Herb Library

Strophanthus gratus

Traditional medicinal plant used for poison(arrow).

Jacquemontia ovalifolia

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

Leucanthemum vulgare

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, febrifuge, tonic, dermatological aid. Documented among Iroquois, Menominee, Mohegan.

Leucanthemum vulgare

European folk remedy for whooping cough, asthma, and as a wound wash; used similarly to chamomile in rural traditions.

Pulsatilla patens

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, analgesic, dermatological aid, gynecological aid, cold remedy, panacea. Documented among Blackfoot, Carrier, Southern, Cheyenne.

Sanicula crassicaulis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, snake bite remedy. Documented among Miwok.

Dicentra formosa

Native American medicinal plant used as anthelmintic, dermatological aid, toothache remedy. Documented among Skagit.

Rubus vitifolius

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, dermatological aid, disinfectant. Documented among Costanoan, Mendocino Indian.

Cornus nuttallii

Native American medicinal plant used as cathartic, emetic, tonic, herbal steam, laxative, blood medicine. Documented among Green River Group, Hoh, Karok.

Conioselinum gmelinii

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, throat aid, antirheumatic (external), herbal steam, stimulant. Documented among Aleut, Kwakiutl.

Cynoglossum grande

Native American medicinal plant used as burn dressing, gastrointestinal aid, venereal aid. Documented among Concow, Pomo, Potter Valley.

Arbutus menziesii

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, emetic, burn dressing, dermatological aid, misc. disease remedy, ceremonial medicine. Documented among Cahuilla, Concow, Cowichan.

Monardella odoratissima

Native American medicinal plant used as diaphoretic, love medicine, cold remedy, febrifuge, pediatric aid, analgesic. Documented among Karok, Miwok, Okanagan-Colville.

Physocarpus capitatus

Native American medicinal plant used as emetic, antidote, antirheumatic (external), antirheumatic (internal), laxative, cathartic. Documented among Bella Coola, Green River Group, Hesquiat.

Gymnocarpium disjunctum

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

Lathyrus vestitus

Native American medicinal plant used as emetic, panacea. Documented among Costanoan.

Toxicodendron diversilobum

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, contraceptive, poison, preventive medicine, dermatological aid, antidote. Documented among Diegueno, Karok, Mahuna.

Rhododendron macrophyllum

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

Amelanchier alnifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as venereal aid. Documented among Bella Coola.

Abies amabilis

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid, throat aid, tuberculosis remedy, tonic, hemorrhoid remedy. Documented among Bella Coola, Haisla, Hanaksiala.

Sedum divergens

Native American medicinal plant used as hemorrhoid remedy, laxative, pediatric aid. Documented among Okanagon, Thompson.

Trillium ovatum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, eye medicine, love medicine, poison. Documented among Karok, Lummi, Makah.

Salix lucida

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, dermatological aid, ceremonial medicine, disinfectant, emetic, pediatric aid. Documented among Bella Coola, Navajo, Ramah, Okanagan-Colville.

Artemisia campestris

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, burn dressing, antidiarrheal, gynecological aid. Documented among Menominee, Meskwaki, Okanagon.

Taxus brevifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as pulmonary aid, diaphoretic, panacea, dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, internal medicine. Documented among Bella Coola, Chehalis, Cowlitz.

Trillium undulatum

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid. Documented among Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule.

Cupressus arizonica

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cold remedy, cough medicine, gynecological aid, kidney aid, orthopedic aid. Documented among Kawaiisu.

Calystegia longipes

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

Ephedra gerardiana

Traditional medicinal plant used for asthma, cardiotonic, circulation-tonic, hypotensive.

Microlepia strigosa

Native American medicinal plant used as psychological aid. Documented among Hawaiian.

Agoseris glauca

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, laxative. Documented among Okanagan-Colville, Thompson.

Oenothera pallida

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

Amelanchier pallida

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

Lobelia spicata

Native American medicinal plant used as orthopedic aid, blood medicine, dermatological aid, emetic, love medicine. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois.

Cirsium pallidum

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

Ptelea trifoliata

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

Asclepias cryptoceras

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

Garrya flavescens

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, gastrointestinal aid, laxative, venereal aid. Documented among Kawaiisu.

Tagetes filifolia

Traditional medicinal plant used for carminative, colic, diuretic, emollient, stomachic, syphilis, tonic.

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui

Philippine hilot wound herb for infected sores, toothache, and as a febrifuge; latex applied to eyes for conjunctivitis in rural practice.

Pandanus tectorius

Pacific Island pandanus used in Hawaiian (hala) and Polynesian traditional medicine. Aerial root tips chewed or decocted for urinary tract complaints. Leaf for headache. Fruit keys (individual drupes) for laxative effect. Important cultural plant across Oceania.

Panicum sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as misc. disease remedy, febrifuge, antirheumatic (external), cough medicine, pulmonary aid, throat aid. Documented among Creek, Natchez, Seminole.

Scirpus microcarpus

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

Desmodium paniculatum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, stimulant. Documented among Houma.

Anisochilus carnosus

Traditional medicinal plant used for cold, cough, refrigerant.

Betula papyrifera

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, pediatric aid, cathartic, burn dressing, diaphoretic, gynecological aid. Documented among Algonquin, Quebec, Chippewa, Cree, Woodlands.

Musa ?paradisiaca

Native American medicinal plant used as strengthener. Documented among Hawaiian.

Pilocarpus pennatifolius

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