Herb Library

Liatris acidota

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (internal). Documented among Koasati.

Penstemon acuminatus

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

Valeriana acutiloba

Native American medicinal plant used as cough medicine, hunting medicine, misc. disease remedy, tuberculosis remedy, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Hepatica nobilis

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, breast treatment, emetic, gastrointestinal aid, laxative, liver aid. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Menominee.

Anethum sowa

Ayurvedic carminative herb used for digestive complaints, lactation support, and menstrual disorders. The seeds are considered warming and digestive.

Hydrophyllum virginianum

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid, analgesic, antidiarrheal, pediatric aid. Documented among Iroquois, Menominee, Ojibwa.

Kalmia angustifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, nose medicine, poison, analgesic, gastrointestinal aid, tonic. Documented among Abnaki, Algonquin, Quebec, Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule.

Carya laciniosa

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, analgesic, cold remedy, dermatological aid, diaphoretic, emetic. Documented among Cherokee.

Calcite mineral preparation

Tibetan mineral medicine (calcite ash) used for hyperacidity, bone disorders, and fever. Processed through traditional purification involving repeated heating and quenching.

Monardella sheltonii

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Mendocino Indian.

Cimicifuga dahurica

Traditional medicinal plant used for bronchitis, rheumatism, sedative, throat, uteritis.

Quercus imbricaria

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, dermatological aid, disinfectant, emetic, febrifuge, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Rheum spiciforme

High-altitude Tibetan rhubarb species used for constipation, bile-heat disorders, and food poisoning. Grows above 3,500m in the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau.

Galium concinnum

Native American medicinal plant used as kidney aid, misc. disease remedy, urinary aid. Documented among Meskwaki.

Spiranthes lucida

Native American medicinal plant used as pediatric aid, urinary aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Mahonia dictyota

Native American medicinal plant used as venereal aid. Documented among Kawaiisu.

Cimicifuga heracleifolia

Kampo herb for sore throat, mouth sores, and prolapsed conditions. Raises the clear yang and vents rashes. Different from North American black cohosh.

Pinus echinata

A medicinal plant (Pinus echinata) from the Pinaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Myriophyllum sibiricum

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, emetic, pediatric aid. Documented among Iroquois.

Eurybia conspicua

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, hemorrhoid remedy, toothache remedy, venereal aid, veterinary aid. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Frasera speciosa

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, cold remedy, gastrointestinal aid, venereal aid, analgesic, pulmonary aid. Documented among Cheyenne, Havasupai, Isleta.

Gilia inconspicua

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

Erysimum inconspicuum

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

Styrax tonkinensis

Traditional medicinal plant used for antiseptic, carminative, catarrh, diuretic, expectorant.

Sophora pachycarpa

A medicinal plant (Sophora pachycarpa) from the Fabaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Claytonia sibirica

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, eye medicine, urinary aid, gynecological aid, throat aid, tonic. Documented among Cowlitz, Quileute, Quinault.

Achillea sibirica

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid, pediatric aid, toothache remedy. Documented among Cree, Woodlands.

Rhus coriaria

Traditional medicinal plant used for astringent, cancer(breast), cancer(uterus), catarrh, diarrhea, dysentery, gargle, hemostat, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Thymus capitatus

Traditional medicinal plant used for pertussis, spice.

Cassia tora

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(ear), ache(head), bactericide, bite(bug), bite(snake), cathartic, cheloid, coffee, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Stylosanthes biflora

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

Marah horridus

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, ear medicine, pediatric aid. Documented among Kawaiisu, Tubatulabal.

Polygala cornuta

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cold remedy, cough medicine, emetic. Documented among Miwok.

Chamaebatia foliolosa

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (internal), cold remedy, cough medicine, misc. disease remedy, venereal aid. Documented among Miwok.

Garrya sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy. Documented among Poliklah.

Cryptantha sericea

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

Dalea villosa

Native American medicinal plant used as cathartic, throat aid. Documented among Lakota.

Shepherdia argentea

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, laxative, ceremonial medicine, febrifuge. Documented among Blackfoot, Dakota, Navajo.

Ambrosia chamissonis

Native American medicinal plant used as other, strengthener. Documented among Makah.

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as laxative, gynecological aid, eye medicine, nose medicine, throat aid, cold remedy. Documented among Isleta, Keresan, Navajo.

Phacelia hastata

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

Pediomelum argophyllum

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge, veterinary aid, laxative, dermatological aid. Documented among Cheyenne, Chippewa, Lakota.

Acer saccharinum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antidiarrheal, dermatological aid, eye medicine, gynecological aid, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Cherokee, Chippewa, Mohegan.

Artemisia cana

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, dietary aid, tonic. Documented among Montana Indian.

Atriplex argentea

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

Simarouba amara

A medicinal plant (Simarouba amara) from the Simaroubaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Symphyotrichum simmondsii

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

Pinus monophylla

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, anthelmintic, veterinary aid, disinfectant, witchcraft medicine, contraceptive. Documented among Apache, Western, Cahuilla, Gosiute.