Medicinal Herbs Database

European meadow herb used as sneezing inducer and for toothache; relative of yarrow with stronger pungency.

A TCM herb that invigorates blood, strengthens tendons and bones, and directs herbs downward; used for lumbar pain, joint weakness, and menstrual irregularities.

Small aromatic European herb with thyme-basil fragrance; used in folk medicine for digestive conditions.

Jamaican national fruit tree with medicinal bark and leaves in West African and Caribbean medicine.

South African shrub containing highly toxic cardiac glycosides, used in extremely dilute traditional preparations for pain and as a hunting arrow poison.

Prepared (detoxified) form of TCM aconite root — one of the most powerful Yang-tonifying herbs; used for cold patterns, shock, and pain after extensive processing to remove toxic alkaloids.

East Asian bugbane used in TCM for menopausal symptoms and as ornamental; similar to A. racemosa.

African succulent shrub; bark and roots used in East African folk medicine for skin conditions; sap toxic.

Tropical South American shrub used by indigenous peoples for pain, fever, and as fish poison.

A small herb found across Asia and Africa used in Ayurveda for kidney stones, urinary disorders, and headaches; one of the main Ayurvedic herbs for dissolving stones.

Asian legume herb used in folk medicine for skin conditions, fever, and liver complaints.

European Apiaceae toxic to humans; included for safety awareness as it resembles parsley.

Withania variety growing wild in Afghanistan and Pakistan used in Unani medicine as a rejuvenating adaptogen.

East African cardamom species used in traditional medicine for fever, malaria, and digestive complaints.

Central African Aframomum species used traditionally for fever, gastrointestinal conditions, and as spice.

A West African warming spice seed used in traditional medicine for digestive conditions and metabolic support.