Traditional herbal remedies

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1	*Abies balsamea* ABIETACEAE	balsam fir balm of Gilead	antiseptic stimulant	Oleo-resin Leaves
2	*Abrus precatorius*	rosarypea jequirity	expectorant anti-inflammatory antiallergenic	Root Leaves Seeds
3	*Abutilon indicum*	monkeybush kanghi Indian mallow	urinary antiseptic antiasthmatic demulcent laxative	Root Bark Leaves Seeds
4	*Acacia arabica* ACACIACEAE	babul	astringent antidiarrheal	Bark
5	*Acacia catechu* ACACIACEAE	black cutch gum catechu black catechu	astringent antidiarrheal hemostatic	Bark Heartwood Leaves Shoots
6	*Acanthus mollis* ACANTHACEAE	acanthus bear's breeches	emollient vulnerary heals burns	Leaves Root
7	*Achillea millefolium* COMPOSITAE	yarrow milfoil thousand seal nosebleed	antispasmodic astringent bitter diaphoretic hypotensive febrifuge diuretic urinary antiseptic hemostatic emmenagogue anti-inflammatory	Aerial parts Leaves Essential oil
8	*Achyranthes bidentata* AMARANTHACEAE	niu xi	hypotensive rubefacient	Root
9	*Aconitum napellus*	Venus' chariot monkshood aconite	antiasthmatic analgesic sedative	Root
10	*Acorus calamus* ACORACEAE	calamus bacc sweetflag	carminative antispasmodic diaphoretic stimulant tonic	Rhizome
11	*Adhatoda vasica* ACANTHACEAE	malabar nute	expectorant	Leaves Root Flowers Nuts
12	*Adiantum capillus-veneris* ADIANTACEAE	southern maidenhair maidenhair fern	bronchiolytic	Aerial parts
13	*Adiantum caudatum* ADIANTACEAE	tailed maidenhair	antispasmodic antiasthmatic	Aerial parts
14	*Adonis vernalis*	spring pheasant's eye yellow pheasant's eye false hellebore	hypertensive diuretic cardiotonic	Aerial parts
15	*Aegle marmelos* RUTACEAE	Indian bael marmelos Japanese bitter orange bael Bengal quince	astringent antidiarrheal antidysenteric demulcent laxative	Fruit Leaves Root Twigs
16	*Aesculus hippocastanum* AESCULACEAE	horse-chestnut	astringent anti-inflammatory febrifuge antirheumatic	Seeds Leaves Bark
17	*Aframomum melegueta* ZINGIBERACEAE	melegueta pepper grains of paradise	stimulant antiemetic	Seeds
18	*Agastache rugosa* LABIATAE	giant hyssop huo xiang	antifungal antiemetic digestive stimulant	Aerial parts
19	*Agave americana* AGAVACEAE	American aloe agave century plant	demulcent laxative antiseptic	Sap
20	*Agrimonia eupatoria* AGRIMONIACEAE	agrimony church steeples sticklewort cocklebur stickwort	vulnerary astringent bitter antidiarrheal digestive tonic	Aerial parts
21	*Agropyron repens* GRAMINEAE	quack grass couch grass	diuretic demulcent urinary antiseptic stone inhibitor liver tonic	Rhizome Seeds Root
22	*Ailanthus altissima* AILANTHACEAE	tree of heaven chun pi	antidiarrheal antidysenteric anthelmintic antimalarial antiasthmatic antispasmodic	Bark Root bark
23	*Ailanthus malabrica* AILANTHACEAE		tonic febrifuge	Bark Root bark
24	*Ajuga chamaepitys*	yellow bugle	antirheumatic diuretic emmenagogue stimulant	Aerial parts
25	*Ajuga decumbens*		analgesic	Aerial parts
26	*Ajuga reptans*	bugleweed bugle	astringent bitter analgesic vulnerary laxative liver tonic	Aerial parts
27	*Alchemilla vulgaris* ALCHEMILLACEAE	m�rikape lady's mantle	vulnerary astringent amenorrheic liver tonic antidiarrheal	Aerial parts Root
28	*Aletris farinosa*	white colic root star grass true unicorn root	estrogenic antirheumatic	Rhizome Leaves
29	*Allium cepa* ALLIACEAE	yellow onion shallot	diuretic antibiotic anti-inflammatory analgesic expectorant antirheumatic	Bulbs
30	*Allium sativum* ALLIACEAE	garlic	antibiotic expectorant diaphoretic hypotensive anticoagulant hypoglycemic anthelmintic lowers cholesterol immunostimulant	Bulbs Leaves
31	*Allium ursinum* ALLIACEAE	ramsons onion	hypotensive digestive tonic	Bulbs Aerial parts
32	*Alnus glutinosa*	European alder black alder or Fearna	astringent anti-inflammatory hemostatic styptic vulnerary	Bark Leaves
33	*Aloe vera* ALOACEAE	Barbados aloe ungentine cactus medicinal aloe Aloe vera	heals burns emollient vulnerary cholagogue laxative	Leaves
34	*Alpinia officinarum* ALPINIACEAE	lesser galangal gao liang galingal	digestive tonic stimulant carminative antiemetic antifungal	Rhizome
35	*Alstonia constricta*	fever bark	antispasmodic hypotensive bitter antidiarrheal	Stem bark Root bark
36	*Althaea officinalis* MALVACEAE	marshmallow	laxative demulcent antiasthmatic urinary antiseptic	Root Leaves Flowers
37	*Amaranthus hypochondriacus* AMARANTHACEAE	Prince-of-Wales feather amaranth	astringent antidiarrheal amenorrheic antidysenteric anti-inflammatory	Aerial parts
38	*Amaranthus spinosus* AMARANTHACEAE	spiny amaranth spiny pigweed amaranth	amenorrheic	Aerial parts
39	*Ammi majus* AMMIACEAE	large bullwort bishop's weed	diuretic antiasthmatic antispasmodic	Seeds
40	*Ammi visnaga* AMMIACEAE	toothpickweed visnaga khella	antispasmodic antiasthmatic bronchiolytic relaxant	Aerial parts Seeds
41	*Anacardium occidentale* ANACARDIACEAE	cashew	purgative antifungal detoxifier	Nuts Leaves Root Bark Gum
42	*Anacyclus pyrethrum* COMPOSITAE	pellitory	tonic bitter	Root Essential oil
43	*Anagallis arvensis* ANAGALLIDACEAE	scarlet pimpernel	detoxifier diuretic diaphoretic expectorant	Aerial parts
44	*Anamirta cocculus* MENISPERMACEAE	cocculus	astringent antifungal anthelmintic cardiotonic uterine tonic	Leaves Fruit
45	*Ananas comosus*	pineapple	uterine tonic carminative laxative diuretic digestive tonic emmenagogue	Fruit Juice Leaves
46	*Anemarrhena asphodeloides* ANEMARRHENACEAE	zhi mu	febrifuge	Rhizome
47	*Anemone pulsatilla* ANEMONACEAE	pasque flower pulsatilla	antispasmodic sedative	Aerial parts
48	*Anethum graveolens* UMBELLIFERAE	dill	carminative antispasmodic diuretic	Seeds Essential oil Leaves
49	*Angelica archangelica* ANGELICACEAE	angelica	tonic rubefacient bronchiolytic	Root Leaves Stems Seeds
50	*Angelica dahurica* ANGELICACEAE	bai zhi	bitter tonic	Root
51	*Angelica sinensis* ANGELICACEAE	dang gui Chinese angelica	tonic antianemic antispasmodic sedative emmenagogue	Rhizome
52	*Annona squamosa* ANNONACEAE	sugar apple sharifa custard apple	antidiarrheal antidysenteric	Leaves Bark Fruit Seeds
53	*Anthemis cotula* ANTHEMIDACEAE	stinking chamomile dog fennel mayweed cotula fetida stinking mayweed pigsty daisy	antispasmodic	Flowers Leaves
54	*Anthriscus cerefolium*	chervil	hypotensive diuretic	Aerial parts
55	*Aphanes arvensis*	parsley piert	astringent diuretic demulcent	Aerial parts
56	*Apium graveolens* UMBELLIFERAE	smallage celery	antirheumatic carminative antispasmodic diuretic hypotensive urinary antiseptic	Stalks Seeds Essential oil
57	*Aralia racemosa* ARALIACEAE	American spikenard	diaphoretic stimulant detoxifier antirheumatic antiasthmatic	Root
58	*Arbutus unedo* ARBUTACEAE	strawberry tree killarney strawberry	urinary antiseptic astringent antidiarrheal antidysenteric	Leaves Fruit
59	*Arctium lappa* COMPOSITAE	greater burdock niu bang zi domestic burdock gobo	detoxifier diuretic antibiotic antiseptic	Leaves Fruit Seeds
60	*Arctostaphylos uva-ursi* ARCTOSTAPHYLACEAE	bearberry melbaer uva-ursi kinnikinnick	urinary antiseptic astringent antibacterial	Leaves Berries
61	*Arenaria rubra*	sand spurrey sandwort	diuretic kidney tonic cystotonic	Aerial parts
62	*Argemone mexicana*	Mexican poppy yellow prickly poppy	analgesic sedative expectorant	Aerial parts Latex Seeds
63	*Arisaema consanguineum* ARACEAE	tian nan xing	expectorant	Rhizome
64	*Arisaema speciosum* ARACEAE	cobralily	detoxifier	Rhizome
65	*Arisaema triphyllum* ARACEAE	dragonroot Jack in the pulpit Indian turnip	expectorant	Rhizome
66	*Aristolochia clematitis* ARISTOLOCHIACEAE	birthwort		Root Aerial parts
67	*Armoracia rusticana* CRUCIFERAE	horseradish red cole	stimulant bitter diuretic diaphoretic respiratory antiseptic urinary antiseptic expectorant antibiotic	Root Leaves
68	*Arnica montana* COMPOSITAE	mountain arnica	anti-inflammatory stimulant	Flowers Rhizome
69	*Artemisia abrotanum* ARTEMISIACEAE	southernwood old man lad's love	bitter anthelmintic emmenagogue	Aerial parts
70	*Artemisia absinthium* ARTEMISIACEAE	wormwood absinthe	cholagogue anti-inflammatory anthelmintic stomachic antidepressant bitter	Aerial parts Leaves
71	*Artemisia annua* ARTEMISIACEAE	sweet sagewort annual sagebrush Chinese wormwood qing hao	bitter febrifuge antimalarial antibiotic	Leaves
72	*Artemisia capillaris* ARTEMISIACEAE	yin chen hao	liver tonic digestive tonic gallbladder tonic anti-inflammatory diuretic	Aerial parts
73	*Artemisia cina* ARTEMISIACEAE	santonica levant wormwood	anthelmintic bitter digestive tonic digestive stimulant	Flowers
74	*Artemisia dracunculus* ARTEMISIACEAE	tarragon green sagebrush	digestive stimulant sedative emmenagogue	Aerial parts Root
75	*Artemisia vulgaris* ARTEMISIACEAE	mugwort	digestive tonic cholagogue emmenagogue abortifacient antiseptic antimalarial	Leaves Root
76	*Asclepias incarnata* ASCLEPIADACEAE	swamp milkweed	antiasthmatic	Root
77	*Asclepias tuberosa* ASCLEPIADACEAE	butterfly weed pleurisy root	expectorant anti-inflammatory febrifuge diaphoretic antidiarrheal	Root
78	*Asparagus officinale* ASPARAGACEAE	asparagus	diuretic antirheumatic bitter laxative sedative	Root Shoots
79	*Asperula odorata* ASPERULACEAE	sweet woodruff	tonic diuretic anti-inflammatory antispasmodic soporific	Aerial parts
80	*Aspidosperma excelsum*		carminative	Bark
81	*Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco*	quebracho	antispasmodic antiasthmatic tonic febrifuge astringent vulnerary heals burns	Bark
82	*Astragalus membranaceus* ASTRAGALACEAE	milk vetch astragalus huang qi	adaptogenic immunostimulant diuretic vasodilator antiviral	Root
83	*Atractylodes macrocephala* COMPOSITAE	bai zhu	tonic diuretic antidiarrheal antiemetic febrifuge	Rhizome
84	*Atropa belladonna* ATROPACEAE	deadly nightshade belladonna	antispasmodic narcotic febrifuge sedative	Root Leaves
85	*Avena sativa* AVENACEAE	oat	lowers cholesterol tonic antidepressant emollient	Seeds Stems
86	*Azadirachta indica* MELIACEAE	neem	bitter astringent anthelmintic emollient antifungal antiviral spermicidal	Bark Leaves Twigs Seeds Sap
87	*Bacopa monnieri* SCROPHULARIACEAE	herb of grace brahmi water hyssop	carminative antiasthmatic bronchiolytic antirheumatic purgative diuretic laxative	Aerial parts
88	*Ballota nigra*	black horehound black hoarhound	antiemetic sedative antispasmodic	Aerial parts
89	*Bambusa arundiaceae* BAMBUSACEAE	spiny bamboo	astringent emmenagogue antispasmodic anthelmintic aphrodisiac carminative	Root Leaves Sprouts
90	*Bambusa breviflora* BAMBUSACEAE	black bamboo	antitussive diuretic febrifuge	Root Leaves Sprouts
91	*Banisteriopsis caapi* MALPIGHIACEAE	ayahuasca	hallucinogenic emetic purgative detoxifier	Bark
92	*Baptisia tinctoria* LEGUMINOSAE	false indigo wild indigo	immunostimulant antiseptic antimicrobial	Root Leaves
93	*Barosma betulina* RUTACEAE	buchu	urinary antiseptic diuretic stimulant abortifacient carminative prostate tonic	Leaves
94	*Benincasa hispida*	waxgourd wax gourd petha	antitussive febrifuge anthelmintic diuretic laxative aphrodisiac anticarcinogenic	Fruit rind Fruit Seeds
95	*Berberis aquifolium* BERBERIDACEAE	Oregon grape	cholagogue emollient digestive tonic	Root
96	*Berberis vulgaris* BERBERIDACEAE	barberry berberis	cholagogue digestive antiseptic liver tonic astringent antidiarrheal emollient	Stem bark Root bark Berries
97	*Beta vulgaris* BETACEAE	beetroot white beet	liver tonic gallbladder tonic lowers cholesterol	Root
98	Beta vulgaris ssp. macrocarpa BETACEAE	red beet	immunostimulant anticarcinogenic	Root
99	*Betula pendula* BETULACEAE	European white birch silver birch	antirheumatic diuretic emollient antiseptic gallbladder tonic kidney tonic	Leaves Bark Sap
100	*Betula utilis* BETULACEAE	Himalayan silver birch	antispasmodic antidysenteric hemostatic	Leaves Bark Sap
101	*Bidens pilosa*		antidiarrheal emmenagogue	Aerial parts
102	*Bidens tripartita*	beggar-ticks br�nnsle bur marigold sticktights	astringent diuretic gallbladder tonic kidney tonic styptic hemostatic antidiarrheal	Aerial parts
103	*Bignonia catalpa* BIGNONIACEAE	catalpa Indian bean tree	sedative narcotic antiasthmatic	Bark Fruit
104	*Bixa orellana* BIXACEAE	lipsticktree annatto urucu achiote roucou achiotl urunu	astringent febrifuge antidysenteric aphrodisiac detoxifier	Seeds Leaves Root
105	*Borago officinalis* BORAGINACEAE	talewort borage cool-tankard	demulcent emollient diaphoretic diuretic	Aerial parts Flowers Seed oil
106	*Brassica oleracea* CRUCIFERAE	cabbage	anti-inflammatory liver tonic detoxifier	Leaves
107	*Bryonia dioica* BRYONIACEAE	white bryony	antirheumatic purgative anti-inflammatory hypotensive antiviral	Root
108	*Bupleurum chinense* BUPLEURACEAE	aare's ear root chai hu Urpleurum	liver tonic anti-inflammatory tonic antiviral	Root
109	*Butea monosperma* LEGUMINOSAE	Bengal kino flame of the forest palas	astringent antidiarrheal antidysenteric febrifuge aphrodisiac purgative anthelmintic	Bark Flowers Leaves Gum Seeds
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Last reviewed November 01, 2004

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