Medicinal Herbs Database

An Indian relative of Mediterranean squill used in Ayurveda similarly as expectorant and cardiac tonic.

Hanging lichen of forests worldwide used in European, Chinese, and Native American folk medicine as powerful antimicrobial.

Uva ursi is an evergreen shrub found in northern latitudes, long used by Native Americans and European herbalists for urinary tract conditions. Its primary active compound, arbutin, is converted to hydroquinone in alkaline urine, providing antiseptic action specifically in the urinary tract.

A West African shrub used in traditional medicine for malaria, pain, and infection.

West African climbing vine of the pepper family used in Nigerian and Ghanaian medicine for respiratory, digestive, and post-partum care.

Subtropical acacia used in perfumery and folk medicine for skin conditions, eye complaints, and headaches.

Valerian is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe and Asia, long valued for its sedative and anxiolytic properties. It has been used since ancient Greek and Roman times for insomnia and nervousness. The root is the primary medicinal part, known for its distinctive strong odor.

High Alpine valerian exported from Austria since medieval times used as an aromatic perfume and nerve sedative.

Himalayan relative of European valerian used in Ayurveda; considered superior sedative in high altitude regions.

Southern African fruit tree used for nutritive and medicinal purposes; bark used for fever, malaria, and digestive disorders across Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa.

Premium kava variety from Vanuatu considered highest quality noble kava used for anxiety and ceremonial purposes.

Shrub native to South America used in Brazilian and Caribbean folk medicine for anti-inflammatory and analgesic conditions, approved in Brazilian herbal pharmacopeia.

An important Ayurvedic herb for urinary health; the bark is highly effective for treating urinary calculi, BPH, and urinary tract infections.

Important Ayurvedic respiratory herb whose name means "give voice to." Contains vasicine, which inspired the drug bromhexine.