Medicinal Herbs Database

European streamside plant with coiled rhizome used for centuries for diarrhea, wound healing, and inflammatory bowel conditions.

Middle Eastern variety of almond with amygdalin; used historically for cough and as antispasmodic.

Large aloe of Southern Africa; Cape aloe juice is one of the strongest laxatives from aloes; leaves also used for skin conditions.

Tropical vine leaves with similar antidiabetic compounds to bitter gourd fruit.

Mediterranean and Asian citrus species whose peel is used in TCM and Western herbal medicine for digestive conditions and weight management.

European vine used topically for skin conditions; solanine alkaloids make internal use risky at doses used for skin.

Tropical tree native to tropical America whose seeds produce the red pigment bixin used as a food coloring and medicinally for skin protection and anti-inflammatory conditions.

Black cohosh is a perennial plant native to eastern North America, traditionally used by Native Americans for women's health conditions. It is one of the most researched herbs for menopausal symptoms and has been used in Europe for over 50 years as a menopause treatment. Its mechanism of action remains under investigation.

Cultivated variety of black seed from Anatolian region, revered in Ottoman medicine as cure for all diseases except death.

European herb with characteristic unpleasant smell used in folk medicine for nausea, vomiting, motion sickness, and as a nervine.

TCM herb that astringes the lungs, binds the intestines, generates fluids, and expels roundworms. Key herb in the classical formula Wu Mei Wan for roundworm conditions.

Black seed has been used in traditional medicine systems across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia for over 2,000 years. It is referenced in Islamic prophetic medicine as a cure for everything except death. Modern research has revealed over 20 pharmacological actions including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immune-modulating effects.