Herb Library

Cosmos parviflorus

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

Malacothrix sonchoides

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

Gentiana algida

Tibetan bitter herb for fever, liver-bile disorders, and infectious diseases. Gentians are among the most important fever-clearing herbs in Tibetan medicine.

Thymus mastichina

Traditional medicinal plant used for sclerosis, spice.

Tillandsia usneoides

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge. Documented among Houma.

Catalpa longissima

Traditional medicinal plant used for blennorrhagia, fever, sore(throat).

Coridothymus capitatus

A medicinal plant (Coridothymus capitatus) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Sedum lanceolatum

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

Lindera sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as anthelmintic, pediatric aid. Documented among Mohegan.

Tetradymia canescens

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid, tonic, abortifacient, analgesic, ceremonial medicine, cold remedy. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Navajo, Ramah.

Dryopteris carthusiana

Native American medicinal plant used as antidote. Documented among Bella Coola.

Xanthium spinosum

Native American medicinal plant used as emetic, gastrointestinal aid, pulmonary aid, snake bite remedy, throat aid, kidney aid. Documented among Cherokee, Mahuna.

Phlox hoodii

Native American medicinal plant used as laxative, pediatric aid, pulmonary aid. Documented among Blackfoot.

Ononis spinosa

Traditional medicinal plant used for aperient, cancer, depurative, diuretic, expectorant, gout.

Sonchus asper

Native American medicinal plant used as pediatric aid, sedative, heart medicine, poison. Documented among Iroquois, Navajo, Kayenta.

Asplenium sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as pulmonary aid. Documented among Tlingit.

Spondias pinnata

Southeast Asian tree used in Thai and Indian Ayurvedic medicine. Bark decoction for dysentery and diarrhea. Leaf paste for skin diseases. Fruits eaten for scurvy prevention. Contains tannins and flavonoids.

Gamochaeta purpurea

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Houma.

Marshallia obovata

Native American medicinal plant used as misc. disease remedy. Documented among Catawba.

Eupatorium maculatum

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid, venereal aid, adjuvant, antirheumatic (internal), diuretic, kidney aid. Documented among Algonquin, Quebec, Cherokee, Chippewa.

Polygonum persicaria

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, dermatological aid, urinary aid, gastrointestinal aid, antirheumatic (external), heart medicine. Documented among Cherokee, Chippewa, Iroquois.

Fritillaria atropurpurea

Native American medicinal plant used as cancer treatment, poison. Documented among Lakota, Ute.

Chamaesyce maculata

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

Tephrosia hispidula

Native American medicinal plant used as cough medicine. Documented among Choctaw.

Ribes divaricatum

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, eye medicine, throat aid, dermatological aid, psychological aid, other. Documented among Bella Coola, Cowlitz, Klallam.

Arenaria lanuginosa

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, dermatological aid, eye medicine, febrifuge, respiratory aid, venereal aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Dryopteris expansa

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid. Documented among Klallam, Snohomish.

Rorippa sinuata

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine. Documented among Zuni.

Lycium torreyi

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, emetic, misc. disease remedy, panacea, toothache remedy. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Rhus typhina

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (internal), dietary aid, antiemetic, burn dressing, gynecological aid, urinary aid. Documented among Algonquin, Quebec, Cherokee, Chippewa.

Hypericum hypericoides

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, antidiarrheal, dermatological aid, febrifuge, gastrointestinal aid, hemostat. Documented among Cherokee.

Purshia stansburiana

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, emetic, ceremonial medicine, cough medicine. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Ramah.

Physalis viscosa

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

Ornithogalum umbellatum

Traditional medicinal plant used for diuretic, poison.

Maianthemum stellatum

Native American medicinal plant used as cathartic, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid, stimulant, tuberculosis remedy, venereal aid. Documented among Delaware, Delaware, Oklahoma, Gosiute.

Teucrium kotschyanum

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

Oenothera triloba

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), dermatological aid. Documented among Zuni.

Townsendia exscapa

Native American medicinal plant used as veterinary aid, ceremonial medicine, gynecological aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Navajo, Navajo, Ramah.

Tetraneuris scaposa

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine. Documented among Zuni.

Stenochlaena palustris

Southeast Asian climbing fern eaten as vegetable and used in Malay and Dayak traditional medicine for fever, skin conditions, and wound healing. Young red fronds eaten as ulam (Malaysian herb salad). Rich in phenolics and antioxidants.

Cornus foemina

Native American medicinal plant used as throat aid, febrifuge, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Cherokee, Houma.

Oligoneuron rigidum

Native American medicinal plant used as cathartic, diuretic, dermatological aid. Documented among Chippewa, Meskwaki.

Pluchea foetida

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge. Documented among Choctaw.

Anthemis cotula

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, anticonvulsive, antirheumatic (internal), dermatological aid, diaphoretic, emetic. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Karok.

Antennaria dioica

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine. Documented among Gosiute.

Collinsonia canadensis

A traditional Eclectic medicine herb used for venous support, hemorrhoids, and urinary gravel.

Collinsonia canadensis

Eclectic medicine vein and hemorrhoid herb — for varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and venous congestion. Strengthens vascular tone. Also used for kidney stones (hence "stone root") and laryngitis. Fresh root tincture is most potent.

Erodium sp.

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