Herb Library

Helianthella parryi

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

Eriogonum heracleoides

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, dermatological aid, antidiarrheal, analgesic, antirheumatic (external), ceremonial medicine. Documented among Okanagan-Colville, Sanpoil, Thompson.

Anemone pulsatilla

Traditional medicinal plant used for alterative, antidote, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, hemicrania, wart.

Pogostemon cablin

Antiseptic TCM herb used for abdominal pain, colds, diarrhea, and summer-heat patterns. Fragrantly transforms dampness.

Antennaria anaphaloides

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

Ranunculus pensylvanicus

Native American medicinal plant used as hunting medicine, dermatological aid. Documented among Ojibwa, Potawatomi.

Potentilla pensylvanica

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

Ludwigia perennis

Traditional medicinal plant used for fever.

Tetraneuris argentea

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, psychological aid, disinfectant, gastrointestinal aid, other. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta, Navajo, Ramah.

Myroxylon balsamum

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(head), antiseptic, asthma, bactericide, bronchitis, catarrh, cold, cough, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Thevetia peruviana

Traditional medicinal plant used for fever, malaria, piscicide.

Peumus boldus (bark)

Chilean tree BARK preparation (distinct from the better-known leaf). Used in Mapuche traditional medicine for urinary infections, gonorrhea, and rheumatism. Higher boldine alkaloid concentration than leaves. Bark is the traditional Mapuche preparation.

Delphinium brunonianum

Tibetan alpine herb for blood disorders and fever. Grows at extreme altitude (4000-5500m) and is collected during brief summer flowering season.

Phyllanthus muellerianus

West African climbing shrub used in Guinean, Ivorian, and Ghanaian traditional medicine for wound healing, dysentery, and sexually transmitted infections. Contains ellagitannins and gallic acid with strong antimicrobial activity.

Jatropha curcas

Traditional medicinal plant used for abortifacient, ache(stomach), ache(tooth), alopecia, anasarca, anodyne, antidote, antidote(comocladia), and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Lyonia mariana

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

Vanclevea stylosa

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

Pycnanthemum pilosum

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

Juniperus pinchotii

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, ceremonial medicine, gynecological aid, other. Documented among Comanche.

Angadenia berteroi

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

Muhlenbergia dubia

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

Geranium caespitosum

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

Hymenoxys richardsonii

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

Heuchera rubescens

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, pediatric aid, eye medicine, venereal aid, antidiarrheal. Documented among Gosiute, Paiute, Shoshoni.

Phyllodoce empetriformis

Native American medicinal plant used as tuberculosis remedy. Documented among Thompson.

Drosera capillaris

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

Gayophytum ramosissimum

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

Piper umbellatum

Pan-tropical pepper relative used in Brazilian, Central African, and Caribbean folk medicine for inflammation, fever, and liver protection. Leaf poultice for headache (placed on forehead). Contains 4-nerolidylcatechol with anti-inflammatory properties.

Pittosporum undulatum

Australian and Azorean tree used in Aboriginal Australian medicine for headache and sores. Seed resin applied topically. Leaf tea in Azorean folk medicine for respiratory complaints. Contains saponins and pittosporogenin. Invasive species in many regions.

Plantago major (fresh poultice)

The classic herbal first aid — chew a fresh plantain leaf and apply to insect bites, stings, or splinters. Draws out venom/irritants. Works in minutes. Free and everywhere.

Coleus amboinicus

Pan-tropical aromatic succulent herb used in Indonesian (daun jinten), Indian, and Caribbean folk medicine for cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, and digestive complaints. Leaf juice for insect bites. Contains carvacrol and thymol. Culinary herb in many cultures.

Asclepias tuberosa

A Native American herb for respiratory infections, pleurisy, and bronchial inflammation. Named for its traditional use with pleurisy.

Pluchea indica

Southeast Asian shrub used in Thai, Indonesian, and Vietnamese traditional medicine for fever, hemorrhoids, lumbago, and leucorrhea. Young leaves eaten as vegetable in Java. Contains thiophene derivatives and flavonoids.

Santalum lanceolatum

Aboriginal bush food and medicine used for sore eyes, coughs, and skin conditions. The sweet fruit is eaten fresh and leaves are prepared as a wash for skin sores.

Brickellia brachyphylla

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

Macleaya cordata

Traditional medicinal plant used for abscess, alexiteric, analgesic, arthralgia, caries, carminative, circulation, edema, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Plumeria rubra

Pan-tropical ornamental tree with medicinal uses across multiple traditions. Bark decoction for fever, malaria, and venereal diseases in Southeast Asian and Pacific Island medicine. Latex for skin conditions and toothache. Contains plumericin and isoplumericin.

Cephalotaxus drupacea

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

Grindelia fastigiata

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

Toxicodendron vernix

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, febrifuge, misc. disease remedy, poison, respiratory aid, urinary aid. Documented among Cherokee, Chippewa.

Paris polyphylla

Traditional medicinal plant used for ague, anthelminthic, bite(bug), bite(rat), bite(snake), boil, bruise, cancer, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Thymus zygis subsp. sylvestris

Traditional medicinal plant used for tumor.

Viburnum nudum

Native American medicinal plant used as anticonvulsive, diaphoretic, febrifuge, misc. disease remedy, oral aid, tonic. Documented among Cherokee.

Juncus tenuis

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid, orthopedic aid, pediatric aid, strengthener, emetic, sports medicine. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois.

Sisyrinchium campestre

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gynecological aid, respiratory aid. Documented among Meskwaki.

Desmanthus illinoensis

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, dermatological aid. Documented among Paiute, Pawnee.

Koeleria macrantha

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, stimulant. Documented among Cheyenne.

Helianthus petiolaris

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, other, hunting medicine, panacea. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Ramah, Thompson.