Herb Library

Luzula sp.

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

Oxalis acetosella

Celtic folk remedy for fever, mouth sores, and urinary complaints; mildly diuretic and cooling.

Rosa woodsii

Traditional medicinal plant used for sore(eye).

Valeriana dioica

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, veterinary aid, dermatological aid, analgesic, anticonvulsive, cold remedy. Documented among Blackfoot, Carrier, Northern, Cree, Woodlands.

Leonotis dysophylla

A medicinal plant (Leonotis dysophylla) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Trichostema lanatum

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, panacea. Documented among Cahuilla, Mahuna.

Amsonia tomentosa

Native American medicinal plant used as snake bite remedy. Documented among Zuni.

Eragrostis eriopoda

Aboriginal food plant whose seeds were ground into flour for damper (bush bread). Used nutritionally as a gluten-free grain source by desert Aboriginal communities.

Sphenosciadium capitellatum

Native American medicinal plant used as venereal aid. Documented among Paiute.

Chaptalia tomentosa

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

Calculus bovis

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

Tripterocalyx carnea

Native American medicinal plant used as pediatric aid, sedative, other, witchcraft medicine, diaphoretic, snake bite remedy. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Ramah, Zuni.

Sedum stenopetalum

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

Erysimum cheiranthoides

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

Wrightia antidysenterica

Indian and Southeast Asian tree — Ayurvedic 'kutaja' specifically for dysentery and amoebic infections. Bark contains conessine alkaloid with anti-amoebic activity validated in clinical studies. For diarrhea, IBS, and hemorrhoids in Ayurveda.

Baccharis wrightii

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, emetic, venereal aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Aloysia wrightii

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antirheumatic (internal), psychological aid, venereal aid. Documented among Havasupai, Walapai.

Cordylanthus wrightii

Native American medicinal plant used as venereal aid, ceremonial medicine, gynecological aid, analgesic. Documented among Navajo, Navajo, Kayenta, Navajo, Ramah.

Pseudognaphalium canescens

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, dermatological aid. Documented among Keres, Western.

Lotus wrightii

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, cathartic, disinfectant, gastrointestinal aid, panacea, witchcraft medicine. Documented among Navajo, Ramah, Zuni.

Thelypodium wrightii

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

Lomatium ambiguum

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

Lupinus wyethii

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

Castilleja linariifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as contraceptive, gynecological aid, analgesic, gastrointestinal aid, blood medicine, cathartic. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Ramah, Shoshoni.

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

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.

Glycyrrhiza glabra

The Ayurvedic preparation of licorice root, used for voice quality, respiratory support, digestive ulcers, and as a harmonizer in formulas.

Geum aleppicum

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

Helenium amarum

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

Oenothera flava

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

Xyris sp.

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

Agastache nepetoides

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

Gelsemium sempervirens

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.

Caltha palustris

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

Penstemon confertus

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

Cleome lutea

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

Cirsium ochrocentrum

Native American medicinal plant used as burn dressing, dermatological aid, contraceptive, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic. Documented among Kiowa, Zuni.

Draba incerta

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, nose medicine. Documented among Blackfoot.

Cirsium horridulum

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, expectorant, throat aid. Documented among Houma.

Anemopsis californica

Traditional Hispanic Southwest remedy — "herb of the taming." For infections of mucous membranes: sinusitis, sore throats, gum disease, and yeast infections. Also anti-inflammatory for joints. Important curanderismo (folk healing) herb.

Baccharis pteronioides

Native American medicinal plant used as antirheumatic (external), venereal aid. Documented among Yavapai.

Sauvagesia erecta

Traditional medicinal plant used for tumor.

Anemopsis californica

A Southwestern herb used by many Native American tribes for mucous membrane support, sore throat, urinary infections, and skin conditions.

Eriodictyon californicum

A California/Southwest herb used by indigenous peoples for respiratory support, asthma, and as a pleasant-tasting carrier for bitter medicines.

Cimicifuga simplex

Traditional medicinal plant used for anodyne, bronchitis, febrifuge, rheumatism, sedative, throat, uteritis.

Satureja subspicata subsp. liburnica

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

Berberis integerrima

Central Asian barberry used in Unani medicine for liver disorders, jaundice, and fever. The sour berries are also used culinarily and the root bark contains berberine.

Zinc L-carnosine complex

A chelated zinc-carnosine complex — studied for gastric mucosal protection, H. pylori, and gut barrier integrity. Not an herb but commonly used with herbs.

Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa

The seed of the sour jujube, one of TCM's most important herbs for insomnia, anxiety, and heart-blood deficiency. Calms the spirit.