Traditional herbal remedies

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1	*Daphne mezereum* DAPHNACEAE	paradise plant mezereon	anticarcinogenic antirheumatic	Root Root bark Bark
2	*Datura innoxia* DATURACEAE	angel's trumpet	antiasthmatic febrifuge antipertussive	Leaves Flowers Seeds
3	*Datura metel* DATURACEAE	horn-of-plenty	antiasthmatic febrifuge antipertussive	Leaves Flowers Seeds
4	*Datura stramonium* DATURACEAE	thorn-apple datura jimsonweed Jamestown weed stinkweed	hallucinogenic antiasthmatic antipertussive antispasmodic antirheumatic antineuralgic	Leaves Flowers Seeds
5	*Daucus carota* DAUCACEAE	Queen Anne's lace wild carrot	stone inhibitor liver tonic diuretic kidney tonic detoxifier carminative emmenagogue	Seeds Root Leaves
6	*Desmodium adscendens*	zarzabacoa galana	antiasthmatic hepatic	Root
7	*Desmodium gangeticum*	salpan	bitter tonic antihemorrhoidal antiasthmatic bronchiolytic	Root
8	*Dianthus caryophyllus* DIANTHACEAE	clove gilliflower wild carnation	cardiotonic	Aerial parts
9	*Dianthus superbus* DIANTHACEAE	fringed pink qu mai	stone inhibitor urinary antiseptic diuretic	Aerial parts
10	*Dictamnus albus* DICTAMNACEAE	gasplant fraxinella white dittany	oxytocic abortifacient antispasmodic	Root Flowers
11	*Digitalis lanata* DIGITALIDACEAE	Grecian foxglove wooly foxglove	cardiac	Leaves
12	*Digitalis lutea* DIGITALIDACEAE	straw foxglove yellow foxglove	cardiac hypotensive diuretic	Leaves
13	*Digitalis purpurea* DIGITALIDACEAE	foxglove	cardiac diuretic	Leaves
14	*Dioscorea opposita* DIOSCOREACEAE	Chinese yam shan yao	kidney tonic bitter febrifuge antitussive	Root
15	*Dioscorea villosa* DIOSCOREACEAE	wild yam	antispasmodic anti-inflammatory antirheumatic diaphoretic diuretic	Tubers Root
16	*Dipsacus fullonum* DIPSACACEAE	teasel Lus an Fhucadair	diuretic astringent digestive tonic	Root
17	*Dorema ammoniacum*	ammoniakum ammoniacum	antispasmodic expectorant antiasthmatic diaphoretic	Oleo-resin
18	*Dorstenia contrayerva* DORSTENIACEAE	contrayerva	stimulant diaphoretic febrifuge antidiarrheal antidysenteric	Rhizome
19	*Dorstenia convexa* DORSTENIACEAE		vulnerary	Rhizome
20	*Dorstenia klainei* DORSTENIACEAE		astringent	Rhizome
21	*Drosera peltata* DROSERACEAE		antirheumatic	Aerial parts
22	*Drosera rotundifolia* DROSERACEAE	sundew Lus na Fearnaich	antimicrobial antispasmodic antipertussive antiasthmatic	Aerial parts
23	*Dryopteris filix-mas* DRYOPTERIDACEAE	male fern	anthelmintic	Rhizome
24	*Echinacea angustifolia* COMPOSITAE	purple coneflower echinacea	immunostimulant anti-inflammatory antibiotic detoxifier diaphoretic vulnerary antiallergenic	Flowers Root
25	*Echium vulgare* ECHIACEAE	viper's bugloss	diaphoretic diuretic expectorant demulcent	Flowers
26	*Eclipta prostrata*	false daisy trailing eclipta	liver tonic styptic gynecologic antiasthmatic bronchiolytic vulnerary emollient	Aerial parts
27	*Elettaria cardamomum* ZINGIBERACEAE	elaci cardamon	stomachic carminative digestive stimulant antispasmodic	Pods Seeds Essential oil
28	*Eleutherococcus senticosus* ARALIACEAE	Siberian ginseng	adaptogenic tonic stimulant immunostimulant	Root
29	*Embelia ribes* EMBELIACEAE	embelia	anthelmintic diuretic carminative contraceptive	Fruit
30	*Entada phaseoloides* LEGUMINOSAE	St. Thomas bean matchbox bean		Seeds
31	*Ephedra sinica* EPHEDRACEAE	Chinese ephedra ephedra desert tea ma huang	diaphoretic bronchiolytic diuretic stimulant hypertensive	Stems
32	*Equisetum arvense* EQUISETACEAE	bottlebrush horsetail	styptic urinary astringent anabolic antirheumatic diuretic anti-inflammatory	Aerial parts
33	*Equisetum palustre* EQUISETACEAE	horsetail		Aerial parts
34	*Erigeron affinis*	Mexican fleabane	dental anesthetic	Aerial parts
35	*Erigeron canadensis*	Canadian fleabane	antidiarrheal antidysenteric antihemorrhoidal diuretic detoxifier antirheumatic	Aerial parts
36	*Erigeron philadelphicus*	Philadephia fleabane	emmenagogue	Aerial parts
37	*Eriodictyon californicum* HYDROPHYLLACEAE	California yerba santa holy herb	expectorant antiasthmatic bronchiolytic	Leaves
38	*Ervatamia coronaria* APOCYNACEAE	grape jasmine Clavel de la India East Indian rosebay moonbeam	anthelmintic dental anesthetic emollient febrifuge antidiarrheal	Root Leaves Latex Wood
39	*Eryngium maritimum* ERYNGIACEAE	seaside eryngo sea holly	diuretic cystotonic urethritis remedy stone inhibitor prostate tonic	Root
40	*Erythraea centaurium* GENTIANACEAE	centaury	bitter digestive tonic cholagogue	Aerial parts
41	*Erythrina variegata*	dadap Indian coral tree	anti-inflammatory gynecologic carminative anthelmintic febrifuge vulnerary	Bark Leaves
42	*Erythronium americanum* ERYTHRONIACEAE	adder's tongue	gout remedy emollient emetic	Leaves
43	*Erythroxylum coca* ERYTHROXYLACEAE	coca	stimulant anesthetic dental anesthetic antiemetic antiasthmatic narcotic	Leaves
44	*Eschscholzia californica* ESCHSCHOLZIACEAE	California poppy	dental anesthetic antispasmodic sedative analgesic relaxant	Aerial parts
45	*Eucalyptus globulus*	blue gum eucalyptus	antiseptic expectorant vasodilator	Leaves
46	*Eucalyptus smithii*	Smith's eucalyptus	antiseptic decongestant	Essential oil
47	*Eucommia ulmoides* EUCOMMIACEAE	du zhong gutta percha	liver tonic kidney tonic hypotensive	Bark
48	*Eugenia carophyllata*	clove	antiseptic carminative stimulant analgesic antiemetic antispasmodic anthelmintic	Flower buds Essential oil
49	*Euonymus atropurpureus* EUONYMACEAE	wahoo bark	gallbladder tonic laxative diuretic cardiac	Stem bark Root bark
50	*Eupatorium cannabinum* EUPATORIACEAE	hemp agrimony	anticarcinogenic immunostimulant detoxifier laxative	Aerial parts Root
51	*Eupatorium maculatum* EUPATORIACEAE	smokeweed joepyeweed	kidney tonic urinary tonic	Root
52	*Eupatorium occidentale* EUPATORIACEAE		antirheumatic	Root
53	*Eupatorium perfoliatum* EUPATORIACEAE	boneset	immunostimulant diaphoretic expectorant antirheumatic anthelmintic	Aerial parts
54	*Eupatorium purpureum* EUPATORIACEAE	joepyeweed gravel root	diuretic urinary tonic stone inhibitor bladder stone remedy cystotonic urethritis remedy prostate tonic antirheumatic gout remedy	Root
55	*Euphorbia atoto* EUPHORBIACEAE		abortifacient emmenagogue	Aerial parts
56	*Euphorbia hirta* EUPHORBIACEAE	asthma plant pill-bearing spurge	antispasmodic antiasthmatic bronchiolytic sedative expectorant	Aerial parts
57	*Euphorbia lancifolia* EUPHORBIACEAE	ixbut	galactagogue	Aerial parts
58	*Euphorbia lathyrus* EUPHORBIACEAE	caper spurge	purgative	Seeds Latex
59	*Euphorbia maculata* EUPHORBIACEAE		emollient	Aerial parts
60	*Euphorbia pekinensis* EUPHORBIACEAE	da ji	cathartic nephritis tonic	Root
61	*Euphrasia* EUPHRASIACEAE	eyebright	conjunctivitis wash astringent styptic	Aerial parts
62	*Evodia rutaecarpa* RUTACEAE	wu zhu yu evodia	digestive tonic antidiarrheal antiemetic analgesic hypotensive	Fruit
63	*Fagopyrum cymosum* POLYGONACEAE		immunostimulant bronchiolytic gallbladder tonic	Leaves Flowers
64	*Fagopyrum dibotrys* POLYGONACEAE		immunostimulant bronchiolytic gallbladder tonic	Leaves Flowers
65	*Fagopyrum esculentum* POLYGONACEAE	buckwheat	antisclerotic	Leaves Flowers
66	*Feronia limonia* RUTACEAE	elephant apple wood apple	digestive stimulant astringent carminative antidiarrheal antidysenteric antihemorrhoidal	Fruit Leaves
67	*Ferula assa-foetida* FERULACEAE	asafetida asafoetida devil's dung	expectorant digestive tonic carminative laxative antipertussive antiasthmatic	Oleo-resin
68	*Ferula gummosa* FERULACEAE	galbanum	digestive stimulant antispasmodic carminative expectorant vulnerary	Oleo-resin
69	*Ferula jaeschkeana* FERULACEAE		contraceptive	Oleo-resin
70	*Ferula persica* FERULACEAE		antirheumatic	Oleo-resin
71	*Ferula sumbul* FERULACEAE		nerve tonic	Oleo-resin
72	*Ficus benghalensis* FICACEAE	Indian banyan banyan tree	astringent antidiarrheal antidysenteric hemostatic antihemorrhoidal laxative	Fruit Bark Leaves Latex
73	*Ficus carica* FICACEAE	edible fig	laxative emollient expectorant analgesic	Fruit Latex
74	*Ficus cotinifolia* FICACEAE		vulnerary	Juice
75	*Ficus indica* FICACEAE		tonic diuretic gonorrhea remedy
76	*Ficus lacor* FICACEAE		diaphoretic
77	*Ficus religiosa* FICACEAE	peepul tree peepal	astringent antidiarrheal antidysenteric laxative antiasthmatic antifungal	Fruit Leaves Bark Latex
78	*Ficus retusa* FICACEAE		dental anesthetic
79	*Filipendula ulmaria* ROSACEAE	meadowsweet Lus Cushulainn queen of the meadow	anti-inflammatory antirheumatic astringent diuretic stomachic	Flowers Leaves
80	*Foeniculum vulgare*	sweet fennel	digestive stimulant diuretic anti-inflammatory stone inhibitor expectorant astringent galactagogue conjunctivitis wash obesity treatment	Seeds Essential oil
81	*Forsythia suspensa* OLEACEAE	weeping forsythia lian qiao	bitter antiseptic emmenagogue antiemetic antimicrobial	Fruit
82	*Fragaria vesca* FRAGARIACEAE	wild strawberry alpine strawberry wood strawberry fraise de bois	astringent diuretic antidiarrheal antidysenteric	Leaves Fruit
83	*Fraxinus americana* FRAXINACEAE	American white ash	astringent bitter	Bark
84	*Fraxinus exelsior* FRAXINACEAE	ash	astringent febrifuge laxative diuretic	Leaves Bark
85	*Fraxinus ornus* FRAXINACEAE	flowering ash manna ash	laxative	Sap
86	*Fritillaria cirrhosa* FRITILLARIACEAE		expectorant	Bulbs
87	*Fritillaria imperialis* FRITILLARIACEAE	crown imperial	expectorant galactagogue	Bulbs
88	*Fritillaria thunbergii* FRITILLARIACEAE	zhe bei mu	expectorant antidysenteric galactagogue	Bulbs
89	*Fucus vesiculosus*	kelp bladderwrack	antigoitrous obesity treatment	Whole plant
90	*Fumaria officinalis* FUMARIACEAE	fumitory	liver tonic gallbladder tonic emollient diuretic laxative	Flowers
91	*Fumaria parviflora* FUMARIACEAE	fineleaf fumitory	detoxifier laxative diuretic
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Last reviewed November 01, 2004

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