Herb Library

Salix cordata

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, dietary aid, cold remedy. Documented among Malecite, Micmac, Thompson.

Albizia julibrissin

Called the "collective happiness bark" in TCM, used for emotional support, grief, anxiety, and insomnia. The flowers are also used.

Helichrysum odoratissimum

South African aromatic herb burned as incense by Zulu, Xhosa, and Sotho peoples to communicate with ancestors. Medicinally for colds, cough, fever, and wound healing. Contains flavonoids, phloroglucinols, and terpenoids. Culturally sacred plant.

Heliotropium europaeum

Traditional medicinal plant used for cancer, cholagogue, emmenagogue, fever, poison, wart.

Heliotropium indicum

Pan-tropical weed used in West African and South American folk medicine for wound healing, boils, and skin infections. EXTERNAL USE primarily. CAUTION: Contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids (indicine, heliotrine) — internal use is hepatotoxic.

Draba helleriana

Native American medicinal plant used as other, ceremonial medicine, cough medicine, emetic, eye medicine, kidney aid. Documented among Keres, Western, Navajo, Ramah.

Sium suave

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, anticonvulsive, orthopedic aid, gastrointestinal aid, hunting medicine, poison. Documented among Iroquois, Lakota, Ojibwa.

Eupatorium cannabinum

European immune and liver herb — for colds, flu, and liver congestion. Contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids — use only PA-free preparations or short-term. Not related to hemp/cannabis despite the name.

Angelica hendersonii

Native American medicinal plant used as antidote. Documented among Mewuk.

Chamomile + Lavender + Rosemary (steam)

Herbs steeped in steaming water for facial steam — opens pores, delivers volatile compounds to skin and sinuses. Traditional beauty and respiratory remedy.

Herbs extracted in ACV

Herbs steeped in apple cider vinegar for 2-4 weeks. The alcohol-free extraction method. Extracts minerals, vitamins, and some alkaloids. Great for salad dressings too.

Paris quadrifolia

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(head), emetic, gout, hairblack, homeopathy, longevity, narcotic, neuralgia, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Descurainia sophia

Native American medicinal plant used as toothache remedy, dermatological aid, veterinary aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah, Paiute.

Heteromorpha trifoliata

Southern African tree used in Zulu medicine for abdominal cramps, colic, and as blood purifier. Contains falcarinol and lupeol. Root decoction for intestinal parasites. Bark preparations for menstrual complaints. Important in southern African traditional healing.

Juniperus macropoda

Traditional medicinal plant used for gleet, leucorrhea, skin.

Podophyllum hexandrum

Traditional medicinal plant used for alterative, cholagogue, cholagogueue, condyloma, emetic, intoxicant, mitogenic, purgative, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Taxus wallichiana

A medicinal plant (Taxus wallichiana) from the Taxaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Pavonia odorata

Traditional medicinal plant used for astringent, dysentery, enterorrhagia, fever, inflammation, intestine, refrigerant, stomachic, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Hydnocarpus wightiana

Traditional medicinal plant used for leprosy.

Datura metel

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(ear), ache(head), ache(tooth), analgesic, anasarca, anesthetic, anodyne, arthritis, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Strophanthus hispidus

Traditional medicinal plant used for heart, poison(arrow).

Hedeoma hispida

A medicinal plant (Hedeoma hispida) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Rorippa palustris

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

Ocimum canum

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(head), ardor, bite(dog), bite(snake), catarrh, cholera, convulsion, cough, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Teucrium divaricatum var. canescens

A medicinal plant (Teucrium divaricatum) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Pycnanthemum incanum

Traditional medicinal plant used for epistaxis.

Poliomintha incana

Native American medicinal plant used as adjuvant, antirheumatic (external), ear medicine, dermatological aid. Documented among Comanche, Hopi, Navajo, Kayenta.

Townsendia incana

Native American medicinal plant used as reproductive aid, throat aid, gynecological aid. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Navajo, Kayenta.

Solanum physalifolium

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

Ochrosia compta

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

Navarretia atractyloides

Native American medicinal plant used as burn dressing. Documented among Costanoan.

Magnolia obovata

Traditional medicinal plant used for alcoholism, anodyne, deobstruent, diuretic, dropsy, fever, fish-bones, stomachic, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Spiranthes romanzoffiana

Native American medicinal plant used as venereal aid. Documented among Gosiute.

Viola adunca

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), pediatric aid, respiratory aid, analgesic, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Carrier, Southern, Klallam.

Oenothera elata

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, cold remedy, dermatological aid, emetic, misc. disease remedy, panacea. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta, Navajo, Ramah, Zuni.

Thelesperma megapotamicum

Native American medicinal plant used as pediatric aid, tuberculosis remedy, stimulant, toothache remedy. Documented among Keres, Western, Navajo.

Monarda punctata

Traditional medicinal plant used for apertif, carminative, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, hemostat, nausea, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Ericameria parryi

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

Elsholtzia ciliata

A medicinal plant (Elsholtzia ciliata) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Siegesbeckia orientalis

Traditional medicinal plant used for abscess, ague, alterative, analgesic, anodyne, antidote(spider), apertif, arthritis, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Magnolia denudata

Traditional medicinal plant used for anodyne, medicine, sedative.

Catalpa ovata

Traditional medicinal plant used for diuretic, nephrosis.

Coptis japonica

Traditional medicinal plant used for antiphlogistic, bitter-principle, intestine, sedative, stomachic, tonic.

Ligusticum scoticum

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

Epilobium canum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, disinfectant, febrifuge, panacea, pediatric aid, urinary aid. Documented among Costanoan, Miwok.

Hyacinthus orientalis

Traditional medicinal plant used for poison.

Lavandula x hybrida

A medicinal plant (Lavandula x hybrida) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Scutellaria churchilliana

A medicinal plant (Scutellaria churchilliana) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.