Medicinal Herbs Database

Tropical mallow used extensively in Ayurveda as a rejuvenating tonic for nervous system, musculoskeletal, and energy conditions.

Skullcap is a flowering plant in the mint family, native to North America. It has been used by Native Americans for centuries for nervous tension, anxiety, and convulsions. The name "skullcap" refers to the flower's cap-like shape. It is particularly valued as a gentle nervine for anxiety without excessive sedation.

An Ayurvedic herb used for nervous, skin, and digestive conditions; studied for anti-inflammatory and antiobesity effects.

St. John's Wort is a flowering plant that has been used medicinally since ancient Greece. It is best known for its use in treating mild to moderate depression, where clinical evidence supports its efficacy comparable to some conventional antidepressants. It is named for its traditional harvest on St. John's Day.

One of the most celebrated herbs of medieval European medicine; used for headaches, nervous anxiety, digestive disorders, and as a wound herb; said to cure virtually everything.

Aromatic herb native to Iran and the Caucasus used in Persian traditional medicine as a digestive herb, nervine, and anti-inflammatory.

Classic European woodland perennial with whorled magenta flowers, ancient healing herb in Anglo-Saxon and medieval medicine.

Philippine vine with seeds containing strychnine and brucine, used in Ayurveda and homeopathy in detoxified forms.

Indian tree; seeds used in Ayurveda at minute doses as nerve tonic after detoxification.

TCM primary herb for insomnia from heart and liver blood deficiency; nourishes heart and calms spirit.

The sacred mushroom of the Aztecs used by Maria Sabina and Mazatec healers in healing veladas.

TCM substance from inner bamboo nodes; clears heat, transforms phlegm, and calms spirit; used for fever with phlegm.

A calming sedative herb used in Tibetan medicine for sleep disorders and nervous conditions.

Mexican and Central American flowering tree used as a sedative and anxiolytic tea; widely sold in Mexican markets and pharmacies for insomnia and anxiety.

European linden with small fragrant flowers considered most medicinal; used for anxiety, cardiovascular, and colds across Europe.

Large-leaved linden with particularly fragrant flowers used in European folk medicine for anxiety, cardiovascular, and cold conditions.

Silver-leafed linden native to Southeast Europe used similarly to common linden for anxiety and respiratory conditions.

Indigenous American ceremonial plant used by shamans for protection, healing, and spiritual work; much stronger than commercial tobacco.