Herb Library

Packera anonyma

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

Stephanomeria exigua

Native American medicinal plant used as diuretic, venereal aid, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Kayenta.

Polygonum sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as hemostat. Documented among Algonquin, Quebec.

Symphyotrichum laeve

Native American medicinal plant used as herbal steam, stimulant. Documented among Meskwaki.

Hordeum murinum

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

Rubus canadensis

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal. Documented among Delaware, Oklahoma, Menominee.

Smilax herbacea

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (internal), burn dressing, dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid. Documented among Cherokee, Chippewa, Iroquois.

Malacothrix glabrata

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine. Documented among Apache, White Mountain.

Cyperus laevigatus

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, dermatological aid, strengthener, venereal aid. Documented among Hawaiian.

Stachys aspera

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, emetic. Documented among Meskwaki.

Equisetum laevigatum

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, contraceptive, dermatological aid, urinary aid, hypotensive, ceremonial medicine. Documented among Costanoan, Diegueno, Hoh.

Onosmodium molle

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), veterinary aid. Documented among Lakota.

Heliopsis helianthoides

Native American medicinal plant used as stimulant, pulmonary aid. Documented among Chippewa, Meskwaki.

Rosa blanda

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, hemorrhoid remedy, eye medicine, analgesic, orthopedic aid. Documented among Meskwaki, Ojibwa, Ojibwa, South.

Satureja glabella

A medicinal plant (Satureja glabella) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Mirabilis oxybaphoides

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

Mentzelia laevicaulis

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (internal), dietary aid, ear medicine, febrifuge, misc. disease remedy, dermatological aid. Documented among Cheyenne, Gosiute, Mendocino Indian.

Aureolaria flava

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, other. Documented among Cherokee.

Viola pubescens

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

Rivea corymbosa

Traditional medicinal plant used for carminative, contraceptive, diuretic, divination, evil eye, fear, hallucinogen, narcotic, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Ceanothus velutinus

Native American medicinal plant used as other, dermatological aid, cough medicine, febrifuge, ceremonial medicine, orthopedic aid. Documented among Great Basin Indian, Karok, Modesse.

Eriogonum niveum

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, dermatological aid. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Euphorbia marginata

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), gynecological aid, poison. Documented among Lakota, Pawnee.

Trillium grandiflorum

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), ear medicine, abortifacient, analgesic, disinfectant, diuretic. Documented among Chippewa, Menominee, Potawatomi.

Yucca elata

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine. Documented among Apache, Western.

Saponaria officinalis

A saponin-rich herb traditionally used as an expectorant for respiratory congestion and externally for skin conditions. Also used as a natural soap.

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Native American medicinal plant used as emetic, oral aid, hemostat, snake bite remedy, tuberculosis remedy, love medicine. Documented among Cherokee, Cree, Woodlands, Iroquois.

Viburnum recognitum

Native American medicinal plant used as contraceptive, orthopedic aid. Documented among Iroquois.

Morella cerifera

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge, throat aid, anthelmintic, gastrointestinal aid, pediatric aid, analgesic. Documented among Choctaw, Houma, Koasati.

Pteridium caudatum

Native American medicinal plant used as orthopedic aid. Documented among Seminole.

Diplacus longiflorus

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

Solidago spectabilis

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

Rubus trivialis

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, antirheumatic (internal), dermatological aid, hemorrhoid remedy, oral aid, stimulant. Documented among Cherokee, Seminole.

Linum australe

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid. Documented among Hopi.

Mikania scandens

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

Isocoma pluriflora

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, pediatric aid, analgesic, cough medicine, orthopedic aid. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta, Pima.

Magnolia grandiflora

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, kidney aid. Documented among Choctaw, Koasati.

Quercus falcata

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

Artemisia abrotanum

Traditional medicinal plant used for antiseptic, cordial, detergent, emmenagogue, expectorant, fever, hair-oil, stimulant, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

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.

Jatropha gossypifolia

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(stomach), antibiotic, asthma, bilious, bite(snake), cancer, candlenut, carbuncle, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Thymus zygis

Traditional medicinal plant used for tumor.

Sedum lanceolatum

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

Hyptis spicata

A medicinal plant (Hyptis spicata) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Acmella oleracea

A tropical herb that creates a tingling/numbing sensation in the mouth. Used for toothache, immune stimulation, and oral health.

Astragalus kentrophyta

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