Medicinal Herbs Database

TCM herb stronger than Ju Hua for clearing heat and toxins; used for carbuncles, sore throat, and hypertension.

Low-growing woodland perennial with distinctive kidney-shaped leaves and ginger-like rhizome; used by Indigenous peoples as condiment and medicine.

European forest herb with emetic and expectorant properties used in traditional folk medicine for respiratory conditions and as an emetic. Contains aristolochic acid analog — use with caution.

North American herb used by Cherokee and Iroquois as an immune stimulant, lymphatic herb, and antiseptic. Used by Eclectic physicians for typhoid and septicemia.

European herb with mild sedative properties sometimes called lettuce opium due to its white latex. Much milder than opiates and non-addictive.

Common woodland perennial of North America; roots used as flavoring and medicine by Indigenous peoples and early settlers.

Native North American senna used by Indigenous peoples and later by Eclectic physicians as gentle laxative.

North American vine whose root contains diosgenin, historically used as starting material for synthesizing hormonal drugs.

Ornamental Chinese climbing legume; stem used in traditional Chinese folk medicine for joint pain.

Relative of ashwagandha used in Ayurveda and Unani medicine for diabetes, and as vegetarian milk coagulant for cheese.

An extraordinarily rare Australian conifer discovered in 1994; limited folk medicinal use in conservation context.

A delicate European woodland flower used historically for headaches and rheumatism, now primarily homeopathic.