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Pentadesma butyracea

West African tree producing fat similar to shea butter; bark and leaves used medicinally.

skin conditionsTopical application; 3-6g leaf tea internally

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Peperomia obtusifolia

Common houseplant from tropical Americas with glossy leaves, used in traditional Caribbean medicine.

Traditional Caribbean folk medicine for wound healingTopical leaf poultice for wounds; Tea: 2-3 leaves per cup 2x/day

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Phenakospermum guyannense

Amazonian Strelitziaceae; bark sap used as traditional insect repellent and anti-inflammatory.

insect repellentBark sap topically as needed

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Phormium Tenax

Phormium tenax

Large perennial plant endemic to New Zealand used by Maori as primary fiber plant and medicinally for wound healing, boils, and skin conditions using the gel.

wound healingFresh leaf gel applied to wounds as needed

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Skin and Topical

Pinguicula vulgaris

Alpine and Arctic carnivorous herb; leaves used in Nordic folk medicine for wound healing and skin conditions.

wound healingFresh leaf poultice topically

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Pittosporum Tenuifolium

Pittosporum tenuifolium

Small New Zealand tree used by Maori in rongoā medicine for skin conditions and as a tonic.

skin conditionsBark or leaf tea 3–5g daily

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Skin and Topical

Plagianthus Regius

Plagianthus regius

Large New Zealand native tree used by Maori in traditional medicine for skin conditions and as a cordage plant.

skin conditionsBark or leaf infusion topically or as tea

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Plantain

Plantago major

Plantain (not the banana relative) is a ubiquitous "weed" found on every continent, used medicinally across virtually all traditional medicine systems. It is one of the most accessible healing plants, valued for its wound-healing, anti-inflammatory, and respiratory properties. Shakespeare and Anglo-Saxon herbalists documented its medicinal virtues.

Wound healing3-5g dried leaf as tea 3 times daily, or fresh leaf poultice as needed

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Skin and Topical

Platycarya strobilacea

An East Asian tree in the walnut family used in folk medicine for skin conditions and as an astringent.

Skin conditions2g dried bark as tea

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Podophyllum Hexandrum Herb

Sinopodophyllum hexandrum

Himalayan mayapple used in Ayurveda and Unani medicine as purgative and source of podophyllotoxin for cancer treatment.

cathartic purgative in Himalayan folk medicineMedical supervision only - highly toxic

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Podophyllum Peltatum Herb

Podophyllum peltatum

Eastern North American woodland plant used by Native peoples as a cathartic and topically for warts; source of podophyllin.

cathartic purgative in Native American medicineMedical supervision only; topical 0.5% podophyllin for warts

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Skin and Topical

Polish Calendula

Calendula officinalis var. polonica

Calendula variety cultivated in Poland used extensively in European folk medicine for skin, anti-inflammatory, and wound healing.

wound healing in Polish folk medicine2-4g dried flowers as tea; topical as needed

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Skin and Topical

Prickly Comfrey

Symphytum asperum

Caucasian comfrey species widely naturalized; used topically like common comfrey for wound healing and musculoskeletal injuries.

Wound and bruise healing in Caucasian folk medicineTopical PA-free certified preparations only

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Prunus Amygdalus Herb

Prunus dulcis

Almond tree whose cold-pressed seed oil is widely used in Ayurvedic and European folk medicine for skin nourishment and laxative.

skin moisturizer in Ayurvedic folk medicineTopical oil freely; 5-10ml oil orally as laxative

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Psoralea Seed

Cullen corylifolium

TCM and Ayurvedic herb that tonifies kidney yang and treats vitiligo via psoralen content.

Tonifies kidney yang6-12g TCM; 40-80mg psoralen extract

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Pterocarpus indicus

Southeast Asian tree; national tree of Philippines; bark and leaves used for skin conditions and diarrhea.

skin diseasesBark decoction 5-10g 2x/day; leaf poultice

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Pterocarya fraxinifolia

A Caucasian riparian tree with folk medicinal bark uses for skin conditions and as an astringent.

Skin conditions2g dried bark as tea

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Puya chilensis

Large Chilean bromeliad whose sap and flower stalks are used in Andean traditional medicine.

Andean wound treatmentApply sap topically as needed

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Skin and Topical

Qian Cao

Rubia cordifolia

TCM and Ayurvedic herb; root used to cool blood, activate blood circulation, and stop bleeding; important for skin conditions in Ayurveda.

Blood heat conditions6-9g dried root daily; 500mg extract twice daily

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Skin and Topical

Quandong

Santalum acuminatum

Australian semi-parasitic tree whose fruits and seeds are used by Aboriginal Australians as food medicine for skin conditions and joints.

Skin conditions and wounds in Central Australian Aboriginal medicineFresh fruit as food; seed oil topically for skin; fruit tea for systemic use

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