Herb Library

Caesalpinia bonduc

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, laxative, pediatric aid, pulmonary aid. Documented among Hawaiian.

Thevetia neriifolia

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

Penstemon confertus

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

Taenidia integerrima

Native American medicinal plant used as adjuvant, pulmonary aid, respiratory aid, hunting medicine. Documented among Menominee, Meskwaki, Ojibwa.

Nuphar lutea

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, anticonvulsive, blood medicine, febrifuge, gastrointestinal aid, heart medicine. Documented among Iroquois, Menominee, Micmac.

Nuphar sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as love medicine, psychological aid, analgesic. Documented among Abnaki, Iroquois.

Xanthorhiza simplicissima

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(stomach), cold, dyspepsia, jaundice, medicine, parturition, stomach, stomatitis, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Cleome lutea

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

Cirsium ochrocentrum

Native American medicinal plant used as burn dressing, dermatological aid, contraceptive, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic. Documented among Kiowa, Zuni.

Draba incerta

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

Cirsium horridulum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, expectorant, throat aid. Documented among Houma.

Tripterygium wilfordiim

A medicinal plant (Tripterygium wilfordiim) from the Celastraceae family used in traditional medicine.

Ranunculus flabellaris

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

Liparis loeselii

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

Forsythia viridissima

Korean species of forsythia used for respiratory infections, fever, and skin eruptions. Similar uses to F. suspensa but locally preferred in Korean traditional medicine.

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.

Taxus cuspidata

Traditional medicinal plant used for cyanogenetic, diuretic, emmenagogue, poison.

Tolmiea menziesii

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

Taxus yunnanensis

A medicinal plant (Taxus yunnanensis) from the Taxaceae 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.

Zanthoxylum chalybeum

East African tree used by Maasai and other pastoralist communities for malaria, cough, and toothache. Bark chewed for dental pain (numbing effect from alkylamides). Contains pellitorine and chelerythrine. Important Maasai traditional medicine.

Zephyranthes sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as toothache remedy. Documented among Seminole.

Solidago flexicaulis

Native American medicinal plant used as throat aid, gastrointestinal aid, analgesic, hemostat, febrifuge. Documented among Chippewa, Iroquois, Menominee.