Herb Library

Myosurus apetalus

Native American medicinal plant used as panacea, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Ranunculus hispidus

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

Rubus hispidus

Native American medicinal plant used as cough medicine, febrifuge, tuberculosis remedy, anthelmintic, antidiarrheal, dermatological aid. Documented among Micmac, Mohegan, Rappahannock.

Smilax tamnoides

Native American medicinal plant used as tonic, eye medicine, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Choctaw, Iroquois.

Heterotheca villosa

Native American medicinal plant used as poison, dermatological aid, nose medicine, toothache remedy. Documented among Isleta, Navajo, Ramah.

Robinia hispida

Native American medicinal plant used as emetic, toothache remedy, veterinary aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Nama hispidum

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

Aralia hispida

Native American medicinal plant used as heart medicine, alterative, tonic. Documented among Algonquin, Quebec, Potawatomi.

Asarum caudatum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external), gastrointestinal aid, cold remedy, laxative, dermatological aid. Documented among Bella Coola, Okanagan-Colville, Okanagon.

Cystopteris fragilis

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

Opuntia fragilis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, diuretic, throat aid. Documented among Okanagan-Colville, Shuswap.

Iris sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, cough medicine. Documented among Seminole, Yana.

Sparganium eurycarpum

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge, veterinary aid, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Iroquois.

Arnica latifolia

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

Sagittaria latifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge, pediatric aid, gastrointestinal aid, antirheumatic (internal), dermatological aid, laxative. Documented among Cherokee, Chippewa, Iroquois.

Typha latifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, disinfectant, ceremonial medicine, gastrointestinal aid, burn dressing, pediatric aid. Documented among Algonquin, Quebec, Cahuilla, Cheyenne.

Circaea lutetiana

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, other. Documented among Iroquois.

Vernonia glauca

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, blood medicine, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid, toothache remedy. Documented among Cherokee.

Asclepias latifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as respiratory aid. Documented among Isleta.

Carex platyphylla

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

Trientalis borealis

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

Sedum spathulifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid, hemostat, hemorrhoid remedy, pediatric aid, sedative, laxative. Documented among Bella Coola, Kuper Island Indian, Okanagon.

Melaleuca viridiflora

Traditional medicinal plant used for antiseptic, cough, neuralgia, rheumatism.

Psorothamnus scoparius

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

Andropogon sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid, pediatric aid. Documented among Houma.

Senecio spartioides

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

Cistanche salsa

A medicinal plant (Cistanche salsa) from the Orobanchaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Andropogon virginicus

Traditional medicinal plant used for fever.

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Native American medicinal plant used as herbal steam, respiratory aid, pulmonary aid, veterinary aid, antidiarrheal, dermatological aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Comanche, Dakota.

Sida rhombifolia

Traditional medicinal plant used for abdomen, abortive, ache(head), ache(tooth), alopecia, aphrodisiac, bilious, bladder, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Acourtia wrightii

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, gynecological aid, hemostat. Documented among Hualapai, Navajo, Kayenta, Pima.

Stephanomeria pauciflora

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid, narcotic, panacea. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Kayenta, Navajo, Ramah.

Paeonia brownii

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, laxative, pulmonary aid, febrifuge, cough medicine, dermatological aid. Documented among Costanoan, Mahuna, Paiute.

Bruguiera gymnorrhiza

Indo-Pacific mangrove tree used in Fijian, Samoan, and Indonesian coastal medicine for diarrhea, burns, and eye infections. Bark tea for shingles. Fruit starch eaten as famine food after leaching tannins. Contains triterpenoids and hydrolyzable tannins.

Brunfelsia grandiflora

Peruvian Amazonian plant used in Shipibo and Quechua medicine for arthritis, rheumatism, and as shamanic teacher plant. Root decoction induces chills (chiric) then warmth. Contains scopoletin and brunfelsamidine. CAUTION: Toxic at high doses.

Opuntia acanthocarpa

Native American medicinal plant used as burn dressing, dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Cahuilla, Pima.

Pediomelum canescens

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external), cold remedy, cough medicine. Documented among Seminole.

Rhamnus cathartica

Traditional medicinal plant used for diuretic, emetic, laxative, poison, purgative.

Lysiphyllum hookeri

Aboriginal medicine tree used for diarrhea and dysentery. The astringent bark is boiled and the decoction drunk for gastrointestinal complaints.

Picrothamnus desertorum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external), cold remedy, cough medicine, dermatological aid, diuretic. Documented among Paiute, Shoshoni.

Solanum rostratum

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

Cucurbita foetidissima

Traditional medicinal plant used for laxative, soap.

Buchloe dactyloides

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

Cardamine bulbosa

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

Ranunculus bulbosus

Traditional medicinal plant used for cancer(breast), corn, wart.

Cymopterus bulbosus

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, panacea. Documented among Keres, Western, Navajo, Ramah.

Sagittaria lancifolia

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

Scirpus sp.

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