Medicinal Herbs Database

European Apiaceae toxic to humans; included for safety awareness as it resembles parsley.

East African cardamom species used in traditional medicine for fever, malaria, and digestive complaints.

West and Central African tree whose bark is used for sexually transmitted infections, malaria, and as an antimicrobial agent in traditional medicine.

East Asian agrimony used in TCM for bleeding conditions, parasites, and digestive complaints.

Invasive Asian tree; bark used in Chinese folk medicine for diarrhea, dysentery, and tapeworm.

East African tree whose bark is used across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda specifically as an anthelmintic for intestinal worm expulsion.

West African tree leaf for infections, wounds, and inflammatory conditions.

European riverbank tree; bark used as astringent febrifuge; folk remedy for sore throats and skin conditions.

East African aloe species used by Maasai and other pastoralist peoples.

Pacific Island ornamental ginger with antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties.

Large tree of West African forests; bark is one of the most important antimalarial herbs of West Africa.

Australian tree with bitter bark used by Aboriginal Australians and early settlers as quinine substitute for malaria.

Southeast Asian Alstonia species; bark used similarly to A. scholaris for fever and malaria.

Aromatic sage native to the Anatolian plateau used in Turkish folk medicine for digestive and respiratory complaints.

Annual herb from South and Southeast Asia used in Siddha medicine for fever, dengue, and anti-inflammatory conditions as a less bitter relative of andrographis.

A tropical tree whose leaves contain acetogenins with specific toxicity to cancer cells; widely used across Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia for cancer support and parasites.