Traditional herbal remedies

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1	*Caesalpinia ascendens* CAESALPINIACEAE		diaphoretic carminative expectorant antitussive	Aerial parts
2	*Caesalpinia bahamensis* CAESALPINIACEAE		liver tonic kidney tonic	Seeds
3	*Caesalpinia bonducella* CAESALPINIACEAE	nikkar nut	febrifuge aphrodisiac antirheumatic	Seeds
4	*Caesalpinia pulcherrima* CAESALPINIACEAE	pride of Barbados	liver tonic	Seeds
5	*Calendula officinalis* CALENDULACEAE	pot marigold calendula	anti-inflammatory antispasmodic astringent hemostatic vulnerary antiseptic detoxifier estrogenic	Flowers
6	*Calluna vulgaris*	heather r�sling fraoch	diaphoretic urinary antiseptic kidney tonic gallbladder tonic detoxifier antirheumatic	Flowers
7	*Camellia sinensis* CAMELLIACEAE	tea	astringent diaphoretic nerve tonic emollient febrifuge	Leaves Buds
8	*Cananga odorata* ANNONACEAE	ilang-ilang ylang-ylang flower-of-flowers	sedative antiseptic hypotensive aphrodisiac	Flowers Essential oil
9	*Canella winterana* CANELLACEAE	canella wild cinnamon	antifungal stimulant antiseptic aphrodisiac digestive tonic	Bark
10	*Cannabis sativa* CANNABACEAE	hemp huo ma ren marijuana	analgesic hypotensive antispasmodic antiasthmatic antirheumatic antidepressant soporific laxative sedative anti-inflammatory	Seeds Flowers
11	*Capparis cynophallophora* CAPPARACEAE	Jamaican caper	emmenagogue	Root bark Bark Flower buds
12	*Capparis horrida* CAPPARACEAE		sedative febrifuge digestive tonic	Root bark Bark Flower buds
13	*Capparis spinosa* CAPPARACEAE	caper	laxative bitter diuretic detoxifier hemostatic	Root bark Bark Flower buds
14	*Capsella bursa-pastoris*	shepherd's purse	hemostatic astringent antidiarrheal antidysenteric urinary antiseptic anti-inflammatory febrifuge	Aerial parts
15	*Capsicum frutescens*	chili cayenne	stimulant tonic carminative antispasmodic antiseptic diaphoretic rubefacient analgesic	Fruit
16	*Cardiospermum* SAPINDACEAE	balloonvine	antirheumatic detoxifier sedative	Root Leaves Seeds
17	*Carduus marianus* CARDUACEAE	milk thistle mary thistle	liver tonic cholagogue galactagogue antidepressant	Seeds Flowers
18	*Carica papaya* CARICACEAE	papaya pawpaw	digestive tonic vulnerary anthelmintic emmenagogue laxative antidiarrheal antidysenteric	Fruit Latex Leaves Flowers Seeds
19	*Carthamus tinctorius*	safflower false saffron bastard saffron American saffron dyer's thistle dyer's saffron saffron thistle hong hua	emmenagogue purgative lowers cholesterol immunostimulant vulnerary	Flowers Seeds Seed oil
20	*Carum carvi*	caraway	antispasmodic carminative cardiotonic diuretic expectorant bronchiolytic antitussive galactagogue	Seeds Essential oil
21	*Cassia senna* CASSIACEAE	Alexandrian senna	stimulant laxative cathartic	Leaves Pods
22	*Castanea dentata* CASTANEACEAE	American chestnut	antipertussive	Leaves Bark
23	*Castanea sativa* CASTANEACEAE	European chestnut sweet chestnut	bronchiolytic antitussive antidiarrheal antirheumatic	Leaves Bark
24	*Catha edulis* CELASTRACEAE	khat catha	antimalarial antiallergenic stimulant tonic anorexia remedy	Leaves Twigs
25	*Caulophyllum thalictroides* BERBERIDACEAE	blue cohosh squaw root papoose root	antispasmodic diuretic emmenagogue uterine tonic antirheumatic diaphoretic anti-inflammatory	Root Rhizome
26	*Ceanothus americanus* RHAMNACEAE	New Jersey tea	astringent expectorant antispasmodic sedative hypotensive	Root Root bark Leaves
27	*Ceanothus azurea* RHAMNACEAE		febrifuge	Root Root bark Leaves
28	*Cedrus libani* CEDRACEAE	Cedar of Lebanon	antiseptic expectorant astringent diuretic sedative	Leaves Wood Essential oil
29	*Celtis australis* CELTIDACEAE	lotus berry southern hackberry	astringent antidiarrheal antidysenteric amenorrheic	Leaves Fruit
30	*Centaurea cyanus* CENTAUREACEAE	cornflower bachelor's button	bitter stimulant laxative antirheumatic	Flowers Seeds Leaves
31	*Centaurea scabiosa* CENTAUREACEAE	greater knapweed	vulnerary emollient	Flowers Seeds Leaves
32	*Centella asiatica* UMBELLIFERAE	spadeleaf Indian pennywort gotu kola	tonic antirheumatic diuretic sedative rubefacient	Aerial parts
33	*Cephaelis ipecacuanha*	ipecac	amebicidal emetic expectorant antipertussive	Root Rhizome
34	*Ceratonia siliqua* CERATONIACEAE	St. John's bread carob	laxative antidiarrheal astringent	Fruit Bark
35	*Cetraria islandica*	Iceland moss Islandsk lav	demulcent antitussive bitter anthelmintic antibiotic	Whole plant
36	*Chamaelirium luteum* MELANTHIACEAE	fairywand helonias false unicorn root blazing star	uterine tonic ovarian tonic emmenagogue diuretic	Root
37	*Chamaemelum nobile* COMPOSITAE	Roman chamomile	bitter antiemetic sedative antispasmodic analgesic digestive tonic anti-inflammatory antiallergenic	Flowers Essential oil
38	*Chamaenerion angustifolia* ONAGRACEAE	rosebay willowherb	demulcent astringent antidiarrheal prostate tonic	Aerial parts
39	*Chamomilla recutita*	German chamomile	anti-inflammatory antispasmodic gynecologic carminative bitter antiallergenic relaxant	Flowers
40	*Cheiranthus cheiri*	wallflower	diuretic cardiotonic	Leaves Flowers
41	*Chelidonium majus* CHELIDONIACEAE	greater celandine	sedative bronchiolytic cholagogue detoxifier sedative emollient	Aerial parts Latex
42	*Chelone glabra* CHELONACEAE	white turtlehead balmony	bitter gallbladder tonic cholagogue antiemetic antidepressant anthelmintic	Aerial parts
43	*Chenopodium ambrosioides* CHENOPODIACEAE	epazote Mexican tea wormseed American wormseed	anthelmintic digestive tonic antispasmodic antiasthmatic vulnerary	Aerial parts Flowers
44	*Chenopodium bonus-henricus* CHENOPODIACEAE	good King Henry	antianemic	Aerial parts Flowers
45	*Chimaphila umbellata* ERICACEAE	prince's pine pipsissewa	astringent diuretic urinary tonic antirheumatic hypoglycemic	Leaves
46	*Chionanthus virginicus*	fringe tree	liver tonic cholagogue laxative gallbladder tonic hypoglycemic bitter	Root bark Bark
47	*Chondrodendron tomentosum* MENISPERMACEAE	pareira	laxative diuretic emmenagogue paralytic	Root Stems
48	*Chrysanthemum x morifolium*	chrysanthemum ju hua	diaphoretic antiseptic hypotensive febrifuge	Flowers
49	*Cichorium endiva* CICHORIACEAE	endive	liver tonic digestive tonic urinary antiseptic antirheumatic laxative	Root Leaves Flowers
50	*Cichorium intybus* CICHORIACEAE	Belgian endive Italian dandelion asparagus chicory	liver tonic digestive tonic urinary antiseptic antirheumatic laxative	Root Leaves Flowers
51	*Cimicifuga racemosa* CIMICIFUGACEAE	black cohosh squawroot black snakeroot bugwort	emmenagogue antirheumatic expectorant sedative	Root
52	*Cinchona officinalis* CINCHONACEAE	quinine Peruvian bark cinchona	bitter febrifuge antimalarial tonic antispasmodic astringent antibacterial	Bark
53	*Cineraria maritima* COMPOSITAE	silver ragwort	conjunctivitis wash	Whole plant
54	*Cinnamomum camphora*	camphor tree	antiseptic carcinogenic stimulant antispasmodic antirheumatic emollient	Stems Root Wood Leaves Twigs Essential oil
55	*Cinnamomum verum*	cinnamon dalcini	stimulant carminative antispasmodic antiseptic antiviral	Inner bark Stems
56	*Citrullus vulgaris* CUCURBITACEAE	watermelon	anthelmintic kidney tonic	Fruit Seeds
57	*Citrus aurantiifolia* CITRACEAE	lime	contraceptive bitter carminative antiscorbutic sedative digestive tonic antispasmodic sedative cardiotonic	Fruit Peel Leaves Flowers Seeds Essential oil
58	*Citrus aurantium* CITRACEAE	Seville orange bitter orange	contraceptive bitter carminative antiscorbutic sedative digestive tonic antispasmodic sedative cardiotonic	Fruit Peel Leaves Flowers Seeds Essential oil
59	*Citrus bergamia* CITRACEAE	Bergamot orange bergamot	antispasmodic digestive tonic	Essential oil
60	*Citrus limon* CITRACEAE	lemon	antiseptic antirheumatic antibacterial antioxidant febrifuge	Fruit Essential oil
61	*Clematis chinensis* CLEMATIDACEAE	Chinese clematis wei ling xian	antirheumatic	Leaves
62	*Clematis vitalba* CLEMATIDACEAE	evergreen clematis RobinHood's fetter love-bind traveler's joy white vine greybeard snow-in-harvest old man's beard smokewood withywind	analgesic diuretic	Leaves
63	*Clerodendrum serratum*		bronchiolytic	Leaves
64	*Clerodendrum trichotomum*	chou wu tong	antirheumatic hypotensive analgesic	Leaves
65	*Cnicus benedictus* CNICACEAE	blessed thistle holy thistle	bitter anti-inflammatory antibiotic gallbladder tonic expectorant vulnerary	Leaves Flowers
66	*Cnidium monnieri* UMBELLIFERAE	Monnier's snowparsley she chuang zi	antifungal emollient impotence remedy	Seeds Essential oil
67	*Cochlearia officinalis*	scurvy grass	antiscorbutic antiseptic laxative detoxifier diuretic	Leaves Aerial parts
68	*Codonopsis pilosula* CAMPANULACEAE	codonopsis dang shen	adaptogenic stimulant tonic	Root
69	*Coffea arabica* COFFEACEAE	Arabian coffee	stimulant digestive stimulant diuretic analgesic	Seeds
70	*Cola acuminata* STERCULIACEAE	abata cola kola nut cola nut	digestive tonic tonic aphrodisiac antidepressant diuretic analgesic astringent antidiarrheal antidysenteric	Seeds
71	*Colchicum autumnale* COLCHICACEAE	autumn crocus colchicum meadow saffron		Corm Seeds
72	*Coleus forskohlii* LABIATAE	coleus	hypotensive antispasmodic bronchiolytic vasodilator cardiotonic	Root Leaves
73	*Collinsonia canadensis*	stoneroot richweed horse balm	diuretic stone inhibitor astringent	Root Leaves
74	*Commiphora molmol* BURSERACEAE	myrrh	stimulant antiseptic anti-inflammatory astringent expectorant antispasmodic carminative	Gum Essential oil
75	*Conium maculatum* UMBELLIFERAE	poison hemlock	paralytic	Leaves Seeds
76	*Convallaria majalis* CONVALLARIACEAE	lily-of-the-valley	cardiac diuretic hypotensive	Leaves Flowers
77	*Copaifera lansdorfii*	copaiba	vulnerary antihemorrhoidal bronchiolytic antidiarrheal cystotonic emollient	Oleo-resin
78	*Coptis chinensis* RANUNCULACEAE	Chinese goldthread huang lian	antibacterial amebicidal antidiarrheal bitter antidysenteric antiemetic emollient conjunctivitis wash	Root
79	*Coptis trifolia* RANUNCULACEAE	goldthread	conjunctivitis wash bitter	Rhizome
80	*Coriandrum sativum* CORIANDRACEAE	coriander Chinese parsley cilantro yuen tsai	carminative antispasmodic antirheumatic aphrodisiac	Seeds Essential oil Leaves
81	*Cornus excelsa* CORNACEAE		astringent tonic
82	*Cornus florida* CORNACEAE	flowering dogwood	febrifuge
83	*Cornus mas* CORNACEAE	Cornelian cherry	astringent febrifuge	Fruit
84	*Cornus officinalis* CORNACEAE	shan zhu yu	amenorrheic premature ejaculation remedy astringent	Fruit
85	*Cornus sanguinea* CORNACEAE	bloodtwig dogwood female cornel common dogwood	astringent febrifuge	Bark
86	*Corydalis yanhusuo* CORYDALACEAE	corydalis yan hu suo	analgesic antispasmodic sedative	Rhizome
87	*Crataegus oxyacantha*	English hawthorn whitethorn May	cardiotonic vasodilator antioxidant hypertensive hypotensive relaxant	Flowers Berries
88	*Crataeva nurvula*	three-leaved caper barun varuna	diuretic stone inhibitor	Bark Leaves
89	*Crithmum maritimum*	samphire sea fennel	antiscorbutic diuretic carminative digestive tonic	Aerial parts
90	*Crocus sativus* CROCACEAE	saffron	emmenagogue gynecologic	Stigmas Styles
91	*Cucurbita pepo* CUCURBITACEAE	pumpkin spaghetti squash Manchurian squash vegetable spaghetti	heals burns anthelmintic diuretic urinary tonic prostate tonic	Seeds Pulp
92	*Cuminum cyminum*	cumin	carminative digestive stimulant galactagogue	Seeds
93	*Cupressus sempervirens* CUPRESSACEAE	Italian cypress	astringent antihemorrhoidal febrifuge antispasmodic antipertussive antirheumatic	Cones Branches Essential oil
94	*Curcuma amada* CURCUMACEAE	mango ginger	carminative bronchiolytic vulnerary	Rhizome
95	*Curcuma longa* CURCUMACEAE	turmeric jiang huang haldi	cholagogue anti-inflammatory stomachic antioxidant antibacterial	Rhizome
96	*Curcuma zedoaria* CURCUMACEAE	zedoary keshari	anticarcinogenic bitter carminative	Rhizome
97	*Cuscuta epithymum* CUSCUTACEAE	hellweed dodder devil's guts	liver tonic laxative urinary tonic	Aerial parts
98	*Cuscuta reflexa* CUSCUTACEAE	giant dodder	urinary tonic	Aerial parts
99	*Cyanopsis tetragonoloba* COMPOSITAE	guar gum	laxative lowers cholesterol digestive tonic	Pods Seeds
100	*Cydonia oblonga* CYDONIACEAE	quince	astringent laxative demulcent	Fruit Seeds
101	*Cymbalaria muralis* SCROPHULARIACEAE	Kenilworth ivy ivy-leaved toadflax	vulnerary
102	*Cymbopogon citratus* GRAMINEAE	lemon grass oil grass fever grass	digestive tonic carminative febrifuge antifungal	Leaves Essential oil
103	*Cynara scolymus* CYNARACEAE	globe artichoke	liver tonic bitter cholagogue lowers cholesterol hypoglycemic diuretic antirheumatic	Flowers Leaves Root
104	*Cyperus esculentus* CYPERACEAE	chufa tiger nut	digestive tonic carminative diuretic emmenagogue aphrodisiac antidysenteric	Tubers
105	*Cyperus papyrus* CYPERACEAE	papyrus Egyptian paper reed
106	*Cyperus rotundus* CYPERACEAE	nutgrass sedge	liver tonic emmenagogue digestive tonic	Tubers
107	*Cyperus stolonifera* CYPERACEAE		cardiac digestive tonic	Tubers
108	*Cypripedium pubescens* CYPRIPEDIACEAE	American valerian lady's slipper	sedative antispasmodic gynecologic anthelmintic relaxant tranquilizer	Root
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Last reviewed November 01, 2004

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