Herb Library

Thermopsis montana

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cough medicine, eye medicine, hunting medicine, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Valeriana uliginosa

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cathartic, dermatological aid, hunting medicine, psychological aid, pulmonary aid. Documented among Menominee.

Draba rectifructa

Native American medicinal plant used as diuretic. Documented among Navajo.

Dryopteris campyloptera

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gastrointestinal aid, cancer treatment. Documented among Eskimo, Western, Hesquiat.

Hieracium pilosella

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

Pilosella officinarum

European folk remedy for respiratory catarrh, whooping cough, and as a diuretic; mildly astringent and anti-inflammatory.

Artemisia vulgaris

A traditional herb used in European and Chinese medicine for digestive support, menstrual regularity, and as a bitter tonic.

Centaurium muehlenbergii

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge, gastrointestinal aid, laxative. Documented among Mahuna.

Toddalia asiatica

East African root remedy for malaria, cough, and rheumatism; Kikuyu and Luo traditional medicine; contains coumarins.

Wyethia amplexicaulis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, orthopedic aid, antirheumatic (external), emetic, misc. disease remedy, venereal aid. Documented among Gosiute, Okanagan-Colville, Paiute.

Rosa multiflora

Traditional medicinal plant used for anodyne, astringent, bactericide, carminative, cathartic, diuretic, flux, laxative, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Prunus mume

A sour astringent fruit in TCM used for chronic cough, chronic diarrhea, parasites, and to generate body fluids. The smoked/dried form is used medicinally.

Vitis rotundifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, emetic, pediatric aid, snake bite remedy. Documented among Seminole.

Pinus contorta

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

Marsdenia tenacissima

Ayurvedic fiber herb used for urinary disorders, fever, and cough. The stem yields a strong fiber and root is used medicinally for anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties.

Brassica sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as poultice, burn dressing. Documented among Rappahannock, Shoshoni.

Erythrina abyssinica

East African bark remedy for malaria, gonorrhea, and rheumatism; root decoction for stomach complaints and snake bite.

Poa fendleriana

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

Myristica fragrans (bark)

Indonesian Maluku Islands use of nutmeg tree BARK (distinct from seed/aril spice) for rheumatism, stomach pain, and skin conditions. Applied as poultice or decocted. Contains different lignans than the seed. Traditional Moluccan remedy.

Myrtus communis

Traditional medicinal plant used for antiseptic, astringent, bladder, brain, bronchitis, carminative, condyloma(anus), cordial, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Mesua ferrea

Fragrant Ayurvedic herb used for bleeding disorders, dysentery, skin diseases, and as an anti-inflammatory. The flowers are particularly valued in gynecological conditions.

Desmodium nudiflorum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, oral aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Mitella nuda

Native American medicinal plant used as ear medicine. Documented among Cree, Woodlands.

Murdannia nudiflora

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine. Documented among Hawaiian.

Enceliopsis nudicaulis

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, cough medicine, venereal aid. Documented among Shoshoni.

Viburnum lentago

Native American medicinal plant used as urinary aid, misc. disease remedy, antihemorrhagic, emetic, tuberculosis remedy, abortifacient. Documented among Chippewa, Delaware, Ontario, Iroquois.

Solanum quitoensis

Traditional medicinal plant used for antidote(hippomane).

Anemone narcissiflora

Native American medicinal plant used as antihemorrhagic. Documented among Aleut.

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, gastrointestinal aid, pediatric aid, laxative, other, anthelmintic. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Mahuna.

Brickellia oblongifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, pediatric aid, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta, Shoshoni.

Typha angustifolia

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

Melampyrum lineare

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

Mirabilis linearis

Native American medicinal plant used as diuretic, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid, panacea, burn dressing, cough medicine. Documented among Lakota, Navajo, Kayenta, Navajo, Ramah.

Lithospermum incisum

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, orthopedic aid, psychological aid, sedative, stimulant, antihemorrhagic. Documented among Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Hopi.

Ericameria linearifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), dermatological aid, orthopedic aid, veterinary aid. Documented among Kawaiisu, Tubatulabal.

Collomia linearis

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

Pectis angustifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, psychological aid, carminative, ceremonial medicine. Documented among Keres, Western, Navajo.

Hosta lancifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as antihemorrhagic, cough medicine, dermatological aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Pityopsis graminifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid, cold remedy, febrifuge. Documented among Choctaw, Seminole.

Scutellaria angustifolia

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

Sophora angustifolia

Traditional medicinal plant used for astringent, dysentery, fever, jaundice, leprosy, restorative, scrofula, stomachic, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Stephanomeria minor

Native American medicinal plant used as snake bite remedy, venereal aid. Documented among Apache, White Mountain, Shoshoni, Zuni.

Eriodictyon angustifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, laxative, orthopedic aid, antidiarrheal, antiemetic. Documented among Hualapai, Paiute, Shoshoni.

Yucca angustissima

Native American medicinal plant used as snake bite remedy, ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, disinfectant, laxative. Documented among Apache, Hopi.

Sisyrinchium nashii

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

Tropaeolum majus

Edible garden plant with natural antibiotic properties used for urinary tract infections, respiratory infections, and as a source of vitamin C. The peppery leaves and flowers are used in salads.

Eriogonum inflatum

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

Mentha australis

Aboriginal medicine plant for coughs, colds, and digestive complaints. Less menthol than European mints but with a unique aromatic profile used medicinally and culinarily.