains mirabilis antiviral protein (MAP) and trigonelline. Aztec purgative medicine.

Vernonia missurica

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

Mitragyna stipulosa

West and Central African tree related to kratom (M. speciosa) but with distinct alkaloid profile. Used in Ghanaian and Nigerian traditional medicine for malaria, pain, and hypertension. Contains rhynchophylline and mitraphylline rather than mitragynine.

Carya alba

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, analgesic, cold remedy, dermatological aid, diaphoretic, emetic. Documented among Cherokee, Delaware, Ontario.

Platanthera stricta

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

Eryngium alismifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal. Documented among Paiute.

Geranium lentum

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

Tetradymia stenolepis

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

Arenaria macradenia

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external), dermatological aid, respiratory aid. Documented among Kawaiisu.

Euphorbia incisa

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

Mimulus sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal. Documented among Miwok.

Cupressus macrocarpa

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (internal). Documented among Costanoan.

Viburnum edule

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, pulmonary aid, cough medicine, antidiarrheal, cathartic, dermatological aid. Documented among Bella Coola, Carrier, Carrier, Northern.

Morinda sp

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(head), anodyne, cold, malaria, neuralgia.

Ephedra sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, blood medicine, gastrointestinal aid, kidney aid, venereal aid. Documented among Mahuna.

Thymus saturejoides

A medicinal plant (Thymus saturejoides) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Thymus broussonettii

A medicinal plant (Thymus broussonettii) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Leonurus cardiaca

A traditional women's herb and gentle heart tonic, used for nervous heart palpitations, anxiety, and menstrual support.

Leonurus cardiaca (tincture)

Alcohol-extracted motherwort — for heart palpitations, anxiety, and menstrual support. 30-60 drops as needed for acute anxiety/palpitations. Fast-acting nervine.

Alnus incana

Native American medicinal plant used as tuberculosis remedy, blood medicine, emetic, eye medicine, gynecological aid, laxative. Documented among Blackfoot, Chippewa, Cree, Woodlands.

Sisyrinchium montanum

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

Mirabilis albida

Native American medicinal plant used as burn dressing. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Teucrium montanum

A medicinal plant (Teucrium montanum) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Solidago multiradiata

Native American medicinal plant used as tonic. Documented among Cree, Hudson Bay.

Castilleja parviflora

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Ute.

Cypripedium montanum

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

Kalmia latifolia

Traditional medicinal plant used for alterative, astringent, blood, cardiac, diarrhea, dysentery, eruption, eye, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Lepidium montanum

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

Artemisia ludoviciana

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, dermatological aid, orthopedic aid. Documented among Carrier, Northern, Carrier, Southern.

Spiraea splendens

Native American medicinal plant used as laxative, venereal aid. Documented among Blackfoot.

Clethra acuminata

Native American medicinal plant used as antiemetic, emetic, febrifuge, gastrointestinal aid, liver aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Descurainia incana

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

Madia glomerata

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, herbal steam, love medicine, psychological aid, venereal aid. Documented among Cheyenne, Crow.