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Explore 2,700+ herbs with evidence-based information

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Dracaena fragrans

Dracaena fragrans

Popular tropical African houseplant with fragrant flowers, used in West African traditional medicine.

Traditional West African medicine for wounds and infectionsLeaf tea: 3-5g per cup 2x/day; Topical for wounds
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Dragon Blood Resin

Dracaena draco

Brilliant red resin from Dracaena species (Canary Islands) and Croton species (Amazon) used across ancient Mediterranean, Amazonian, and Chinese medicine for wound healing and stop bleeding.

Stop bleeding and heal woundsApply topically as needed; 2ml tincture for internal wounds
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Skin and Topical

Dragon's Blood

Daemonorops draco

Red resin from tropical palm trees used across Chinese, Greek, and South American medicine for wound healing.

Healing woundsTopical application as needed; 500mg-1g internally
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Dragon's Blood

Croton lechleri

Amazonian tree producing a deep red latex used by indigenous communities throughout South America for wound healing and gastrointestinal conditions.

wound healingTopically as needed; 30 drops latex in water orally 3x daily
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EC
Skin and Topical

Eichhornia crassipes

Eichhornia crassipes

Floating aquatic plant used in West African and South American folk medicine for skin conditions and fever.

Skin conditions in West African medicine5-10 g dried plant as decoction
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ER
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Elemi Resin

Canarium luzonicum

Philippine resinous tree used by indigenous Filipinos for wound healing and skin conditions, now used globally in cosmetics and aromatherapy.

Wound healing in Philippine indigenous medicineApply resin or diluted essential oil topically; 2 drops essential oil in diffuser
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Skin and Topical

Entada phaseoloides

Entada phaseoloides

Tropical coastal legume with huge seed pods; bark used as soap substitute and in folk medicine for hair and wounds.

hair conditioningBark lather topically for hair; poultice for wounds
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EA
Skin and Topical

Erythronium americanum

Erythronium americanum

Delicate spring ephemeral of eastern North American forests, used by Native Americans for fever and wound healing.

Traditional Native American remedy for fevers and woundsTincture: 1-2ml 3x/day with caution
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EC
Skin and Topical

Eucalyptus citriodora

Eucalyptus citriodora

A lemon-scented eucalyptus with effective insect repellent (PMD) and analgesic properties.

Insect repellentEssential oil 30% dilution for insect repellent
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EL
Skin and Topical

Euphorbia Lathyris

Euphorbia lathyris

Biennial euphorbia used in European and Chinese folk medicine as a purgative, and studied for ingenol mebutate in cancer treatment.

purgative in European folk medicineMedical supervision only; ingenol mebutate pharmaceutical gel
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EP
Skin and Topical

Euphorbia peplus

Euphorbia peplus

Common garden weed whose latex has been used for millennia to treat skin lesions; recently validated as anticancer agent.

wart removalTopical latex application under medical supervision
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Skin and Topical

Euphorbia prostrata

Euphorbia prostrata

Tropical weed used across Latin America, Africa, and Asia for hemorrhoids and wound healing.

hemorrhoidsTopical poultice as needed; 3-5g tea 2x/day
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Skin and Topical

Euphorbia Tirucalli

Euphorbia tirucalli

Succulent euphorbia from Africa and India used in folk medicine for cancers, skin conditions, and pain relief despite high toxicity.

cancer treatment in African folk medicineMedical supervision only; external use with extreme caution
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FF
Skin and Topical

Fomes Fomentarius

Fomes fomentarius

A bracket fungus used across Northern Europe and Siberia traditionally as tinder and in folk medicine.

wound healing1-3g extract daily
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F
Skin and Topical

Frangipani

Plumeria rubra

A tropical tree with intoxicatingly fragrant flowers, used across Southeast Asia and the Pacific for skin and joint conditions.

Skin conditionsTopical: bark/leaf poultice; Tea: 1-2g dried bark
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FF
Skin and Topical

Furcraea foetida

Furcraea foetida

Large succulent of Caribbean related to agave, used in traditional medicine across tropical Americas.

Traditional Caribbean folk medicine for wounds and skin conditionsTopical sap; Leaf juice for wounds
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GA
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Gasteria acinacifolia

Gasteria acinacifolia

A South African succulent used in Zulu folk medicine for wound healing and stomach conditions.

Wound healingTopical leaf gel
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GB
Skin and Topical

Gasteria bicolor

Gasteria bicolor

South African succulent with tongue-shaped spotted leaves, used in Xhosa traditional medicine.

Traditional Xhosa medicine for skin conditions and wound healingTopical gel from leaves for wounds and burns
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GR
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Grevillea robusta

Grevillea robusta

Australian Proteaceae tree used by Aboriginal peoples for skin conditions and wound healing.

Skin conditions in Aboriginal medicineBark decoction for topical use
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GP
Skin and Topical

Gypsophila paniculata

Gypsophila paniculata

Ornamental with saponin-rich roots used as soap substitute; pharmaceutical adjuvant for oral vaccines.

skin cleansingNot established for internal use
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