Traditional herbal remedies

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1	*Quercus robur* QUERCACEAE	English oak Darach eik	astringent emollient	Bark Galls
2	*Quillaja saponaria* QUILLAJACEAE	soapbark	expectorant dandruff shampoo	Inner bark
3	*Ranunculus ficaria* RANUNCULACEAE	lesser celandine pilewort	antibacterial antihemorrhoidal	Aerial parts
4	*Raphanus sativus* RAPHANACEAE	cultivated radish wild radish	digestive stimulant cholagogue carminative	Root
5	*Rauvolfia serpentina*	serpentine wood sarpagandha Indian snakeroot	hypotensive sedative	Root
6	*Rauvolfia vomitoria*	poison devil's-pepper	sedative aphrodisiac antispasmodic	Root
7	*Rehmannia glutinosa* SCROPHULARIACEAE	di huang Chinese foxglove rehmannia	tonic kidney tonic hypotensive liver tonic	Root
8	*Rhamnus frangula* RHAMNACEAE	trollhegg alder buckthorn	laxative cathartic	Bark
9	*Rheum palmatum*	Chinese rhubarb da huang	laxative astringent antibacterial costive	Rhizome
10	*Rhus glabra* RHOACEAE	smooth sumac	astringent antidiarrheal diuretic febrifuge	Root bark Berries
11	*Ribes nigrum* RIBESIACEAE	European black currant	diuretic adrenal stimulant antiscorbutic	Leaves Berries
12	*Ricinus communis* RICINACEAE	castor bean castor-oil plant	laxative purgative	Seeds Seed oil
13	*Rosa canina* ROSACEAE	dog rose	antidiarrheal	Hips
14	*Rosa gallica* ROSACEAE	French rose	antidepressant	Flowers Essential oil
15	*Rosmarinus officinalis*	rosemary	tonic stimulant astringent nerve tonic anti-inflammatory carminative	Leaves Essential oil
16	*Rubia tinctorum* RUBIACEAE	madder	diuretic stone inhibitor	Root
17	*Rubus fruticosus*	shrubby blackberry	astringent	Leaves Berries
18	*Rubus idaeus*	red raspberry	gynecologic conjunctivitis wash	Leaves Fruit
19	*Rumex acetosa* RUMICACEAE	sorrel syre sour dock herb patience patience dock	detoxifier	Aerial parts
20	*Rumex acetosella* RUMICACEAE	sheep's sorrel dock	anticarcinogenic detoxifier laxative	Aerial parts
21	*Rumex crispus* RUMICACEAE	yellow dock curly dock Bun na Copaig curled dock	laxative cholagogue detoxifier	Root
22	*Ruscus aculeatus* RUSCACEAE	butcher's broom	anti-inflammatory phlebitic remedy diuretic laxative	Aerial parts Rhizome
23	*Ruta chalepensis* RUTACEAE	fringed rue	anthelmintic emmenagogue	Aerial parts
24	*Ruta graveolens* RUTACEAE	rue An Ruadh Lus herb of grace	emmenagogue anthelmintic detoxifier antiepileptic	Aerial parts
25	*Sabal serrulata* SABALACEAE	saw palmetto	tonic diuretic anabolic estrogenic prostate tonic	Berries
26	*Salix alba* SALICACEAE	white willow	anti-inflammatory analgesic febrifuge antirheumatic astringent	Bark
27	*Salvia miltiorrhiza* SALVIACEAE	red sage dan shen	vasodilator sedative antibacterial	Root
28	*Salvia officinalis* SALVIACEAE	kitchen sage garden sage	astringent antiseptic carminative estrogenic febrifuge tonic	Leaves
29	*Salvia sclarea* SALVIACEAE	Europe sage clary sage clear-eye sage	antispasmodic carminative estrogenic	Aerial parts Seeds Essential oil
30	*Sambucus nigra* SAMBUCACEAE	elder elderberry	diaphoretic diuretic anti-inflammatory	Flowers Berries
31	*Sanguinaria canadensis*	bloodroot turmeric red-root red puccoon	expectorant antiseptic anesthetic antispasmodic antifungal emetic	Rhizome
32	*Sanguisorba officinalis* SANGUISORBACEAE	greater burnet	styptic astringent heals burns	Aerial parts Root
33	*Sanicula europaea* SANICULACEAE	sanicle	hemostatic detoxifier	Aerial parts
34	*Santalum album* SANTALACEAE	sandalwood chandan	antiseptic cystotonic	Wood Essential oil
35	*Saponaria officinalis* CARYOPHYLLACEAE	soapwort bouncing bet lady-by-the-gate chimney pink	expectorant	Root Aerial parts
36	*Sargassum fusiforme*	hai zao	antigoitrous antifungal anticoagulant	Whole plant
37	*Sarothamnus scoparius* LEGUMINOSAE	broom	cardiac diuretic gynecologic	Flowers
38	*Satureja hortensis*	summer savory	carminative antibacterial antifungal	Flowers Essential oil
39	*Satureja montana*	winter savory	carminative antibacterial antifungal	Flowers Essential oil
40	*Saussurea lappa* COMPOSITAE	kuth	aphrodisiac stimulant tonic antiseptic	Root Essential oil
41	*Schisandra chinensis* SCHISANDRACEAE	schisandra wu wei zi	tonic adaptogenic liver tonic	Fruit
42	*Schizonepeta tenuifolia* LABIATAE	jing je	diaphoretic	Aerial parts
43	*Scolopendrium vulgare* ASPLENIACEAE	hartstongue	antidiarrheal astringent vulnerary expectorant diuretic	Fronds
44	*Scrophularia ningopoensis* SCROPHULARIACEAE		detoxifier	Aerial parts
45	*Scrophularia nodosa* SCROPHULARIACEAE	figwort stinking Christopher	heals burns vulnerary anti-inflammatory	Aerial parts
46	*Scutellaria baicalensis* SCUTELLARIACEAE	huang quin baical skullcap	sedative antiallergenic antibiotic anti-inflammatory	Root
47	*Scutellaria lateriflora* SCUTELLARIACEAE	blue skullcap Virginia skullcap mad dog	sedative nerve tonic antispasmodic bitter	Aerial parts
48	*Selenicereus grandiflorus* CACTACEAE	queen of the night night-blooming cereus	cardiac hypertensive hallucinogenic	Flowers Stems
49	*Sempervivum tectorum* SEMPERVIVACEAE	hen-and-chicks houseleek	heals burns vulnerary dental anesthetic emetic	Leaves Juice
50	*Senecio aureus* SENECIONACEAE	golden groundsel golden ragwort liferoot squaw weed	emmenagogue gynecologic	Aerial parts
51	*Senecio jabobaea* SENECIONACEAE	ragwort	emollient antineuralgic	Aerial parts
52	*Sesamum indicum* SESAMACEAE	benne gingili sesame hei zhi ma	hypoglycemic liver tonic tinnitus remedy galactagogue	Seeds Seed oil Root
53	*Smilax* SMILACACEAE	greenbrier sarsaparilla	anti-inflammatory gout remedy antirheumatic testosterogenic impotence remedy progesterogenic aphrodisiac	Root
54	*Solanum dulcamara* SOLANACEAE	common nightshade	stimulant expectorant diuretic detoxifier gout remedy	Twigs Root bark
55	*Solanum insidiosum* SOLANACEAE		stomachic	Root
56	*Solanum melongena* SOLANACEAE	eggplant Japanese eggplant nasu	lowers cholesterol emollient	Fruit Juice Leaves
57	*Solanum tuberosum* SOLANACEAE	Irish potato		Tubers
58	*Solanum xanthocarpum* SOLANACEAE	kantakari	carminative expectorant decongestant	Leaves Seeds Root
59	*Solidago virgaurea*	goldernrod	antioxidant diuretic astringent stone inhibitor antifungal	Aerial parts
60	*Sorbus aucaparia* SORBACEAE	eastern mountain ash	antihemorrhoidal antidiarrheal	Fruit
61	*Spigelia anthelmia* SPIGELIACEAE	West Indian pinkroot	anthelmintic cardiac	Root
62	*Spigelia marilandica* SPIGELIACEAE	woodland pinkroot Indian pink	anthelmintic	Root
63	*Stachys officinalis*	common hedge nettle betony	analgesic sedative relaxant styptic bitter	Aerial parts
64	*Stellaria media* STELLARIACEAE	chickweed	emollient	Aerial parts
65	*Stillingia sylvatica*	queen's delight	detoxifier laxative emetic	Root
66	*Strophanthus gratus* APOCYNACEAE	ouabain	anticoagulant	Seeds
67	*Strophanthus kombe* APOCYNACEAE	Kombe arrow poison strophanthus	cardiac diuretic	Seeds
68	*Strychnos ligustria* STRYCHNACEAE		anthelmintic febrifuge	Seeds
69	*Strychnos nux-vomica* STRYCHNACEAE	strychnine tree nux vomica	stimulant antiparalytic	Seeds
70	*Styrax benzoin* STYRACACEAE	styrax benzoin gum	expectorant astringent urinary antiseptic	Gum
71	*Swertia chirata*	chirayata Chiretta	bitter tonic stomachic febrifuge antimalarial	Aerial parts
72	*Symphytum officinale*	comfrey knitbone	demulcent astringent anti-inflammatory vulnerary heals bones	Root Aerial parts
73	*Symplocarpus foetidus*	skunk cabbage	expectorant antispasmodic antipertussive antiasthmatic decongestant	Root Rhizome
74	*Syzygium cumini* MYRTACEAE	Java plum jambul	hypoglycemic astringent carminative diuretic	Fruit Seeds
75	*Tabebuia avellanedae* BIGNONIACEAE	lapacho	antibiotic antifungal immunostimulant anti-inflammatory detoxifier tonic anticarcinogenic hypotensive	Inner bark
76	*Tamarindus indica* TAMARINDACEAE	tamarind	laxative carminative stomachic	Fruit
77	*Tamus communis* TAMACEAE	black bryony	antirheumatic purgative anti-inflammatory hypotensive antiviral	Root
78	*Tanacetum parthenium* TANACETACEAE	feverfew tansy	analgesic febrifuge antirheumatic emmenagogue bitter	Aerial parts
79	*Tanacetum vulgare* TANACETACEAE	tansy reinfann feverfew	anthelmintic	Flowers
80	*Taraxacum officinale*	dandelion Bearnan Bride	diuretic detoxifier bitter	Leaves Root
81	*Taxus baccata* TAXACEAE	English yew	anticarcinogenic	Leaves
82	*Terminalia arjuna* TERMINALIACEAE	arjuna	cardiotonic hypotensive lowers cholesterol	Bark
83	*Terminalia belerica* TERMINALIACEAE	beleric myrobalan	astringent tonic laxative	Fruit
84	*Terminalia chebula* TERMINALIACEAE	chebulic myrobalan	laxative astringent	Fruit
85	*Teucrium capense*		antihemorrhoidal	Aerial parts
86	*Teucrium chamaedrys*	wall germander wild germander	antihemorrhoidal obesity treatment	Aerial parts
87	*Teucrium marum*	cat thyme germander	gallbladder tonic stomachic	Aerial parts
88	*Theobroma cacao* THEOBROMATACEAE	cacao cocoa	antibacterial stimulant cardiotonic kidney tonic	Seeds
89	*Thuja occidentalis* THUJACEAE	western arborvitae white cedar American arborvitae	antiviral anticarcinogenic expectorant decongestant emmenagogue diuretic	Leaves
90	*Thymus serpyllum*	European wild thyme mother of thyme serpolet creeping thyme	antiseptic antifungal decongestant anthelmintic carminative antispasmodic mastitis remedy	Flowers
91	*Thymus vulgaris*	thyme	antiseptic tonic antispasmodic expectorant anthelmintic	Aerial parts Leaves Essential oil
92	*Tilia* TILIACEAE	basswood linden lime	antispasmodic diaphoretic sedative relaxant hypotensive emollient	Flowers
93	*Tragopogon porrifolius*	salsify John-go-to-bed-at-noon oyster plant vegetable oyster goatsbeard	hypotensive antisclerotic	Root
94	*Tragopogon pratensis*	Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon goat's beard	liver tonic gallbladder tonic detoxifier	Root
95	*Trifolium pratense*	red clover	expectorant antispasmodic estrogenic	Flowers
96	*Trigonella foenum-graecum* LEGUMINOSAE	sicklefruit fenugreek	anorexia remedy febrifuge galactagogue gynecologic lowers cholesterol oxytocic antidiabetic	Seeds
97	*Trillium erectum* TRILLIACEAE	purple trillium squawroot	amenorrheic gynecologic hemostatic	Rhizome
98	*Tropaeolum majus* TROPAEOLACEAE	nasturtium Indian cress	antibiotic decongestant antiseptic antiscorbutic purgative	Flowers Leaves Seeds
99	*Tsuga canadensis* PINACEAE	eastern hemlock white hemlock western hemlock Canadian hemlock	cystotonic astringent antiseptic	Bark
100	*Turnera diffusa* TURNERACEAE	damiana	tonic stimulant laxative diuretic antidepressant testosterogenic aphrodisiac	Leaves
101	*Tussilago farfara*	coltsfoot lersol	anti-inflammatory immunostimulant antispasmodic demulcent expectorant	Leaves Flowers
102	*Tylophora asmatica*	Indian lobelia asmatica	antiasthmatic	Leaves
103	*Typha angustifolia* TYPHACEAE	narrow-leaf cattail pu huang	astringent hemostatic	Pollen
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Last reviewed November 01, 2004

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