Herb Library

Sophora pachycarpa

A medicinal plant (Sophora pachycarpa) from the Fabaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Claytonia sibirica

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, eye medicine, urinary aid, gynecological aid, throat aid, tonic. Documented among Cowlitz, Quileute, Quinault.

Achillea sibirica

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid, pediatric aid, toothache remedy. Documented among Cree, Woodlands.

Arabis sparsiflora

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, contraceptive, eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Stylosanthes biflora

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, gynecological aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Orthilia secunda

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine. Documented among Carrier, Southern.

Asiasarum sieboldii

Traditional medicinal plant used for anodyne, antitussive, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge.

Marah horridus

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, ear medicine, pediatric aid. Documented among Kawaiisu, Tubatulabal.

Polygala cornuta

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cold remedy, cough medicine, emetic. Documented among Miwok.

Chamaebatia foliolosa

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (internal), cold remedy, cough medicine, misc. disease remedy, venereal aid. Documented among Miwok.

Dalea villosa

Native American medicinal plant used as cathartic, throat aid. Documented among Lakota.

Elaeagnus commutata

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, pediatric aid, venereal aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Thompson.

Bothriochloa saccharoides

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid. Documented among Kiowa.

Shepherdia argentea

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, laxative, ceremonial medicine, febrifuge. Documented among Blackfoot, Dakota, Navajo.

Ambrosia chamissonis

Native American medicinal plant used as other, strengthener. Documented among Makah.

Abies alba

Traditional medicinal plant used for bronchitis, bruise, calculus, catarrh, cough, diuretic, expectorant, gonorrhea, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as laxative, gynecological aid, eye medicine, nose medicine, throat aid, cold remedy. Documented among Isleta, Keresan, Navajo.

Phacelia hastata

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid. Documented among Thompson.

Pediomelum argophyllum

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge, veterinary aid, laxative, dermatological aid. Documented among Cheyenne, Chippewa, Lakota.

Lupinus albifrons

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

Acer saccharinum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antidiarrheal, dermatological aid, eye medicine, gynecological aid, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Cherokee, Chippewa, Mohegan.

Argyreia nervosa

Traditional medicinal plant used for anodyne, medicine, sudorific.

Arabis puberula

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external). Documented among Shoshoni.

Artemisia cana

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, dietary aid, tonic. Documented among Montana Indian.

Atriplex argentea

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, dermatological aid, other, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah, Zuni.

Potentilla anserina

Eastern European antispasmodic for menstrual cramps, diarrhea, and sore throat; rich in tannins.

Argentina anserina

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, dermatological aid, emetic, diuretic, pediatric aid, analgesic. Documented among Blackfoot, Iroquois, Kwakiutl.

Lupinus argenteus

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

Oxytropis sericea

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

Simarouba amara

A medicinal plant (Simarouba amara) from the Simaroubaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Symphyotrichum simmondsii

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

Sambucus simpsonii

Traditional medicinal plant used for chill, cold, poison.

Andrographis echioides

Siddha febrifuge for childhood fevers and liver disorders; whole plant paste applied for snake bites in rural Tamil practice.

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, hemostat. Documented among Zuni.

Crepis modocensis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, eye medicine, gynecological aid. Documented among Paiute, Shoshoni.

Alnus viridis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, kidney aid. Documented among Cree, Hudson Bay.

Cryptogramma sitchensis

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, liver aid. Documented among Thompson.

Picea sitchensis

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external), burn dressing, ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, disinfectant. Documented among Bella Coola, Carrier, Southern, Gitksan.

Valeriana sitchensis

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cold remedy, dermatological aid, adjuvant, antidiarrheal, ceremonial medicine. Documented among Okanagon, Thompson.

Cymbopogon parkeri

A medicinal plant (Cymbopogon parkeri) from the Poaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Ribes glandulosum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gynecological aid. Documented among Chippewa, Cree, Woodlands.

Ipomopsis aggregata

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine. Documented among Great Basin Indian.

Eriogonum microthecum

Native American medicinal plant used as tuberculosis remedy, urinary aid, antirheumatic (external), cough medicine, orthopedic aid. Documented among Paiute, Shoshoni.

Machaeranthera gracilis

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

Crepis atribarba

Native American medicinal plant used as orthopedic aid. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Eriogonum leptophyllum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gynecological aid, panacea, snake bite remedy. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Agalinis tenuifolia

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

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

A medicinal plant (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.