Medicinal Herbs Database

Southeast Asian and South Asian herb used in traditional medicine for digestive and anti-inflammatory uses.

A Japanese ornamental with bark and leaves used in folk medicine; berries edible but seed coat toxic.

South Indian tree with red heartwood used in Ayurveda for inflammation, skin conditions, and cooling therapy.

Tropical Asian legume used as forage and in folk medicine for fever, diarrhea, and skin conditions.

TCM pigment herb used topically and internally for inflammatory conditions.

Madagascar's iconic tree; sap drunk as emergency water; bark used in Malagasy folk medicine for fever.

The unprepared red form of Chinese peony root; used in TCM for clearing blood heat and moving blood stasis — different properties from Bai Shao.

European yellow dye plant used historically in folk medicine for skin conditions, anti-inflammatory, and fever.

North African and Spanish rosemary species used in traditional Moroccan and Spanish folk medicine.

TCM form of frankincense; activates blood, moves qi, reduces swelling; used for traumatic injury and pain.

Ancient Mediterranean herb used since Greek and Roman times for toxin antidote, eye health, arthritis, and as an emmenagogue. Toxic in overdose and phototoxic.

American sage used by indigenous peoples and in tropical folk medicine for fever, pain, and skin conditions.

European woodland sage used in folk medicine across Eastern Europe for wound healing and digestive conditions.