Medicinal Herbs Database

South and Southeast Asian palm nut chewed as a mild stimulant across Asia; used medicinally for digestive conditions and anthelmintic purposes.

North American woodland herb used by many Native American tribes for gynecological, wound healing, and respiratory conditions.

Bark and leaves of the silver birch tree used in Northern European traditional medicine as a diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and skin herb.

Similar to silver birch; used medicinally for urinary conditions, rheumatism, and skin conditions.

A cousin of Phyllanthus niruri used across tropical regions for liver protection, urinary disorders, and diabetes; widely used in Indonesian traditional medicine as Meniran.

Liver-specific application; geraniin and corilagin in Phyllanthus niruri directly inhibit hepatitis B surface antigen secretion and protect hepatocytes from damage.

Annual herb found throughout tropical regions; closely related to P. niruri; used extensively in Ayurveda for liver protection and viral hepatitis.

One of the three fruits in the Ayurvedic formula Triphala. Known as the herb that keeps disease away, with strong action on kapha dosha.

Wetland Bidens used in Russian, Chinese, and Eastern European medicine for skin, allergies, and diuresis.

European Mediterranean Apiaceae weed used in folk medicine for digestive conditions and as carminative.

Leaves of European bilberry used in folk medicine for blood sugar management and urinary conditions, distinct from the antioxidant-rich berries.

Southeast Asian tree providing borneol crystals used in TCM to open the orifices, clear heat, and resolve toxins; also used topically as an analgesic.

North American birch bark used by numerous Indigenous tribes for wound healing, fever, and respiratory conditions; contains betulin and betulinic acid.

Bracket fungus of birch trees with evidence of use since Otzi the Iceman 5300 years ago as an antimicrobial and wound-healing herb.