Herb Library

Melicope pteleifolia

Vietnamese and Chinese medicinal plant used for sore throat, toothache, itching, and skin infections. Leaf decoction for bathing skin conditions. Root chewed for dental pain. Contains acridone alkaloids and coumarins. Important in Vietnamese folk medicine.

Petasites hybridus

Traditional medicinal plant used for tumor.

Sorbus aucuparia

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, emetic, misc. disease remedy, pulmonary aid. Documented among Potawatomi.

Euonymus europaea

Native American medicinal plant used as anthelmintic, cathartic, dietary aid, pediatric aid, urinary aid. Documented among Iroquois.

Lappula squarrosa

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic. Documented among Ojibwa, South.

Euterpe precatoria

Wild Amazonian acai relative (not the cultivated E. oleracea) whose ROOT is the primary medicinal part in traditional Amazonian medicine. Root decoction for malaria, diabetes, hepatitis, and kidney pain. Contains apigenin and vanillic acid.

Gnaphalium sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, pediatric aid. Documented among Pomo.

Euphrasia officinalis

A traditional European herb used for eye comfort and seasonal respiratory support, often used as an eye wash or in eye formulas.

Fagraea berteroana

Pacific Island tree with intensely fragrant flowers used in Hawaiian, Samoan, and Tongan traditional medicine. Bark decoction for fever and diarrhea. Leaf poultice for skin conditions. Culturally important lei flower throughout Polynesia.

Calliandra eriophylla

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid. Documented among Yavapai.

Brickellia eupatorioides

Native American medicinal plant used as cough medicine, other. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Sideroxylon foetidissimum

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

Duchesnea indica

Traditional medicinal plant used for abscess, bite(bug), bite(snake), boil, cancer(digestive), decoagulant, eczema, laryngitis, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Geocaulon lividum

Native American medicinal plant used as cathartic, dermatological aid, emetic. Documented among Cree, Hudson Bay.

Dalea formosa

Native American medicinal plant used as cathartic, emetic, strengthener. Documented among Jemez, Keres, Western.

Maianthemum racemosum

Native American medicinal plant used as antihemorrhagic, antirheumatic (internal), eye medicine, analgesic, gynecological aid, contraceptive. Documented among Abnaki, Algonquin, Quebec, Cherokee.

Arecastrum romanzoffianum

Traditional medicinal plant used for antifertility.

Galium fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, ceremonial medicine, emetic, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Ceanothus fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid, sedative, ceremonial medicine, emetic. Documented among Keres, Western, Navajo, Navajo, Kayenta.

Malacothrix fendleri

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

Solanum fendleri

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

Penstemon fendleri

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

Packera fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as psychological aid, ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, panacea, pediatric aid. Documented among Keres, Western, Navajo, Ramah.

Chamaesyce fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as dietary aid, oral aid, pediatric aid, gastrointestinal aid, analgesic, antidiarrheal. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Navajo, Ramah.

Arenaria fendleri

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

Lomatium dissectum

Native American medicinal plant used as burn dressing, dermatological aid, veterinary aid. Documented among Thompson.

Lomatium dissectum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, dietary aid, eye medicine, respiratory aid, tuberculosis remedy, antirheumatic (internal). Documented among Nez Perce, Okanagan-Colville, Paiute, Northern.

Ligusticum filicinum

Native American medicinal plant used as panacea, cough medicine. Documented among Menominee, Paiute.

Ferula assa-foetida (leaf)

Iranian use of asafoetida LEAVES (distinct from the resin spice) for wound healing and topical anti-inflammatory. Leaf preparations used in rural Iranian medicine for bruises, joint pain, and skin conditions. Different chemical profile from the resin.

Chenopodium graveolens

Native American medicinal plant used as emetic, analgesic, herbal steam. Documented among Keres, Western, Zuni.

Dyssodia papposa

Native American medicinal plant used as veterinary aid, febrifuge, other, analgesic, antihemorrhagic, reproductive aid. Documented among Dakota, Keres, Western, Lakota.

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Caribbean purgative and fever remedy; leaf decoction used for hypertension and skin infections. Toxic in large amounts.

Triosteum perfoliatum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, emetic, febrifuge, orthopedic aid, abortifacient, analgesic. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Meskwaki.

Cirsium remotifolium

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

Ficus thonningii

Pan-African fig tree used in at least 20 different traditional medicine systems. Bark decoction for diarrhea, respiratory infections, and lactation support. Latex applied for warts and ringworm. Sacred tree in many cultures.

Antennaria howellii

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid. Documented among Ojibwa.

Artemisia campestris

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, antirheumatic (external), cough medicine, dermatological aid, eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Lakota, Shuswap.

Sonchus arvensis

Native American medicinal plant used as sedative, gynecological aid. Documented among Cherokee, Potawatomi.

Cirsium discolor

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, hemorrhoid remedy, analgesic, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Cree, Iroquois, Meskwaki.

Scrophularia nodosa

Traditional lymphatic and skin herb — for eczema, psoriasis, and swollen glands. Contains iridoids and saponins. Related to foxglove but much safer. Used as poultice for hemorrhoids and wounds.

Crataegus chrysocarpa

Native American medicinal plant used as laxative, antidiarrheal, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Ojibwa, South, Potawatomi.

Leptarrhena pyrolifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as misc. disease remedy, dermatological aid. Documented among Aleut, Thompson.

Flacourtia indica

Pan-tropical tree used in East African, Indian, and Malagasy traditional medicine. Bark decoction for malaria and diarrhea. Root preparations for snakebite. Leaf poultice for wounds. Fruit is edible. Contains flacourtine and phenolic glycosides.

Argemone munita

Native American medicinal plant used as burn dressing. Documented among Kawaiisu.

Peltigera aphthosa

Native American medicinal plant used as tuberculosis remedy, urinary aid. Documented among Nitinaht.

Lappula occidentalis

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

Euthamia graminifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, pulmonary aid. Documented among Chippewa.

Pycnanthemum flexuosum

A medicinal plant (Pycnanthemum flexuosum) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.