Medicinal Herbs Database

Taiwanese variety of gotu kola used in Taiwanese folk medicine for liver conditions, skin diseases, and as cooling food medicine.

Japanese and Chinese conifer containing homoharringtonine, used to develop omacetaxine for chronic myeloid leukemia.

Southwest Australian carnivorous pitcher plant; used by Aboriginal people for digestive and wound conditions.

Caribbean wild bitter vine widely consumed as tea in Jamaica for blood cleansing and diabetes.

Ground-covering herb with traditional uses for wound healing and skin inflammation in European folk medicine.

Coastal Indo-Pacific tree; all parts highly toxic (cerberin); bark used topically in folk medicine for skin.

A Japanese ornamental tree with bark used in folk medicine for liver and skin conditions.

A Mediterranean ornamental tree with acidic flowers and bark used in folk medicine for digestive and astringent properties.

Tall columnar cactus of South America with night-blooming white flowers and edible red fruit, used in traditional medicine.

Mediterranean ornamental with traditional uses for skin wounds and bee forage; honey medicinal properties.

Small fern found in rocky habitats across Europe and North Africa used in traditional European herbal medicine for kidney stones and respiratory conditions.

Chaga is a parasitic fungus that grows primarily on birch trees in cold climates across Russia, Northern Europe, and North America. It has been used in Russian and Scandinavian folk medicine for centuries and is consumed primarily as tea. It contains one of the highest ORAC (antioxidant capacity) values of any food.

North American prairie legume; used by Native Americans for fever and fatigue; nitrogen-fixing ground cover.