Traditional herbal remedies

	Traditional herbal remedies
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1	*Ulmus rubra* ULMACEAE	slippery elm	demulcent emollient laxative	Inner bark
2	*Uncaria gambier* PEDALIACEAE	pale catechu	hypotensive hepatoprotective	Stems Thorns
3	*Uncaria rhyncophylla* PEDALIACEAE	gou teng	sedative antispasmodic hypotensive	Stems Thorns
4	*Urginea maritima* HYACINTHACEAE	red squill	cardiac diuretic emetic expectorant	Bulbs
5	*Urtica dioica* URTICACEAE	stinging nettle	diuretic tonic astringent hemostatic antiallergenic galactagogue prostate tonic	Aerial parts Root
6	*Vaccinium macrocarpon* VACCINIACEAE	cranberry	urinary antiseptic	Fruit Leaves
7	*Vaccinium myrtillus* VACCINIACEAE	blaeberry whortleberry Lus an Deare bilberry whinberry	antibacterial antisclerotic urinary antiseptic	Fruit Leaves
8	*Vaccinium vitis-idaea* VACCINIACEAE	mountain cranberry lingonberry cowberry red whortleberry	urinary antiseptic	Fruit Leaves
9	*Valeriana officinalis* VALERIANACEAE	garden valerian garden heliotrope	sedative relaxant antispasmodic hypotensive	Root Rhizome
10	*Veratrum californicum* VERATRACEAE	false hellebore California corn lily	contraceptive	Rootstock
11	*Veratrum nigrum* VERATRACEAE	false hellebore	emetic expectorant	Rootstock
12	*Veratrum viride* VERATRACEAE	American white hellebore	hypotensive	Rootstock
13	*Verbascum thapsus* VERBASACEAE	flannel plant candlewick plant velvet plant flannel mullein	decongestant emollient vulnerary	Leaves Flowers
14	*Verbena officinalis* VERBENACEAE	vervain ma bian cao	nerve tonic tonic sedative cholagogue bitter	Aerial parts
15	*Veronica officinalis* VERONICACEAE	speedwell		Aerial parts
16	*Viburnum opulus* VIBURNACEAE	guelder rose guelderberry high bush cranberry crampbark	antispasmodic sedative astringent nerve tonic	Bark
17	*Viburnum prunifolium* VIBURNACEAE	stagberry black haw	antispasmodic astringent gynecologic	Bark Root bark
18	*Viburnum rufidulum* VIBURNACEAE		carminative	Bark Root bark
19	*Vinca major* VINCACEAE	greater periwinkle	astringent	Leaves
20	*Vinca minor* VINCACEAE	lesser periwinkle	astringent styptic antisclerotic	Leaves
21	*Vinca rosea* VINCACEAE	Madagascar periwinkle	anticarcinogenic antidiabetic	Aerial parts Root
22	*Viola canina* VIOLACEAE	dog violet	expectorant demulcent	Flowers Leaves Root
23	*Viola odorata* VIOLACEAE	sweet violet	expectorant demulcent	Flowers Leaves Root
24	*Viola tricolor* VIOLACEAE	heart's ease Johnny-jump-up	expectorant emollient	Aerial parts
25	*Viscum album* VISCACEAE	European mistletoe	anticarcinogenic tinnitus remedy antiepileptic hypotensive	Leaves Branches Berries
26	*Vitex agnus-castus* VITICACEAE	chastetree agnus castus	progesterogenic galactagogue	Berries
27	*Vitis vinifera* VITACEAE	wine grape	astringent anti-inflammatory detoxifier antisclerotic	Leaves Fruit Sap
28	*Withania somnifera* SOLANACEAE	withania ashwagandha Indian ginseng	adaptogenic tonic sedative	Leaves Root Berries
29	*Zanthoxylum americanum* ZANTHOXYLACEAE	pricklyash toothache tree	vasodilator diaphoretic antirheumatic carminative	Bark Berries
30	*Zea mays* ZEACEAE	corn cornsilk maize yu mi shu	urinary demulcent diuretic cholagogue hypotensive	Stamens Meal
31	*Zingiber officinale* ZINGIBERACEAE	ginger sheng jian singabera	antiemetic carminative vasodilator antitussive anti-inflammatory antiseptic hypotensive	Rhizome Essential oil
32	*Ziziphus jujuba* ZIZIPHACEAE	Chinese jujube Chinese date da zao	immunostimulant sedative antiallergenic	Fruit
33	*Ziziphus spinosa* ZIZIPHACEAE		sedative	Fruit
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Last reviewed November 01, 2004

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