Herb Library

Euthamia graminifolia

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

Ipomopsis longiflora

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

Potamogeton natans

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

Eryngium floridanum

A medicinal plant (Eryngium floridanum) from the Apiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Ficus aurea

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

Abutilon theophrasti

Used in Chinese medicine to treat dysentery and fevers; has diuretic properties. Contains rutin and pentosans.

Chaenomeles speciosa

Traditional medicinal plant used for antitussive.

Butomus umbellatus

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

Euphorbia corollata

Native American medicinal plant used as cancer treatment, cathartic, dermatological aid, gynecological aid, pediatric aid, toothache remedy. Documented among Cherokee, Meskwaki, Micmac.

Phyla cuneifolia

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

Artemisia ludoviciana

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, psychological aid, antidote, antirheumatic (external), diaphoretic, other. Documented among Cheyenne, Chippewa, Keres, Western.

Myosotis sp.

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

Artemisia furcata

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antidiarrheal, antidote, antirheumatic (external), cold remedy, eye medicine. Documented among Mendocino Indian, Paiute.

Gentianella propinqua

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, cough medicine. Documented among Tanana, Upper.

Atriplex sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), blood medicine, dermatological aid, cathartic. Documented among Hualapai, Keres, Western, Navajo.

Atriplex canescens

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, misc. disease remedy, ceremonial medicine, poison, stimulant, emetic. Documented among Havasupai, Hopi, Isleta.

Vitis labrusca

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, blood medicine, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid, liver aid, oral aid. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Mohegan.

Carex vulpinoidea

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

Galium triflorum

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, love medicine, orthopedic aid, pediatric aid, urinary aid, dermatological aid. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Karok.

Ageratina herbacea

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

Rhus aromatica

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, ceremonial medicine, antidiarrheal. Documented among Natchez, Ojibwa, Ojibwa, South.

Abronia elliptica

Native American medicinal plant used as pediatric aid, sedative. Documented among Hopi.

Plumeria acutifolia

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(tooth), blennorrhagia, bruise, cataplasm, corn, cosmetic, cough, dermatosis, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Geranium caespitosum

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, dermatological aid. Documented among Gosiute.

Tagetes patula

Traditional medicinal plant used for antiseptic, astringent, bactericide, calmative, carminative, collyrium, cough, diaphoretic, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Micromyrtus striata

A medicinal plant (Micromyrtus striata) from the Myrtaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Ruta chalepensis

Native American medicinal plant used as cough medicine, ear medicine, gastrointestinal aid, orthopedic aid. Documented among Costanoan, Diegueno.

Artemisia frigida

Native American medicinal plant used as cough medicine, cold remedy, dermatological aid, febrifuge, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid. Documented among Arapaho, Blackfoot, Cheyenne.

Chionanthus virginicus

Eclectic medicine liver and gallbladder herb — for gallstones, jaundice, and liver congestion. One of the best hepatic remedies in the Eclectic tradition. Gentle but effective bile stimulant.

Vitis vulpina

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, blood medicine, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid, liver aid, oral aid. Documented among Cherokee, Chippewa, Delaware, Oklahoma.

Perideridia gairdneri

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

Ferula gummosa

Traditional medicinal plant used for emmenagogue, expectorant, resolvent, rheumatism, stimulant.

Pleuraphis jamesii

Native American medicinal plant used as dietary aid, pediatric aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Prenanthes trifoliolata

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, dermatological aid, eye medicine, hunting medicine, love medicine, snake bite remedy. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois.

Quercus gambelii

Native American medicinal plant used as reproductive aid, analgesic, cathartic, ceremonial medicine, emetic, gynecological aid. Documented among Isleta, Navajo, Ramah.

Gmelina arborea

Ayurvedic Dashamula herb used for fever, burning sensation, urinary disorders, and as a nutritive tonic. The fruit is sweet and used to increase vitality.

Uncaria gambir

A Southeast Asian plant whose leaf extract is used for digestive health, diarrhea, and sore throat. Contains catechin and other tannins. Used in betel quid.

Garcinia hanburyi

Traditional medicinal plant used for cancer, emetic, poison, purgative, vermifuge.

Justicia gendarussa

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(ear), amenorrhea, anodyne, beri-beri, bite(snake), carbuncle, carminative, cephalgia, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Impatiens balsamina

Traditional medicinal plant used for antidote, astringent, bactericide, cancer(digestive), cancer(esophagus), caries, cathartic, circulation, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Chamaemelum nobile

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(tooth), carminative, colic, debility, dyspepsia, emetic, hysteria, nervine, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Aquilegia sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as strengthener, veterinary aid. Documented among Thompson.

Lepidium sativum

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(stomach), alterative, anodyne, antiscorbutic, apertif, aphrodisiac, asthma, bronchitis, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Gardenia ternifolia

West African savanna shrub used in Burkina Faso and Mali for malaria, abdominal pain, and wound healing. Root decoction for fever. Fruit paste applied to skin infections. Contains gardenoside iridoids.

Lactuca sativa

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid. Documented among Isleta, Meskwaki.

Barbarea vulgaris

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, cough medicine. Documented among Cherokee, Mohegan, Shinnecock.

Chrysanthemum coronarium

Traditional medicinal plant used for digestive, intoxicant, purgative, repellant(insect), sclerosis, sedative, stomachic.

Ferula alliacea

Traditional medicinal plant used for antiseptic, carminative, epilepsy, hysteria, intestine, sting(scorpion).