Herb Library

Amsonia tomentosa

Native American medicinal plant used as snake bite remedy. Documented among Zuni.

Eragrostis eriopoda

Aboriginal food plant whose seeds were ground into flour for damper (bush bread). Used nutritionally as a gluten-free grain source by desert Aboriginal communities.

Geranium erianthum

Native American medicinal plant used as throat aid. Documented among Aleut.

Sphenosciadium capitellatum

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

Arctostaphylos tomentosa

Native American medicinal plant used as antihemorrhagic, dietary aid, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Costanoan (Olhonean), Miwok.

Psilostrophe tagetina

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cathartic, ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah, Zuni.

Plantago patagonica

Native American medicinal plant used as psychological aid, analgesic, antidiarrheal, gastrointestinal aid, laxative, pediatric aid. Documented among Hopi, Keres, Western, Navajo.

Dalea lanata

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

Wyethia mollis

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), dermatological aid, blood medicine, cathartic, cold remedy, febrifuge. Documented among Klamath, Paiute, Shoshoni.

Tripterocalyx carnea

Native American medicinal plant used as pediatric aid, sedative, other, witchcraft medicine, diaphoretic, snake bite remedy. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Ramah, Zuni.

Sedum stenopetalum

Native American medicinal plant used as venereal aid. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Erysimum cheiranthoides

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

Baccharis wrightii

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

Cordylanthus wrightii

Native American medicinal plant used as venereal aid, ceremonial medicine, gynecological aid, analgesic. Documented among Navajo, Navajo, Kayenta, Navajo, Ramah.

Solidago rugosa

Native American medicinal plant used as liver aid, other. Documented among Iroquois.

Acanthopanax gracilistylis

A medicinal plant (Acanthopanax gracilistylis) from the Araliaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Castilleja linariifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as contraceptive, gynecological aid, analgesic, gastrointestinal aid, blood medicine, cathartic. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Ramah, Shoshoni.

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Caribbean and West African food plant with medicinal leaf preparations. Heated leaf applied as poultice for boils and abscesses in Caribbean folk medicine. Rhizome (corm) eaten as staple food after cooking. Contains calcium oxalate — must be cooked.

Ximenia americana

Pan-tropical tree used in southern African and West African medicine for wound healing, skin conditions, and infections. Seed oil (ximenynic acid) for skin and hair. Bark for malaria and STIs. Contains cyanogenic glycosides in seeds — process before use.

Perideridia gairdneri

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, antiemetic, breast treatment, cough medicine, dermatological aid, diuretic. Documented among Blackfoot.

Rubus frondosus

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

Achillea millefolium

A versatile traditional herb named after Achilles, used for wound support, digestive health, and menstrual comfort.

Ilex vomitoria

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, emetic, hallucinogen, cathartic, psychological aid. Documented among Alabama, Cherokee, Creek.

Geum aleppicum

Native American medicinal plant used as diaphoretic, panacea, pediatric aid, throat aid, toothache remedy, anticonvulsive. Documented among Cree, Woodlands, Iroquois, Malecite.

Rhododendron molle

Traditional medicinal plant used for arthritis, caries, carminative, insecticide, itch, larvicide, malaria, poison, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Clintonia borealis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, disinfectant, burn dressing, heart medicine, misc. disease remedy, antidote. Documented among Algonquin, Quebec, Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule, Chippewa.

Xyris sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, pulmonary aid, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Seminole.

Holocarpha virgata

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Miwok.

Agastache nepetoides

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

Hieracium fendleri

Native American medicinal plant used as diuretic, hunting medicine. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Caltha palustris

Native American medicinal plant used as poison, cold remedy, dermatological aid, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic. Documented among Abnaki, Alaska Native, Chippewa.

Thevetia neriifolia

A medicinal plant (Thevetia neriifolia) from the Apocynaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Draba incerta

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, nose medicine. Documented among Blackfoot.

Ranunculus flabellaris

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, respiratory aid. Documented among Meskwaki.

Clinopodium douglasii

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, febrifuge, anthelmintic, toothache remedy, kidney aid, love medicine. Documented among Cahuilla, Costanoan, Karok.

Anemopsis californica

Traditional Hispanic Southwest remedy — "herb of the taming." For infections of mucous membranes: sinusitis, sore throats, gum disease, and yeast infections. Also anti-inflammatory for joints. Important curanderismo (folk healing) herb.

Baccharis pteronioides

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), venereal aid. Documented among Yavapai.

Sauvagesia erecta

Traditional medicinal plant used for tumor.

Anemopsis californica

A Southwestern herb used by many Native American tribes for mucous membrane support, sore throat, urinary infections, and skin conditions.

Eriodictyon californicum

A California/Southwest herb used by indigenous peoples for respiratory support, asthma, and as a pleasant-tasting carrier for bitter medicines.

Cimicifuga simplex

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

Tolmiea menziesii

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

Daphne genkwa

Traditional medicinal plant used for anthelminthic, antidote(mushroom), antiphlogistic, antitussive, ascites, bruise, bubo, cancer, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Satureja subspicata subsp. liburnica

A medicinal plant (Satureja subspicata) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Taxus yunnanensis

A medicinal plant (Taxus yunnanensis) from the Taxaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Origanum syriacum

A medicinal plant (Origanum syriacum) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Zaleya pentandra

Sahelian herb used in Hausa (Nigerian) and Sudanese traditional medicine for intestinal worms, cough, and wound healing. Whole plant decoction for stomach pain. Contains triterpenoid saponins. Used in ethnoveterinary medicine for livestock.

Anisodus tanguticus

A medicinal plant (Anisodus tanguticus) from the Solanaceae family used in traditional medicine.