Herb Library

Polygonum amphibium

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid, panacea, cold remedy. Documented among Cree, Woodlands, Okanagan-Colville.

Limosella aquatica

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

Acacia victoriae

Aboriginal food-medicine seed with low glycemic index, used for sustained energy and as a nutritious flour. Rich in protein, potassium, and iron.

Reseda luteola

European folk remedy for urinary tract infections and kidney complaints; also used as a sedative tea in rural Balkan traditions.

Clintonia andrewsiana

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

Sisyrinchium bellum

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge, gastrointestinal aid, cathartic, respiratory aid. Documented among Costanoan, Luiseno, Pomo, Kashaya.

Erigeron bellidiastrum

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

Rumex aquaticus

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external), dermatological aid, herbal steam, laxative, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Bella Coola, Haisla, Hanaksiala.

Cornus sericea

Native American medicinal plant used as tonic, gynecological aid. Documented among Hoh, Quileute, Thompson.

Arceuthobium campylopodum

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

Physostegia parviflora

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

Pentagramma triangularis

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gynecological aid, toothache remedy. Documented among Karok, Miwok.

Thalictrum occidentale

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, pulmonary aid, analgesic, blood medicine, eye medicine, orthopedic aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Gitksan, Thompson.

Onosmodium molle

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), dermatological aid, orthopedic aid. Documented among Cheyenne.

Polypodium hesperium

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, oral aid, throat aid. Documented among Thompson.

Thuja plicata

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external), cough medicine, dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, heart medicine. Documented among Bella Coola, Chehalis, Clallam.

Aquilegia elegantula

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine. Documented among Keres, Western.

Polystichum munitum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, cancer treatment, gynecological aid, burn dressing, throat aid, hunting medicine. Documented among Cowlitz, Hesquiat, Kwakiutl.

Descurainia pinnata

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, toothache remedy. Documented among Cahuilla, Navajo, Ramah.

Spigelia anthelmia

Native American medicinal plant used as anthelmintic, pediatric aid. Documented among Creek.

Thelypodiopsis elegans

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

Alnus rhombifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, antihemorrhagic, blood medicine, burn dressing, diaphoretic, emetic. Documented among Mendocino Indian, Pomo, Pomo, Kashaya.

Clintonia umbellulata

Native American medicinal plant used as basket medicine, febrifuge. Documented among Iroquois.

Sisyrinchium albidum

Native American medicinal plant used as antidote, veterinary aid, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Menominee.

Verbesina virginica

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, diuretic, gynecological aid, stimulant, venereal aid, febrifuge. Documented among Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole.

Frasera montana

Native American medicinal plant used as tuberculosis remedy. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Vancouveria hexandra

Native American medicinal plant used as cough medicine. Documented among Yurok.

Chamaesyce albomarginata

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, snake bite remedy, veterinary aid, eye medicine, gynecological aid, analgesic. Documented among Diegueno, Kawaiisu, Keres, Western.

Caltha leptosepala

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid. Documented among Okanagon, Thompson.

Spiraea alba

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

Commelina erecta

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

Besseya plantaginea

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

Chelone glabra

Native American medicinal plant used as anthelmintic, dermatological aid, dietary aid, febrifuge, laxative, liver aid. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Malecite.

Pyrola picta

Native American medicinal plant used as panacea, pediatric aid. Documented among Karok.

Atalaya hemiglauca

Aboriginal medicine tree used for eye infections, skin sores, and general pain relief. The bark is soaked or boiled and the wash applied to affected areas.

Castilleja integra

Native American medicinal plant used as burn dressing, gastrointestinal aid, blood medicine, gynecological aid. Documented among Navajo, Navajo, Ramah.

Silphium integrifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, herbal steam, kidney aid, orthopedic aid, urinary aid. Documented among Meskwaki.

Asclepias subverticillata

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid. Documented among Hopi, Keres, Western.

Polygala verticillata

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

Pycnanthemum verticillatum

A medicinal plant (Pycnanthemum verticillatum) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Lysimachia quadrifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid, kidney aid, urinary aid, emetic. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois.

Cymopterus purpurascens

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antiemetic, gastrointestinal aid, orthopedic aid. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta.

Silene stellata

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

Angelica sylvestris

Scandinavian digestive and respiratory tonic; used for bloating, bronchitis, and rheumatic complaints.

Monarda fistulosa

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(head), ache(tooth), acne, bronchitis, carminative, catarrh, cold, cough, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Rubus procumbens

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

Daucus carota

Wild carrot treats incontinence, bladder irritation, and stones and their associated pain. It is superior to most other herbs for eliminating bladder and kidney stones, even in stubborn cases.

Angelica lucida

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cold remedy, throat aid, tonic, panacea, preventive medicine. Documented among Aleut, Eskimo, Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut.