Herb Library

Justicia adhatoda

Traditional medicinal plant used for alterative, asthma, bronchitis, cough, expectorant, fever, spasm, tuberculosis, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Dryopteris filix-mas

Traditional medicinal plant used for aperient, astringent, cyanogenetic, pectoral, poison, taenifuge, tumor, vermifuge.

Physocarpus malvaceus

Native American medicinal plant used as hunting medicine. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Multi-herb Dominican preparation

Dominican Republic herbal wine/rum infusion — bark and roots soaked in red wine and rum. Traditional aphrodisiac, flu remedy, and tonic. Contains various tree barks and roots (timacle, bohuco, maguey). National drink of Dominican Republic.

Mammea americana

Caribbean and South American tree used in traditional medicine for intestinal parasites, skin infections, and as insecticide. Seed extract for head lice. Bark decoction for fevers. Contains mammein coumarins with antiparasitic activity.

Brunfelsia uniflorus

A medicinal plant (Brunfelsia uniflorus) from the Solanaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Brunfelsia uniflora

Brazilian traditional remedy for arthritis, rheumatism, and syphilis. Root contains brunfelsamidine and scopoletin. Used by Amazonian tribes as ritual purgative. CAUTION: All parts contain toxic brunfelsamidine — narrow therapeutic window.

Hippomane mancinella

Traditional medicinal plant used for arrow, cancer, cathartic, dermatitogenic, diaphoretic, diuretic, dropsy, emetic, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Aquilegia micrantha

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

Mandragora officinarum

Traditional medicinal plant used for anesthetic, asthma, cough, hayfever, hypnotic, mydriatic, narcotic, poison, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Melicope cinerea

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

Cephalotaxus mannii

A medicinal plant (Cephalotaxus mannii) from the Cephalotaxaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Ipomoea pandurata

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), cough medicine, diuretic, expectorant, kidney aid, laxative. Documented among Cherokee, Creek, Iroquois.

Ziziphus talanai

Philippine folk remedy for diarrhea and dysentery; bark is astringent; fruit is eaten for nutrition.

Mansoa hirsuta

Brazilian caatinga vine with garlic-like odor used in northeastern Brazilian folk medicine for respiratory infections, flu, and inflammation. Contains alliin-like sulfur compounds despite being unrelated to garlic. For colds and infections.

Ipomopsis polycladon

Native American medicinal plant used as sedative, tonic. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta.

Ipomopsis multiflora

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, analgesic, dermatological aid, pulmonary aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah, Zuni.

Lithospermum multiflorum

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

Mentzelia multiflora

Native American medicinal plant used as diuretic, psychological aid, tuberculosis remedy, emetic. Documented among Keres, Western, Navajo.

Schkuhria multiflora

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

Hydrocotyle umbellata

Native American medicinal plant used as cough medicine, respiratory aid, sedative. Documented among Seminole.

Hackelia floribunda

Native American medicinal plant used as poison, orthopedic aid. Documented among Isleta, Navajo, Ramah.

Arctostaphylos sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as urinary aid, kidney aid. Documented among Costanoan, Diegueno.

Viburnum acerifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as anticonvulsive, diaphoretic, febrifuge, misc. disease remedy, oral aid, tonic. Documented among Cherokee, Chippewa, Iroquois.

Pilocarpus microphyllus

Traditional medicinal plant used for asthma, bright's disease, cardiosedative, diabetes, diaphoretic, dropsy, epilepsy, expectorant, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Dryopteris marginalis

Traditional medicinal plant used for poison, vermifuge.

Markhamia tomentosa

West African tree used in Yoruba and Igbo traditional medicine for rheumatism, cough, and wound healing. Bark decoction for pain. Leaf preparations for skin conditions. Contains lapachol-type naphthoquinones with antimicrobial properties.

Senecio congestus

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

Stachys palustris

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, venereal aid. Documented among Chippewa, Delaware, Delaware, Oklahoma.

Castilleja lineata

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Navajo.

Chrysopsis mariana

Native American medicinal plant used as pediatric aid, sedative, tonic. Documented among Delaware, Delaware, Oklahoma.

Sanicula marilandica

Native American medicinal plant used as antidote, dermatological aid, emetic, kidney aid, laxative, pediatric aid. Documented among Iroquois, Malecite, Menominee.

Senna marilandica

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cathartic, dermatological aid, febrifuge, heart medicine, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Meskwaki.

Gliricidia sepium

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(head), alopecia, boil, bruise, burn, cold, cough, debility, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Tiquilia latior

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

Gymnosporia senegalensis

Pan-African savanna tree used in traditional medicine from Senegal to South Africa for dysentery, wound healing, snakebite, and toothache. Root bark chewed for dental pain. Contains maytansine-related compounds (ansamacrolides) with antitumor activity.

Monarda media

A medicinal plant (Monarda media) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Medinilla magnifica

Philippine ornamental with medicinal uses in Filipino folk medicine for wounds, skin infections, and stomach complaints. Crushed leaves applied to burns. Contains anthocyanins and triterpenoids. Primarily a Philippine ethnomedicinal plant.

Limonium vulgare

Native American medicinal plant used as tuberculosis remedy. Documented among Micmac.

Rosmarinus x mendizabalii

A medicinal plant (Rosmarinus x mendizabalii) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Silene menziesii

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Delphinium menziesii

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, poison, love medicine. Documented among Chehalis, Thompson.

Merremia tridentata

Tropical Asian and African vine used in Indonesian jamu, Ayurveda, and African medicine for skin diseases, inflammation, and fever. Contains flavonoids and sterols. Used in Tamil Siddha medicine for rheumatism and urinary complaints.

Juncus mertensianus

Native American medicinal plant used as witchcraft medicine. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Sophora secundiflora

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(ear), fatality, hallucinogen, hallucinogenic, homicide, insecticide, intoxicant, narcotic, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Ageratum conyzoides

Traditional medicinal plant used for abdomen, abortifacient, ague, boil, burn, colic, collyrium, contraceptive, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Litsea glaucescens var. glaucescens

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(stomach), colic.

Silene laciniata

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, other. Documented among Keres, Western.