Herb Library

Pinus monophylla

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, anthelmintic, veterinary aid, disinfectant, witchcraft medicine, contraceptive. Documented among Apache, Western, Cahuilla, Gosiute.

Heimia salicifolia

Traditional medicinal plant used for antidote, astringent, bronchitis, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, dysentery, dyspepsia, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

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.

Sorbus sitchensis

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (internal), eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid, cold remedy, cathartic. Documented among Bella Coola, Carrier, Southern, Gitksan.

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.

Salix sitchensis

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, ceremonial medicine, tonic, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Eskimo, Alaska, Karok, Klallam.

Cymbopogon parkeri

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

Skimmia arborescens

Traditional medicinal plant used for poison.

Rhus trilobata

Native American medicinal plant used as misc. disease remedy, burn dressing, cold remedy, diuretic, hemostat, reproductive aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Comanche.

Symplocarpus foetidus

Eclectic medicine antispasmodic — for asthma, whooping cough, and nervous cough. Contains calcium oxalate crystals (fresh plant burns mouth). Must be thoroughly dried before use. Generates own heat to melt through snow.

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.

Pinus elliottii

A medicinal plant (Pinus elliottii) from the Pinaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Native American medicinal plant used as sports medicine, stimulant, antiemetic. Documented among Cherokee, Seminole.

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.

Astragalus gracilis

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

Phlox gracilis

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

Porophyllum gracile

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external), antirheumatic (internal), dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid, abortifacient. Documented among Havasupai, Paiute, Shoshoni.

Sabatia campanulata

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antidiarrheal, eye medicine, febrifuge. Documented among Seminole.

Lathyrus palustris

Native American medicinal plant used as veterinary aid. Documented among Ojibwa.

Origanum vulgare var. gracile

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(ear), ache(tooth), alopecia, anodyne, bronchitis, cancer, carminative, catarrh, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Elymus trachycaulus

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

Amaranthus hybridus

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid, gynecological aid, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Cherokee, Keres, Western.

Psoralidium tenuiflorum

Native American medicinal plant used as tuberculosis remedy, analgesic, misc. disease remedy, veterinary aid, disinfectant. Documented among Dakota, Lakota, Navajo, Ramah.

Phaseolus angustissimus

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

Ambrosia tenuifolia

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

Asclepias stenophylla

Native American medicinal plant used as dietary aid. Documented among Lakota.

Schoenocrambe linearifolia

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

Sphaeralcea digitata

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

Campanula divaricata

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

Sanguisorba minor

Traditional medicinal plant used for apertif, astringent, cancer, hemostat.

Pinguicula pumila

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Seminole.

Camassia quamash

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

Vaccinium oxycoccos

Native American medicinal plant used as antiemetic. Documented among Ojibwa.

Teucrium micropodioides

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

Oenothera perennis

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

Collinsia parviflora

Native American medicinal plant used as veterinary aid, dermatological aid. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta, Ute.

Melilotus indica

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(stomach), astringent, bowel, diarrhea, discutient, emollient, narcotic, swelling, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.