Herb Library

Peltigera canina

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

Erythronium grandiflorum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, cold remedy. Documented among Montana Indian, Okanagan-Colville.

Dorema ammoniacum

Iranian medicinal plant producing oleo-gum-resin (ammoniacum) used in traditional Persian and Unani medicine for asthma, chronic bronchitis, and as expectorant. Also used in plasters for joint pain. Contains ammoresinol with antimicrobial properties.

Dorstenia contrajerva

Central American fig relative whose rhizome was one of the most important medicines in colonial Latin America — used as universal antidote, for snakebite, and fever. Name means 'counter-poison.' Contains furanocoumarins and dorstenin.

Liatris punctata

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, urinary aid, venereal aid, veterinary aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Comanche, Meskwaki.

Crataegus punctata

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Iroquois.

Polygonum punctatum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gastrointestinal aid, orthopedic aid, psychological aid. Documented among Chippewa, Houma, Iroquois.

Proboscidea parviflora

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external). Documented among Pima.

Paeonia officinalis

Traditional medicinal plant used for alterative, antispasmodic, bilious, depurative, diarrhea, dropsy, emetic, emmenagogue, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Lesquerella douglasii

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, gastrointestinal aid, dermatological aid, diaphoretic. Documented among Okanagan-Colville, Shuswap.

Chaenactis douglasii

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, orthopedic aid, heart medicine, pediatric aid, dermatological aid, snake bite remedy. Documented among Gosiute, Great Basin Indian, Okanagon.

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Native American medicinal plant used as cough medicine, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid, throat aid, antirheumatic (external), orthopedic aid. Documented among Apache, White Mountain, Hanaksiala, Isleta.

Senecio flaccidus

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, disinfectant, gynecological aid, kidney aid, other, laxative. Documented among Costanoan, Kawaiisu.

Iris douglasiana

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

Pogogyne douglasii

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Concow.

Artemisia douglasiana

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external), dermatological aid, ear medicine, respiratory aid, urinary aid. Documented among Costanoan, Karok, Kawaiisu.

Satureja douglasii

Traditional medicinal plant used for blood, deodorant, tea.

Silene douglasii

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, emetic, gastrointestinal aid, veterinary aid, dermatological aid. Documented among Gosiute, Navajo, Ramah.

Spiraea douglasii

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

Dovyalis caffra

Southern African thorny shrub whose fruit is edible (Kei apple) and whose root/leaf have traditional medicinal uses in Xhosa and Zulu medicine for skin conditions and menstrual complaints. Root decoction for infertility. Contains phenolic compounds.

Betula pubescens

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, adjuvant. Documented among Cree, Hudson Bay, Potawatomi.

Galeopsis segetum

A medicinal plant (Galeopsis segetum) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Galactia volubilis

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antidiarrheal, antiemetic, dietary aid, febrifuge, pediatric aid. Documented among Seminole.

Blephilia ciliata

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

Castilleja sessiliflora

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

Phlox pilosa

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, dermatological aid, love medicine. Documented among Meskwaki.

Solidago squarrosa

Native American medicinal plant used as burn dressing, emetic, gastrointestinal aid, venereal aid. Documented among Iroquois.

Goodyera pubescens

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, burn dressing, cold remedy, dietary aid, emetic, eye medicine. Documented among Cherokee, Delaware, Delaware, Oklahoma.

Stachys germanica

A medicinal plant (Stachys germanica) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Aureolaria virginica

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

Viola pubescens

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antidiarrheal, blood medicine, cold remedy, cough medicine, dermatological aid. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Ojibwa, South.

Dracaena mannii

West African tree used in Igbo and Yoruba traditional medicine for wound healing, hemorrhoids, and as ritual plant. Planted on shrines and boundaries. Leaf decoction for fever. Contains steroidal saponins and flavonoids.

Os Draconis (Long Gu)

TCM calming mineral — fossilized animal bone rich in calcium. For anxiety, insomnia, palpitations, and night sweats. Always decocted first (30 min before herbs). Anchors floating yang. Often paired with Oyster Shell.

Dracocephalum moldavica

Traditional medicinal plant used for astringent, cancer, demulcent, fever, tonic, vulnerary.

Daemonorops draco

A Southeast Asian palm resin (different from Sangre de Drago) used in TCM for wound healing, blood stasis pain, and ulcers. Deep red resin.

Carex prasina

Native American medicinal plant used as emetic, gastrointestinal aid, veterinary aid. Documented among Iroquois.

Prosartes hookeri

Native American medicinal plant used as kidney aid. Documented among Costanoan.

Filipendula vulgaris

Eastern European folk remedy for urinary tract infections and kidney stones; contains salicylates like meadowsweet.

Silene drummondii

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

Acer rubrum

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

Hedeoma drummondii

A medicinal plant (Hedeoma drummondii) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Arabis drummondii

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, kidney aid, orthopedic aid, urinary aid, venereal aid, dermatological aid. Documented among Okanagon, Salish, Thompson.

Oxalis drummondii

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

Aconitum naviculare

Rare Tibetan aconite species used for epidemics, poisoning, and infectious fevers. One of the 'heroic' medicines in Tibetan practice requiring expert administration.

Palmaria palmata

A red seaweed rich in protein, iron, potassium, and B vitamins. Used as a nutritive supplement and natural flavor enhancer (umami).

Dieffenbachia seguine

Traditional medicinal plant used for angina, aphrodisiac, arrow, castration, caustic, contraceptive, corn, cyanogenetic, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Salix hookeriana

Native American medicinal plant used as antidote, dermatological aid, sports medicine. Documented among Makah, Quileute.

Ruellia tuberosa

Jamaican folk remedy for kidney stones, gonorrhea, and fever; root decoction is strongly diuretic.