Herb Library

Senna auriculata

Siddha antidiabetic flower tea for blood sugar control, urinary disorders, and skin complexion; commercially popular as herbal tea.

Activated Carbon

Emergency poison treatment — adsorbs toxins in GI tract. Hospital use for drug overdose. Consumer use for gas/bloating (limited evidence). BINDS medications and nutrients — take 2+ hours apart. Black stool is normal. NOT for daily detox.

Aplectrum hyemale

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, dermatological aid, dietary aid, pediatric aid. Documented among Catawba, Cherokee.

Adenanthera pavonina

Southeast Asian and Pacific tree used in Indonesian and Indian traditional medicine. Bark decoction for diarrhea and blood purification. Leaf paste for rheumatism and gout. Seeds used as weights (remarkably uniform 4 grains each). Contains galactomannan.

Aerva lanata

South Asian and Sri Lankan herb used in Ayurveda and Sinhala medicine for kidney stones, urinary infections, and cough. Called 'polpala' in Sri Lankan herbal tea tradition. Contains kaempferol, quercetin, and betulin. Official Sri Lankan Ayurvedic medicine.

Agave americana

A succulent used in Mexican folk medicine for wound healing, digestive support, and blood sugar management. Source of inulin fiber and agave nectar.

Agave tequilana

Natural sweetener from blue agave — high in fructose (90%). Lower glycemic than sugar but high fructose load. Used as honey alternative by vegans.

Astragalus racemosus

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

Amelanchier laevis

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

Aloe barbadensis miller

A succulent plant widely used topically for skin support and internally as a digestive aid. The gel and latex have different properties and safety profiles.

Aloe barbadensis (inner leaf capsule)

Concentrated inner-leaf aloe gel in capsule — 200:1 extract. For digestive soothing and gut health. Ensure aloin-free (inner leaf only) to avoid laxative effect.

Aloe barbadensis (inner gel)

The inner gel only (no latex/aloin). Used internally for digestive soothing and externally for burns. Different safety profile from whole-leaf aloe.

Aloe barbadensis (inner leaf juice)

Inner-leaf aloe vera juice — decolorized/purified to remove aloin. Used for digestive soothing and gut health. Ensure label says "aloin-free" or "inner fillet."

Trifolium hybridum

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

Persea planifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid, toothache remedy. Documented among Mahuna.

Viola conspersa

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

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Traditional medicinal plant used for alterative, antiseptic, astringent, cosmetic, diarrhea, diuretic, dropsy, expectorant, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Astragalus americanus

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Cree, Woodlands.

Vicia americana

Native American medicinal plant used as love medicine, dermatological aid, veterinary aid, eye medicine, panacea, ceremonial medicine. Documented among Iroquois, Keres, Western, Navajo, Kayenta.

Senna hebecarpa

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cathartic, dermatological aid, febrifuge, heart medicine, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois.

Melilotus indicus

Native American medicinal plant used as laxative. Documented among Pomo, Kashaya.

Anvillea garcinii

North African and Middle Eastern desert composite used in Moroccan, Algerian, and Iranian traditional medicine for diabetes, digestive complaints, and liver conditions. Contains germacranolide sesquiterpenes. Important in Saharan folk medicine.

Malus domestica (fermented)

Fermented apple juice containing acetic acid and "mother" probiotics. Used for blood sugar support, digestion, and as a tonic. Evidence is modest but growing.

Malus domestica (ACV capsule)

ACV in capsule form — avoids tooth enamel erosion and throat irritation of liquid ACV. 500mg per capsule. Less studied than liquid but more convenient.

Malus domestica (ACV gummy)

ACV in gummy format — the viral supplement that made ACV mainstream. Contains much less acetic acid than liquid. More of a trend product than a therapeutic dose.

Cassia fistula

Mild Ayurvedic laxative from the fruit pulp, used for constipation, skin diseases, and fever. The black pulp inside the pods is the primary medicinal part.

Argyreia nervosa (leaf)

Indian vine whose LEAVES (distinct from psychoactive seeds) are used in Ayurveda as poultice for skin diseases, boils, and wounds. Leaf paste for aphthous ulcers. Contains flavonoids and phenolic acids. Leaves do not contain ergine alkaloids found in seeds.

Viola sagittata

Native American medicinal plant used as witchcraft medicine. Documented among Iroquois.

Aconitum heterophyllum

Ayurvedic fever and digestive herb considered the 'safe' Aconitum species, used for diarrhea, vomiting, and cough in children. Much less toxic than other aconites.

Euphorbia tirucalli

Traditional medicinal plant used for abscess, ache(ear), ache(tooth), asthma, cancer, colic, cough, dermatosis, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Geum urbanum

Medieval European herb — root has clove-like aroma (contains eugenol). Astringent for diarrhea, sore throats, and gum inflammation. Root was used as clove substitute in medieval cooking.

Persea americana

Nutrient-rich medicinal food whose leaves treat diarrhea, coughs, and liver obstructions. Fruit pulp soothes skin and stimulates hair growth. Seed oil nourishes dry skin. Lowers cholesterol levels.

Persea americana

Mexican folk remedy — avocado leaf tea for blood pressure, blood sugar, kidney support, and digestive comfort. Contains persin (toxic to some animals, not humans).

Persea americana (oil)

Cold-pressed avocado oil — rich in oleic acid, vitamin E, and lutein. Used for cooking (high smoke point), skin moisturizing, and hair conditioning.

Smilax pseudochina

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (internal), burn dressing, dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Bos taurus (desiccated liver)

Freeze-dried grass-fed beef liver — nature's multivitamin. Rich in bioavailable iron, B12, vitamin A, copper, and folate. Used by ancestral health practitioners.

Verbena bracteata

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

Viola ?pedata

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

Gymnanthemum amygdalinum

West African traditional fever and malaria remedy; also used for diabetes management and as a general digestive bitter.

Verbena hastata

A traditional nervine and bitter tonic used for nervous tension, digestive support, and as a gentle relaxant.

Verbena hastata (tea)

Blue vervain as a calming nervine tea — for tension, stress, and as a bitter digestive. The classic American herbalist's nervine. Quite bitter.

Viola sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, eye medicine, panacea, pediatric aid, veterinary aid. Documented among Costanoan, Iroquois, Thompson.

Bovine thymus gland

Desiccated thymus gland from cows — used in European biological medicine for immune modulation. Contains thymosin peptides. Quality varies widely.

Feijoa sellowiana

A medicinal plant (Feijoa sellowiana) from the Myrtaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Rhynchosia minima

Traditional medicinal plant used for abortifacient, piscicide.

Lathyrus eucosmus

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid, disinfectant, veterinary aid. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta, Navajo, Ramah.

Cirsium calcareum

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

Quercus agrifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as hemostat, pediatric aid. Documented among Mahuna.