Traditional herbal remedies

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1	*Madhuca* SAPOTACEAE	madhuca butter tree	expectorant galactagogue laxative	Flowers Seed oil
2	*Magnolia officinalis* MAGNOLIACEAE	hou po magnolia	antimicrobial amebicidal carminative antiemetic antidiarrheal	Bark
3	*Malva sylvestris* MALVACEAE	common mallow	laxative demulcent antiasthmatic urinary antiseptic emollient	Root Leaves Flowers
4	*Mandragora officinarum*	mandrake	narcotic	Root
5	*Manihot esculenta*	tapioca manioc cassava		Root
6	*Maranta arundinacea* MARANTACEAE	arrowroot	demulcent laxative	Rhizome
7	*Marrubium vulgare*	white horehound	antitussive bronchiolytic antipertussive bitter cardiotonic	Leaves
8	*Marsdenia condurango*	condurango	bitter anorexia remedy choleretic	Bark Latex
9	*Marsdenia zimapanica*
10	*Medicago sativa* LEGUMINOSAE	alfalfa	estrogenic	Aerial parts Sprouts
11	*Melaleuca alternifolia* MELALEUCACEAE	teatree	antiseptic antibacterial antifungal antiviral immunostimulant	Leaves Essential oil
12	*Melaleuca leucadendron* MELALEUCACEAE	cajeput cajeput	antiseptic antispasmodic antineuralgic antirheumatic decongestant	Essential oil
13	*Melaleuca viridiflora* MELALEUCACEAE	niaouli	antiseptic decongestant	Aerial parts
14	*Melilotus officinalis* LEGUMINOSAE	yellow sweetclover melilot bokara clover	anticoagulant antihemorrhoidal phlebitic remedy thrombolytic sedative antispasmodic relaxant carminative antirheumatic
15	*Melissa officinalis*	lemon mint lemon balm bee balm sweet balm	antispasmodic diaphoretic carminative antiviral nerve tonic antithyroid relaxant	Aerial parts Essential oil
16	*Mentha haplocalyx* MENTHACEAE	corn mint bo he	febrifuge decongestant antidiarrheal	Aerial parts
17	*Mentha pulegium* MENTHACEAE	pennyroyal	digestive tonic carminative oxytocic emmenagogue emollient gout remedy	Aerial parts
18	*Mentha x piperita* MENTHACEAE	peppermint	carminative antispasmodic diaphoretic cholagogue antiseptic	Aerial parts Essential oil
19	*Menyanthes trifoliata* MENYANTHACEAE	bogbean buckbean	bitter aids weight gain antiarthritic	Leaves
20	*Milletta reticulata*	ji xue teng	antianemic hypotensive anti-inflammatory gynecologic	Root
21	*Mitchella repens*	partridgeberry twinberry checkerberry winter clover oneberry squaw vine	astringent galactagogue amenorrheic uterine tonic	Aerial parts Berries
22	*Momordica charantia*	balsampear cerasee	hypoglycemic stomachic emmenagogue purgative	Leaves Fruit Seeds Seed oil
23	*Monarda punctata*	spotted bee balm horsemint	carminative antiemetic respiratory antiseptic diaphoretic emmenagogue emollient	Aerial parts
24	*Monsonia ovata*	monsonia	astringent antidiarrheal	Aerial parts
25	*Montia perfoliata* MONTIACEAE	miner's lettuce	diuretic antiscorbutic	Aerial parts
26	*Morinda officinalis*	ba ji tian	kidney tonic impotence remedy premature ejaculation remedy	Root
27	*Morus alba* MORACEAE	white mulberry sang ye	antiemetic expectorant dental anesthetic laxative elephantiasis treatment tinnitus remedy	Leaves Twigs Fruit Root bark
28	*Murraya koenigii* RUTACEAE	curryleaftree curry patta	antiemetic antidiarrheal heals burns vulnerary	Leaves Berries
29	*Murraya paniculata* RUTACEAE	cosmetic bark	decongestant diaphoretic	Leaves
30	*Musa* MUSACEAE	banana plantain	bronchiolytic astringent	Fruit Leaves Root
31	*Myrica cerifera* MYRICACEAE	southern bayberry candleberry waxberry wax myrtle	antibacterial diaphoretic irritable bowel relief	Root bark
32	*Myristica fragrans* MYRISTICACEAE	nutmeg mace rou dou kou	carminative antispasmodic antiemetic stimulant	Aril Seeds Essential oil
33	*Myroxylon pereirae* LEGUMINOSAE	Peruvian balsam balsam of Peru	antiseptic expectorant decongestant	Oleo-resin
34	*Myrtus communis* MYRTACEAE	Myrtle berry sweet myrtle Greek myrtle	astringent antiseptic vulnerary decongestant	Leaves Essential oil
35	*Nasturtium officinale*	watercress	detoxifier antiscorbutic diuretic stimulant	Aerial parts
36	*Nepeta cataria* NEPETACEAE	catnip	sedative diaphoretic carminative antihemorrhoidal antirheumatic	Aerial parts
37	*Nicotiana tabacum* NICOTIANACEAE	tobacco	stimulant	Leaves
38	*Nigella damascena* NIGELLACEAE	devil in the bush love-in-a-mist
39	*Nigella sativa* NIGELLACEAE	black cumin Roman coriander nutmeg flower	carminative antiseptic galactagogue anthelmintic	Seeds
40	*Notopterygium incisium* UMBELLIFERAE	qiang huo	diaphoretic	Root
41	*Nymphaea alba* NYMPHAEACEAE	Bun an Lilidh white waterlily	astringent antiseptic irritable bowel relief anaphrodisiac sedative	Rhizome Flowers
42	*Nymphaea lotus* NYMPHAEACEAE	white Egyptian lotus	digestive tonic	Rhizome Flowers
43	*Nymphaea odorata* NYMPHAEACEAE	water lily pond lily	astringent antiseptic irritable bowel relief anaphrodisiac sedative	Rhizome Flowers
44	*Ocimum basilicum*	"Magic" Thai basil Siam queen Thai sweet basil	carminative antiemetic sedative galactagogue antibacterial	Leaves Flowers Essential oil
45	*Ocimum sanctum*	holy basil tulsi	hypoglycemic antispasmodic analgesic hypotensive febrifuge adaptogenic anti-inflammatory	Aerial parts
46	*Oenothera biennis* OENOTHERACEAE	evening-primrose	astringent sedative hypotensive	Leaves Stem bark Flowers Seed oil
47	*Olea europaea* OLEACEAE	olive	hypotensive diuretic hypoglycemic	Leaves Oil
48	*Ononis spinosa* LEGUMINOSAE	spiny restharrow	diuretic	Root
49	*Operculina turpethum* CONVOLVULACEAE	turpeth Indian jalap	purgative	Root
50	*Opuntia ficus-indica* OPUNTIACEAE	tuna cactus barbary fig pricklypear cactus	irritable bowel relief prostate reducer	Flowers Fruit Stems
51	*Orchis mascula* ORCHIDACEAE	purple orchid salep purple orchis	antidiarrheal	Tubers
52	*Origanum majorana*	sweet majoram knotted majoram	stimulant antispasmodic carminative anaphrodisiac	Aerial parts Essential oil
53	*Origanum vulgare*	oregano wild majorum organy pot majorum	carminative cholagogue antiseptic emmenagogue dental anesthetic	Aerial parts Essential oil
54	*Orthosiphon aristata* LABIATAE	java tea	diuretic kidney tonic cystotonic	Leaves
55	*Orthosiphon stamineus* LABIATAE		diuretic kidney tonic cystotonic	Leaves
56	*Paeonia lactiflora* PAEONIACEAE	Chinese peony white peony bai shao yao	antispasmodic tonic astringent analgesic	Root
57	*Paeonia officinalis* PAEONIACEAE	peony	antispasmodic sedative	Root
58	*Panax ginseng*	Chinese ginseng ren shen	adaptogenic tonic	Root
59	*Panax notoginseng*	san qi	adrenal stimulant androgenic hypotensive hemostatic antisclerotic	Root
60	*Panax quinquefolium*	American ginseng	adaptogenic	Root
61	*Papaver rhoeas* PAPAVERACEAE	corn poppy Flanders poppy	analgesic sedative antiasthmatic	Flowers
62	*Papaver somniferum* PAPAVERACEAE	opium poppy	analgesic narcotic antispasmodic	Latex
63	*Parietaria judaica*	spreading pellitory pellitory-of-the-wall	diuretic demulcent stone inhibitor kidney tonic	Aerial parts
64	*Passiflora incarnata* PASSIFLORACEAE	purple passionflower May apple maypop passiflora	sedative antispasmodic tranquilizer	Aerial parts Flowers
65	*Paullinia cupana* PAULLINIACEAE	guarana	stimulant diuretic	Seeds
66	*Paullinia yoco* PAULLINIACEAE	yoco	stimulant febrifuge	Seeds
67	*Pausinystalia yohimbe* RUBIACEAE	yohimbe	impotence remedy aphrodisiac stimulant hallucinogenic	Bark
68	*Peganum harmala* ZYGOPHYLLACEAE	harmal peganum African rue harmala		Seeds Root
69	*Pelargonium antidysentericum*		astringent antidiarrheal
70	*Pergularia extensa*	pergularia	bitter expectorant diuretic laxative amenorrheic	Aerial parts
71	*Persea americana* PERSEACEAE	avocado alligator pear	astringent carminative antitussive emmenagogue emollient carminative anthelmintic	Leaves Seeds Fruit Bark
72	*Petasites hybridus* COMPOSITAE	pestilence wort butterbur	expectorant antispasmodic analgesic cholagogue	Aerial parts Root
73	*Petroselinum crispum* UMBELLIFERAE	parsley	antioxidant carminative emmenagogue	Leaves Root Seeds
74	*Peumus boldus* MONIMIACEAE	boldo	cholagogue stone inhibitor urinary antiseptic demulcent	Leaves
75	*Phaseolus vulgaris* PHASEOLACEAE	French bean haricot bean horticultural bean	diuretic hypoglycemic	Pods Beans
76	*Phellodendron amurense* RUTACEAE	Amur cork tree huang bai Chinese cork tree	antibacterial antimicrobial meningitis remedy conjunctivitis wash	Bark
77	*Physalis alkekengi*	strawberry groundcherry winter cherry cape goosberry Chinese lantern plant	diuretic stone inhibitor gout remedy	Fruit
78	*Phytolacca decandra* PHYTOLACCACEAE	pokeweed	antirheumatic antiarthritic antifungal anti-inflammatory	Root
79	*Picrasma excelsa*	bitterwood quassia	anticarcinogenic bitter cholagogue anorexia remedy antimalarial antidiarrheal	Bark
80	*Picrorrhiza kurroa*	picrorrhiza	anti-inflammatory immunostimulant anthelmintic hepatic	Rhizome
81	*Pimenta officinalis*	allspice	carminative antidiarrheal stimulant stomachic antiseptic	Berries Essential oil
82	*Pimpinella anisum*	anise burnet saxifrage	impotence remedy galactagogue carminative antiemetic antispasmodic	Seeds Essential oil
83	*Pinguicula vulgaris* PINGUICULACEAE	butterwort	antispasmodic	Leaves
84	*Pinus sylvestris* PINACEAE	Scotch pine scots pine	respiratory antiseptic carminative respiratory stimulant	Leaves Branches Stems Seeds Essential oil
85	*Piper angustifolia* PIPERACEAE	matico	stimulant diuretic astringent antidiarrheal hemostatic vulnerary	Leaves
86	*Piper betle* PIPERACEAE	betel	stimulant carminative sialagogue	Leaves Root Fruit
87	*Piper cubeba* PIPERACEAE	cubeb tailed pepper	carminative antiseptic expectorant	Fruit
88	*Piper methysticum* PIPERACEAE	kava kava	stimulant tonic aphrodisiac urinary antiseptic analgesic soporific narcotic	Root
89	*Piscidia erythrina* LEGUMINOSAE	Jamaica dogwood	sedative dental anesthetic relaxant	Fruit Essential oil
90	*Pistacia lentiscus* PISTACIACEAE	mastic tree	expectorant	Oleo-resin
91	*Plantago asiatica* PLANTAGINACEAE	che qian cao	diuretic	Leaves
92	*Plantago lanceolata* PLANTAGINACEAE	English plantain buckhorn ribwort plantain	vulnerary heals bones expectorant decongestant antidiarrheal irritable bowel relief	Leaves
93	*Plantago major* PLANTAGINACEAE	common plantain	vulnerary heals bones expectorant decongestant antidiarrheal irritable bowel relief	Leaves
94	*Plantago psyllium* PLANTAGINACEAE	sand plantain flea seed psyllium ispaghula	demulcent laxative antidiarrheal	Seeds Husks
95	*Plumbago europaea* PLUMBAGINACEAE		abortifacient dental anesthetic	Root
96	*Plumbago scandens* PLUMBAGINACEAE	doctorbush	abortifacient antirheumatic	Root
97	*Plumbago zeylanica* PLUMBAGINACEAE	wild leadwort Ceylon leadwort	abortifacient diaphoretic emollient	Leaves Root
98	*Podophyllum peltatum* PODOPHYLLACEAE	wild mandrake raccoon berry American mandrake May apple	anticarcinogenic	Rhizome
99	*Pogostemon cablin*	patchouli	aphrodisiac antidepressant antiseptic phlebitic remedy	Leaves Shoots Essential oil
100	*Polygala senega* POLYGALACEAE	Seneca snakeroot	antiphlogistic expectorant emetic sialagogue	Root
101	*Polygala tenuifolia* POLYGALACEAE	yuan zhi	relaxant decongestant	Root
102	*Polygala vulgaris* POLYGALACEAE	milkwort	emetic diuretic diaphoretic decongestant	Aerial parts Root
103	*Polygonatum multiflorum* POLYGONATACEAE	Solomon's seal	astringent demulcent decongestant vulnerary	Rhizome
104	*Polygonatum odoratum* POLYGONATACEAE	scented Solomon's seal angular Solomon's seal	astringent demulcent decongestant vulnerary	Rhizome
105	*Polygonum aviculare* POLYGONACEAE	field knotweed knotgrass bian xu	astringent diuretic anthelmintic amenorrheic antidiarrheal	Aerial parts
106	*Polygonum bistorta* POLYGONACEAE	bistort	astringent styptic emollient irritable bowel relief heals burns	Leaves Rhizome
107	*Polygonum hydropiper* POLYGONACEAE	smartweed knotweed water-pepper red-knees	amenorrheic
108	*Polygonum multiflorum* POLYGONACEAE	flowery knotweed he shou wu	sedative lowers cholesterol tonic antimalarial hyperglycemic	Root
109	*Polymnia uvedalia* COMPOSITAE	bearsfoot	mastitis remedy laxative	Root
110	*Polypodium vulgare* POLYPODIACEAE	polypody	cholagogue hepatic expectorant decongestant	Rhizome
111	*Pomaderris elliptica*	kumarhou	antiasthmatic detoxifier	Aerial parts
112	*Populus tremuloides* SALICACEAE	quaking aspen trembling aspen quiverleaf	anti-inflammatory antiarthritic stimulant anorexia remedy astringent antiseptic analgesic	Bark
113	*Populus x candicans* SALICACEAE	balm of Gilead	emollient expectorant antiseptic analgesic vulnerary galactosuppressant	Buds Stem bark
114	*Poria cocos*	fu ling Indian bread	tranquilizer relaxant
115	*Portulaca oleracea* PORTULACACEAE	purslane Indian cress verdolaga carti-choy portulaca pourpier	demulcent febrifuge antidiarrheal antibiotic anthelmintic	Aerial parts
116	*Potentilla anserina* POTENTILLACEAE	silverweed	astringent	Aerial parts Root
117	*Potentilla erecta* POTENTILLACEAE	erect cinquefoil potentilla	astringent irritable bowel relief emollient styptic	Aerial parts Root
118	*Primula veris* PRIMULACEAE	primrose primavera cowslip	expectorant anticoagulant sedative antispasmodic anti-inflammatory	Flowers Root Leaves
119	*Prunella vulgaris*	heal-all self-heal xu ku cao	vulnerary astringent hemostatic hypotensive	Aerial parts Flowers
120	*Prunus armeniaca* PRUNACEAE	apricot	laxative anticarcinogenic astringent	Fruit Seeds Bark
121	*Prunus avium* PRUNACEAE	sweet cherry	diuretic astringent gout remedy	Stems Fruit
122	*Prunus mume* PRUNACEAE	Japanese apricot ume plum wu mei meboshi	antibiotic antidiarrheal	Fruit
123	*Prunus serotina* PRUNACEAE	wild black cherry	astringent irritable bowel relief	Inner bark
124	*Psoralea corylifolia*	scurf pea bu gu zhi	impotence remedy premature ejaculation remedy vitiligo remedy	Seeds
125	*Pterocarpus marsupium*	Malabar kino	antidiarrheal	Sap
126	*Pueraria lobata* LEGUMINOSAE	ge gen kudzu	antidiarrheal antialcoholic	Root
127	*Pulmonaria officinalis*	lungwort	demulcent astringent	Leaves
128	*Pulsatilla chinensis*	Chinese anemone bai tou weng	detoxifier antimalarial amebicidal	Root
129	*Punica granatum* PUNICACEAE	pomegranate	anthelmintic astringent carminative	Rind Bark Pulp
130	*Pygeum africanum* ROSACEAE	pygeum	prostate tonic anticarcinogenic	Bark
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Last reviewed November 01, 2004

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