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

Woolly Plantain

Plantago patagonica

T — Traditional UsePlantaginaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as psychological aid, analgesic, antidiarrheal, gastrointestinal aid, laxative, pediatric aid. Documented among Hopi, Keres, Western, Navajo.

Woollypod Milkvetch

Astragalus purshii

T — Traditional UseFabaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, disinfectant, hunting medicine. Documented among Thompson.

Woollypod Milkweed

Asclepias eriocarpa

T — Traditional UseApocynaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, dermatological aid, other, respiratory aid. Documented among Costanoan, Mendocino Indian.

Woolly Prairieclover

Dalea lanata

T — Traditional UseFabaceae

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

Woolly Sunbonnets

Chaptalia tomentosa

T — Traditional UseAsteraceae

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), urinary aid. Documented among Seminole.

Woollyweed

Hieracium scouleri

T — Traditional UseAsteraceae

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

Woolly Wyethia

Wyethia mollis

T — Traditional UseAsteraceae

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), dermatological aid, blood medicine, cathartic, cold remedy, febrifuge. Documented among Klamath, Paiute, Shoshoni.

Woosul

Calculus bovis

T — Traditional UseN/A (animal)

Korean animal-derived medicine from ox gallstones used for high fever, convulsions, sore throat, and detoxification. Extremely expensive; mostly synthetic substitutes used.

Wormleaf Stonecrop

Sedum stenopetalum

T — Traditional UseCrassulaceae

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

Wormseed Wallflower

Erysimum cheiranthoides

T — Traditional UseBrassicaceae

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

Wright's Thelypody

Thelypodium wrightii

T — Traditional UseBrassicaceae

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

Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa

T — Traditional UseAsteraceae

Native American medicinal plant used as liver aid, other. Documented among Iroquois.

Wyeth's Lupine

Lupinus wyethii

T — Traditional UseFabaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Xanthosoma Sagittifolium

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

T — Traditional UseAraceae

Caribbean and West African food plant with medicinal leaf preparations. Heated leaf applied as poultice for boils and abscesses in Caribbean folk medicine. Rhizome (corm) eaten as staple food after cooking. Contains calcium oxalate — must be cooked.

Yankee Blackberry

Rubus frondosus

T — Traditional UseRosaceae

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

Yellow Avens

Geum aleppicum

T — Traditional UseRosaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as diaphoretic, panacea, pediatric aid, throat aid, toothache remedy, anticonvulsive. Documented among Cree, Woodlands, Iroquois, Malecite.

Yellow Azalea

Rhododendron molle

T — Traditional UseEricaceae

Traditional medicinal plant used for arthritis, caries, carminative, insecticide, itch, larvicide, malaria, poison, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Yellow Birch

Betula alleghaniensis

T — Traditional UseBetulaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as diuretic. Documented among Ojibwa, South.

Yellow Bluebeadlily

Clintonia borealis

T — Traditional UseNartheciaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, disinfectant, burn dressing, heart medicine, misc. disease remedy, antidote. Documented among Algonquin, Quebec, Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule, Chippewa.

Yellow Butterwort

Pinguicula lutea

T — Traditional UseLentibulariaceae

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

Yellowdicks

Helenium amarum

T — Traditional UseAsteraceae

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

Yellow Dock

Rumex crispus

T — Traditional UsePolygonaceae

A traditional blood-building and liver-supporting herb, used for iron-rich nutrition and gentle digestive support.

Yellow Elder

Tecoma stans

T — Traditional UseBignoniaceae

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(stomach), alcoholism, atony, bilious, diabetes, diuretic, dysentery, gastritis, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Yellow Eveningprimrose

Oenothera flava

T — Traditional UseOnagraceae

Native American medicinal plant used as burn dressing, panacea, throat aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Yellow Eyed Grass

Xyris sp.

T — Traditional UseXyridaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, pulmonary aid, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Seminole.

Yellowflower Locoweed

Oxytropis monticola

T — Traditional UseFabaceae

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

Yellowflower Tarweed

Holocarpha virgata

T — Traditional UseAsteraceae

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge, misc. disease remedy. Documented among Miwok.

Yellow Fringed Orchid

Platanthera ciliaris

T — Traditional UseOrchidaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antidiarrheal, snake bite remedy. Documented among Cherokee, Seminole.

Yellow Giant Hyssop

Agastache nepetoides

T — Traditional UseLamiaceae

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

Yellow Ginger Lily

Hedychium flavum

T — Traditional UseZingiberaceae

A medicinal plant (Hedychium flavum) from the Zingiberaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Yellow Hawkweed

Hieracium fendleri

T — Traditional UseAsteraceae

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

Yellow Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

F — FGelsemiaceae

TOXIC — homeopathic use only. Contains gelsemine (strychnine-like alkaloid). Homeopathic Gelsemium for flu with weakness, trembling, and heavy eyelids. Herbal form is LETHAL. South Carolina state flower. Children have died from sucking nectar.

Yellow Lichen

Evernia sp.

T — Traditional UseUsneaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as poison. Documented among Modesse.

Yellow Marshmarigold

Caltha palustris

T — Traditional UseRanunculaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as poison, cold remedy, dermatological aid, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic. Documented among Abnaki, Alaska Native, Chippewa.

Yellow Milkwort

Polygala rugelii

T — Traditional UsePolygalaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), blood medicine, heart medicine, respiratory aid, snake bite remedy. Documented among Seminole.

Yellow Nicker

Caesalpinia bonduc

T — Traditional UseFabaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, laxative, pediatric aid, pulmonary aid. Documented among Hawaiian.

Yellow oleander

Thevetia neriifolia

T — Traditional UseApocynaceae

A medicinal plant (Thevetia neriifolia) from the Apocynaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Yellow Penstemon

Penstemon confertus

T — Traditional UseOrobanchaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as cathartic, dermatological aid, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Thompson.

Yellow Pimpernel

Taenidia integerrima

T — Traditional UseApiaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as adjuvant, pulmonary aid, respiratory aid, hunting medicine. Documented among Menominee, Meskwaki, Ojibwa.

Yellow Pondlily

Nuphar lutea

T — Traditional UseNymphaeaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, anticonvulsive, blood medicine, febrifuge, gastrointestinal aid, heart medicine. Documented among Iroquois, Menominee, Micmac.

Yellow Pond Lily

Nuphar sp.

T — Traditional UseNymphaeaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as love medicine, psychological aid, analgesic. Documented among Abnaki, Iroquois.

Yellowroot

Xanthorhiza simplicissima

T — Traditional UseRanunculaceae

Traditional medicinal plant used for ache(stomach), cold, dyspepsia, jaundice, medicine, parturition, stomach, stomatitis, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Yellow Spiderflower

Cleome lutea

T — Traditional UseCleomaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, dermatological aid. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta.

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Woolly Geranium

Woollyhead Parsnip

Woollyleaf Manzanita

Woolly Milkvetch

Woolly Paperflower

Woolly Plantain

Woollypod Milkvetch

Woollypod Milkweed

Woolly Prairieclover

Woolly Sunbonnets

Woollyweed

Woolly Wyethia

Woosul

Wormleaf Stonecrop

Wormseed Wallflower

Wright's Thelypody

Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod

Wyeth's Lupine

Xanthosoma Sagittifolium

Yankee Blackberry

Yellow Avens

Yellow Azalea

Yellow Birch

Yellow Bluebeadlily

Yellow Butterwort

Yellowdicks

Yellow Dock

Yellow Elder

Yellow Eveningprimrose

Yellow Eyed Grass

Yellowflower Locoweed

Yellowflower Tarweed

Yellow Fringed Orchid

Yellow Giant Hyssop

Yellow Ginger Lily

Yellow Hawkweed

Yellow Jessamine

Yellow Lichen

Yellow Marshmarigold

Yellow Milkwort

Yellow Nicker

Yellow oleander

Yellow Penstemon

Yellow Pimpernel

Yellow Pondlily

Yellow Pond Lily

Yellowroot

Yellow Spiderflower

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