Herb Library

Geum rivale

Native American medicinal plant used as antihemorrhagic, antidiarrheal, febrifuge, pediatric aid, cold remedy, cough medicine. Documented among Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule, Iroquois, Malecite.

Pellaea atropurpurea

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, kidney aid, preventive medicine. Documented among Mahuna.

Vernonia cinerea

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(head), ache(stomach), alexipharmic, amebiasis, antidote, cancer, cholera, colic, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Rubus odoratus

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (external), cathartic, cough medicine, dermatological aid, emetic. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois.

Agastache scrophulariifolia

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

Comarum palustre

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, analgesic, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Chippewa, Ojibwa.

Thalictrum dasycarpum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, veterinary aid, love medicine, febrifuge, gastrointestinal aid, hunting medicine. Documented among Lakota, Meskwaki, Ojibwa.

Solanum xanti

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

Sarracenia purpurea

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid, urinary aid, diuretic, abortifacient, orthopedic aid, venereal aid. Documented among Algonquin, Quebec, Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule, Cree, Woodlands.

Callirhoe involucrata

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cold remedy. Documented among Dakota.

Dalea purpurea

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

Salvia dorrii

Native American medicinal plant used as anticonvulsive, other, stimulant, cold remedy, panacea, analgesic. Documented among Hopi, Okanagan-Colville, Paiute.

Sanicula bipinnatifida

Native American medicinal plant used as panacea, snake bite remedy. Documented among Miwok.

Angelica atropurpurea

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, carminative, cold remedy, febrifuge, misc. disease remedy, oral aid. Documented among Cherokee, Delaware, Delaware, Oklahoma.

Symphyotrichum puniceum

Native American medicinal plant used as hunting medicine, abortifacient, diaphoretic, febrifuge, gynecological aid, orthopedic aid. Documented among Chippewa, Cree, Woodlands, Iroquois.

Inula racemosa

Ayurvedic cardiorespiratory herb used for angina, asthma, and chest pain. Contains alantolactone with anti-ischemic and bronchodilator properties.

Prunus africana (extract)

Standardized to 14% triterpenes and 0.5% n-docosanol. The most clinically studied form for BPH — widely prescribed in Europe.

Androsace septentrionalis

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, panacea, venereal aid, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Spiraea ?pyramidata

Native American medicinal plant used as tonic. Documented among Thompson.

Notopterygium incisum

TCM wind-damp herb for the UPPER body — partner of Du Huo (lower body). For neck/shoulder stiffness, occipital headache, and upper body joint pain from wind-cold-damp. Very warming and aromatic. Key herb in Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang.

Peucedanum decursivum

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(head), analgesic, antitussive, apoplexy, arthritis, asthma, bronchitis, carminative, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Qualea grandiflora

Brazilian cerrado tree used in folk medicine of Goias and Minas Gerais for gastric ulcers, diarrhea, and skin infections. Bark decoction for throat infections. Contains squalene and betulinic acid. One of the most common cerrado tree species.

Quassia amara

One of the most bitter substances in nature — used as digestive bitter, antimalarial, and insecticide. For loss of appetite, dyspepsia, and intestinal parasites. Contains quassin (appetite stimulant). Used in brewing as hops substitute.

Crataegus submollis

Native American medicinal plant used as witchcraft medicine. Documented among Iroquois.

Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco

Traditional medicinal plant used for asthma, fever, malaria, stimulant, tonic.

Phyllanthus niruri

Pan-tropical kidney stone remedy — used in Brazilian, Indian, Chinese, and Caribbean traditional medicine. Dissolves calcium oxalate crystals. Also hepatoprotective (used for hepatitis B in Asia). Name means "stone breaker" in Portuguese and Spanish.

Filipendula rubra

Native American medicinal plant used as heart medicine, love medicine. Documented among Meskwaki.

Quercetin 500mg + Bromelain 100mg

Classic allergy formula — Quercetin stabilizes mast cells while Bromelain enhances quercetin absorption and provides its own anti-inflammatory action. Take 20 min before meals.

Quercetin dihydrate (500mg)

Standard quercetin capsule — 500mg 1-2x daily. The natural mast cell stabilizer for allergies. Take with bromelain for enhanced absorption. 20 min before meals.

Porophyllum ruderale

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(bones), bite(snake), erysipelas, spasm, sudorific.

Cinchona pubescens

Alternative cinchona species with higher quinine content than C. officinalis. Historical antimalarial. Tonic water originated as a way to make bitter quinine palatable (with gin). Modern tonic water has negligible quinine.

Combretum indicum

Southeast Asian vine used in Filipino, Thai, and Ayurvedic medicine for intestinal roundworms — seeds are the primary anthelmintic. Flowers change color white-pink-red over 3 days. Contains quisqualic acid (AMPA receptor agonist). For parasites and fever.

Crotalaria rotundifolia

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

Chrysothamnus sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge, toothache remedy, venereal aid, cold remedy, oral aid, throat aid. Documented among Isleta, Jemez, Keres, Western.

Ericameria bloomeri

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

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

Native American medicinal plant used as sedative, analgesic, antirheumatic (internal), cold remedy, cough medicine, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Alabama, Cherokee, Choctaw.

Polygala polygama

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

Bahia dissecta

Native American medicinal plant used as cathartic, emetic, analgesic, antirheumatic (internal), contraceptive, gynecological aid. Documented among Keres, Western, Navajo, Ramah, Zuni.

Ambrosia acanthicarpa

A medicinal plant (Ambrosia acanthicarpa) from the Asteraceae family used in traditional medicine.

Senecio spartioides

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

Waltheria americana

Traditional medicinal plant used for abortifacient, asthma, debility, depurative, diarrhea, eruption, fever, purgative, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Cypripedium arietinum

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

Boehmeria nivea

Traditional medicinal plant used for anodyne, antidote(arrow poison), bite(bug), bite(snake), boil, demulcent, diuretic, dysentery, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Allium ursinum

European wild garlic with similar but milder properties to cultivated garlic. Used to lower blood pressure and cholesterol, as an antimicrobial, and as a spring cleansing tonic.

Quisqualis indica

Used in TCM specifically to treat internal parasites, particularly roundworm and pinworm in children.

Brassica napus

Native American medicinal plant used as dietary aid, febrifuge, kidney aid, misc. disease remedy, orthopedic aid, pulmonary aid. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Micmac.

Lycopodium obscurum

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), blood medicine, gynecological aid, diuretic, hemostat. Documented among Chippewa, Iroquois, Ojibwa.

Pluchea lanceolata

Ayurvedic anti-rheumatic herb for joint pain, sciatica, and respiratory conditions. One of the best herbs for Vata disorders involving pain and stiffness.