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Medicinal Herbs Database

Explore 2,700+ herbs with evidence-based information

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Bai Dou Kou

Amomum kravanh

TCM aromatic for damp-cold in middle burner, nausea, and vomiting.

Nausea3-6g in decoction (add at end)
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Basil Holy Seed

Ocimum tenuiflorum (seed)

Seeds of holy basil forming mucilaginous gel when soaked, used across South Asia for cooling and digestive.

Ayurvedic cooling digestive1-2 teaspoons seeds soaked in water daily
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Bergenia Russian

Bergenia crassifolia

Siberian/Mongolian leaf used as black tea substitute with astringent properties.

Diarrhea2-4g aged leaf as tea 2-3x daily
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Digestive

Berkheya purpurea

Berkheya purpurea

A South African thistle used in Zulu medicine for digestive and respiratory conditions.

Digestive conditions2-3g dried herb as tea
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Betel Nut

Areca catechu

South and Southeast Asian palm nut chewed as a mild stimulant across Asia; used medicinally for digestive conditions and anthelmintic purposes.

Anthelmintic useAnthelmintic: 30-45g nut powder once; chewing not recommended medicinally
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Bifora radians

Bifora radians

European Mediterranean Apiaceae weed used in folk medicine for digestive conditions and as carminative.

Digestive conditions in Mediterranean folk medicine2-3 g dried herb as tea
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Bistort Bistorta

Bistorta officinalis

Northern European alpine herb used in folk medicine as an astringent for diarrhea, wound healing, and the basis of Dock Pudding in northern England. Distinct slug from Persicaria bistorta.

Treat diarrhea2-4g dried rhizome tea or 2ml tincture 3x daily
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Bistort Root

Persicaria bistorta

European streamside plant with coiled rhizome used for centuries for diarrhea, wound healing, and inflammatory bowel conditions.

Diarrhea in European folk medicine2-4g dried root tea 3x daily; 2-3ml tincture 3x daily; compress topically
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Bitter Aloe

Aloe ferox

Large aloe of Southern Africa; Cape aloe juice is one of the strongest laxatives from aloes; leaves also used for skin conditions.

Constipation treatment across Southern Africa10–30 mg aloin equivalent at bedtime for constipation; gel topically
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Bitter Orange

Citrus aurantium

Mediterranean and Asian citrus species whose peel is used in TCM and Western herbal medicine for digestive conditions and weight management.

Digestive conditions in TCM as Zhi Shi (immature fruit)30mg synephrine standardized extract daily maximum; 2-4g dried peel tea
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Black Horehound

Ballota nigra

European herb with characteristic unpleasant smell used in folk medicine for nausea, vomiting, motion sickness, and as a nervine.

Treat nausea and vomiting2-4ml tincture or 2g herb tea 3x daily
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Black Pepper

Piper nigrum

The world's most traded spice, valued in Ayurveda for dramatically enhancing the bioavailability of other herbs and drugs.

Digestive stimulant5-20mg piperine extract or liberal culinary use
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Black Plum

Prunus mume

TCM herb that astringes the lungs, binds the intestines, generates fluids, and expels roundworms. Key herb in the classical formula Wu Mei Wan for roundworm conditions.

Astringes lungs for chronic cough3-9g processed dried fruit decoction or 300mg extract daily
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Bogmyrtle

Myrica gale

Aromatic shrub of northern European peat bogs used in Norse and Celtic folk medicine for insects, digestive conditions, and as ale bittering agent.

Insect repellent in Norse and Scottish folk medicine2-4g dried leaves tea 2x daily; topical infusion as insect repellent spray
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Bolivian Wormwood

Artemisia boliviana

High-altitude wormwood from Bolivian Andes used in Kallawaya medicine for digestive, antiparasitic, and ceremonial purposes.

treatment of intestinal parasites1-2g dried herb as brief tea course; short courses only
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Brassica Oleracea Herb

Brassica oleracea

Wild ancestor of kale, cabbage, and broccoli used medicinally for stomach ulcers, skin conditions, and anti-inflammatory.

stomach ulcer treatment in European folk medicineCabbage juice 100-200ml for ulcers; food freely
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Buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

European laxative shrub whose berries were used in medieval medicine as a strong purgative.

Medieval European purgative0.5-2g dried bark as tea (short-term)
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Bukhara Plum

Prunus bokhariensis

Dried plums from Central Asia used in Unani medicine as laxatives, for fever, and as liver tonics.

constipation5-10 dried fruits daily
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Bunium Bulbocastanum Herb

Bunium bulbocastanum

European earthnut with tuberous roots used in folk medicine as digestive carminative and nutritional food.

digestive carminative in European folk medicine2-4g seeds as tea; tubers as food
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Burnet Salad

Sanguisorba minor

European herb used in traditional medicine as an astringent, diuretic, and digestive herb. The fresh leaves were eaten in salads and the herb drunk as a wound-healing tea.

Wound healingLeaves as food freely; 3-5g herb tea daily
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