Herb Library

Matteuccia pennsylvanica

A medicinal plant (Matteuccia pennsylvanica) from the Dryopteridaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Inocarpus edulis

Traditional medicinal plant used for antidote(fish), astringent, bloodshot, diarrhea, enterosis, eye, hemorrhage, medicine, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Jacquemontia ovalifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, pediatric aid, strengthener. Documented among Hawaiian.

Hymenoxys hoopesii

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, respiratory aid, antiemetic. Documented among Great Basin Indian, Navajo.

Pulsatilla patens

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, analgesic, dermatological aid, gynecological aid, cold remedy, panacea. Documented among Blackfoot, Carrier, Southern, Cheyenne.

Sanicula crassicaulis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, snake bite remedy. Documented among Miwok.

Dicentra formosa

Native American medicinal plant used as anthelmintic, dermatological aid, toothache remedy. Documented among Skagit.

Rubus vitifolius

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, dermatological aid, disinfectant. Documented among Costanoan, Mendocino Indian.

Cornus nuttallii

Native American medicinal plant used as cathartic, emetic, tonic, herbal steam, laxative, blood medicine. Documented among Green River Group, Hoh, Karok.

Conioselinum gmelinii

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, throat aid, antirheumatic (external), herbal steam, stimulant. Documented among Aleut, Kwakiutl.

Cynoglossum grande

Native American medicinal plant used as burn dressing, gastrointestinal aid, venereal aid. Documented among Concow, Pomo, Potter Valley.

Arbutus menziesii

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, emetic, burn dressing, dermatological aid, misc. disease remedy, ceremonial medicine. Documented among Cahuilla, Concow, Cowichan.

Monardella odoratissima

Native American medicinal plant used as diaphoretic, love medicine, cold remedy, febrifuge, pediatric aid, analgesic. Documented among Karok, Miwok, Okanagan-Colville.

Physocarpus capitatus

Native American medicinal plant used as emetic, antidote, antirheumatic (external), antirheumatic (internal), laxative, cathartic. Documented among Bella Coola, Green River Group, Hesquiat.

Gymnocarpium disjunctum

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

Lathyrus vestitus

Native American medicinal plant used as emetic, panacea. Documented among Costanoan.

Toxicodendron diversilobum

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, contraceptive, poison, preventive medicine, dermatological aid, antidote. Documented among Diegueno, Karok, Mahuna.

Rhododendron macrophyllum

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine. Documented among Karok.

Amelanchier alnifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as venereal aid. Documented among Bella Coola.

Abies amabilis

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid, throat aid, tuberculosis remedy, tonic, hemorrhoid remedy. Documented among Bella Coola, Haisla, Hanaksiala.

Sedum divergens

Native American medicinal plant used as hemorrhoid remedy, laxative, pediatric aid. Documented among Okanagon, Thompson.

Trillium ovatum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, eye medicine, love medicine, poison. Documented among Karok, Lummi, Makah.

Salix lucida

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, dermatological aid, ceremonial medicine, disinfectant, emetic, pediatric aid. Documented among Bella Coola, Navajo, Ramah, Okanagan-Colville.

Artemisia campestris

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, burn dressing, antidiarrheal, gynecological aid. Documented among Menominee, Meskwaki, Okanagon.

Taxus brevifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as pulmonary aid, diaphoretic, panacea, dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, internal medicine. Documented among Bella Coola, Chehalis, Cowlitz.

Cupressus arizonica

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cold remedy, cough medicine, gynecological aid, kidney aid, orthopedic aid. Documented among Kawaiisu.

Rumex altissimus

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, antidiarrheal, antihemorrhagic, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Dakota, Lakota.

Echinacea pallida

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (internal), burn dressing, cold remedy, dermatological aid, dietary aid, febrifuge. Documented among Cheyenne, Crow, Dakota.

Amelanchier pallida

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

Impatiens pallida

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid, misc. disease remedy, pediatric aid. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Ojibwa.

Ranunculus pallasii

Native American medicinal plant used as poison. Documented among Eskimo, Inupiat.

Pandanus tectorius

Pacific Island pandanus used in Hawaiian (hala) and Polynesian traditional medicine. Aerial root tips chewed or decocted for urinary tract complaints. Leaf for headache. Fruit keys (individual drupes) for laxative effect. Important cultural plant across Oceania.

Panicum sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as misc. disease remedy, febrifuge, antirheumatic (external), cough medicine, pulmonary aid, throat aid. Documented among Creek, Natchez, Seminole.

Scirpus microcarpus

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, throat aid. Documented among Malecite, Micmac.

Desmodium paniculatum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, stimulant. Documented among Houma.

Betula papyrifera

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, pediatric aid, cathartic, burn dressing, diaphoretic, gynecological aid. Documented among Algonquin, Quebec, Chippewa, Cree, Woodlands.

Virola calophylla

Traditional medicinal plant used for narcotic, snuff.

Parkinsonia aculeata

Tropical American and African naturalized tree used in Sudanese and Mexican folk medicine for malaria, fever, diabetes, and epilepsy. Leaf decoction as antipyretic. Flower preparations for cough. Contains flavonoids and phenolic compounds.

Eriogonum heracleoides

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

Pogostemon cablin

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

Rumex patientia

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, blood medicine, dermatological aid, kidney aid, laxative, throat aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Astragalus pattersonii

Native American medicinal plant used as ear medicine, emetic, eye medicine, misc. disease remedy, other, throat aid. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta.

Prunus persica

Traditional settler-era nausea remedy — peach leaf tea for morning sickness and restlessness (small doses). TCM uses seed (Tao Ren) to break blood stasis. SEED contains amygdalin (cyanide precursor) — use with caution.

Salix amygdaloides

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, hemostat, panacea. Documented among Cheyenne, Okanagan-Colville.

Bactris gasipaes

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(head), ache(stomach), liqueur.

Carya illinoinensis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, tuberculosis remedy. Documented among Comanche, Kiowa.

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.