Herb Library

Opuntia aurea

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

Packera aurea

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid, heart medicine, blood medicine, diaphoretic, febrifuge, kidney aid. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois.

Solidago sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, toothache remedy, heart medicine, nose medicine, panacea, throat aid. Documented among Alabama, Algonquin, Quebec, Blackfoot.

Coreopsis tinctoria

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

Lamarckia aurea

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

Zizia aurea

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, febrifuge. Documented among Meskwaki.

Coptis trifolia

North American species of Coptis — contains berberine. Used for mouth sores, digestive infections, and as a bitter tonic. Different from Chinese Coptis.

Hypericum concinnum

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

Salix gooddingii

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge. Documented among Pima.

Ivesia gordonii

Native American medicinal plant used as tonic. Documented among Arapaho.

Philadelphus lewisii

Native American medicinal plant used as cathartic, dermatological aid, antirheumatic (external), breast treatment, hemorrhoid remedy, pulmonary aid. Documented among Okanagan-Colville, Snohomish, Thompson.

Passiflora ligularis

A medicinal plant (Passiflora ligularis) from the Passifloraceae family used in traditional medicine.

Passiflora foetida

Traditional medicinal plant used for amygdalitis, asthma, bilious, cold, cough, cyanogenetic, depurative, emetic, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Selenicereus grandiflorus

Grand cactus is a heart tonic that helps restore heart function, strengthen the heart muscle including contraction and electrical communications, and relieve chest and breath restriction.

Abies grandis

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid, throat aid, tuberculosis remedy, cold remedy, antirheumatic (external). Documented among Bella Coola, Chehalis, Gitksan.

Petradoria pumila

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, breast treatment, gynecological aid, dermatological aid, cathartic, ceremonial medicine. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Kayenta, Navajo, Ramah.

Cornus racemosa

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, orthopedic aid, venereal aid, veterinary aid, analgesic. Documented among Iroquois, Meskwaki, Ojibwa.

Sarcobatus vermiculatus

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, ceremonial medicine, veterinary aid, dermatological aid, emetic, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Cheyenne, Hopi, Keres, Western.

Gentianopsis crinita

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Delaware, Delaware, Oklahoma, Rappahannock.

Rumex orbiculatus

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), antidote, blood medicine. Documented among Cree, Woodlands, Meskwaki, Potawatomi.

Ambrosia trifida

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, disinfectant, febrifuge, pulmonary aid, antidiarrheal. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Meskwaki.

Grindelia camporum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, analgesic, orthopedic aid, blood medicine. Documented among Costanoan, Kawaiisu, Mewuk.

Malaxis unifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as diuretic. Documented among Ojibwa.

Arisaema dracontium

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

Pyrola chlorantha

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, gynecological aid, hemostat, pediatric aid. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta.

Asclepias viridiflora

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), dermatological aid, eye medicine, oral aid, pediatric aid, throat aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Lakota.

Solanum douglasii

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, poison. Documented among Cahuilla, Luiseno.

Grindelia squarrosa

A traditional Western herb used for respiratory support, particularly for bronchial spasm and poison ivy/oak relief.

Astragalus humistratus

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

Glechoma hederacea

A European herb used for respiratory congestion, sinus support, tinnitus, and as a spring tonic. Also used in traditional brewing.

Astragalus crassicarpus

Native American medicinal plant used as anticonvulsive, hemostat, stimulant, tonic, veterinary aid. Documented among Chippewa, Lakota.

Coriaria thymifolia

Traditional medicinal plant used for canicide, poison, raticide.

Pilocarpus racemosus

A medicinal plant (Pilocarpus racemosus) from the Rutaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Melothria pendula

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

Erythroxylum citrifolium

Traditional medicinal plant used for wound.

Tinospora sinensis

Related to Indian Guduchi, used in both Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for rheumatic pain, inflammation, and fever. The stem starch (satva) is especially valued.

Petiveria alliacea

Has antimicrobial, anticancer, antitumor, antiviral, antioxidant, diuretic, and anti-HIV properties. Used to reverse cancer, reduce muscle spasms and fever, relax nerves, relieve pain, lower blood-sugar levels, and treat bacterial, fungal, and viral infections.

Grindelia squarrosa

A Western American herb used for asthma, bronchitis, and poison oak/ivy relief. The sticky resin is antispasmodic and expectorant.

Heterotheca villosa

Native American medicinal plant used as disinfectant, sedative, analgesic, ceremonial medicine, emetic, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Cheyenne, Hopi, Navajo, Kayenta.

Grindelia hirsutula

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

Thaspium barbinode

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, pediatric aid. Documented among Chippewa.

Vigna luteola

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

Veronica peregrina

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

Townsendia strigosa

Native American medicinal plant used as throat aid, gynecological aid, gastrointestinal aid, nose medicine. Documented among Hopi, Keres, Western, Navajo.

Calcium oxide fossil

Unani mineral medicine (lithified sea urchin spine) calcined and powdered for kidney stones and urinary calculi; traditional lithotriptic.

Grindelia hirsutula

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine. Documented among Diegueno.

Asclepias hallii

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

Hammada scoparia

North African and Arabian desert shrub used in Tunisian and Algerian folk medicine for diabetes, hypertension, and kidney stones. Contains alkaloids (carnegine, N-methylisosalsoline) and saponins. Traditional Bedouin remedy for urinary complaints.