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Botanical Name: Mentha piperita Peppermint is a plant. The leaf and oil are used as medicine. Peppermint is used for the common cold, cough, inflam...

Botanical Name: Opuntla cactaceae Prickly pear cactus is a plant. It is part of the diet in Mexican and Mexican-American cultures. Only the young p...

Botanical Name: Vinca major Periwinkle is an herb. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine. Periwinkle is used for “brain he...

Botanical Name: Hedeoma pulegioides Pennyroyal is a plant. The oil and leaves are used to make medicine. Throughout history, both American pennyroy...

Botanical Name: Tabebuia impetiginosa Pau d'arco is a tree with extremely hard wood. Its name is the Portuguese word for “bow stick,” an appropriat...

Botanical Name: Pygeum africanus Pygeum is a tree. The bark is used as medicine. Pygeum is used for treating symptoms of enlarged prostate (benign ...

Botanical Name: Plantago major Great plantain is a plant. The leaves and seed are used to make medicine. Great plantain is used for bladder infecti...

Botanical Name: Passiflora incarnate Passionflower (Passiflora) is a plant. The above ground parts are used to make medicine. Passionflower is used...

Botanical Name: Carica papaya Papaya is a plant. The leaves are used to make medicine. Papaya is used for preventing and treating gastrointestinal ...

Botanical Name: Boerhaavia diffusa This Ayurvedic herb is found throughout India. It is a creeping and spreading perennial herb, with a stout root-...

Botanical Name: Punica granatum Pomegranate is a tree. Various parts of the tree and fruit are used to make medicine. Pomegranate is used for condi...

Botanical Name: Ficaria ranunculodes Lesser celandine (Pilewort) is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine. People...

Botanical Name: Tribulus terrestris Tribulus (Goksura) is a plant that produces fruit covered with spines. Rumor has it that tribulus is also known...

Botanical Name: Primula veris Cowslip is a plant. The flower and root are used to make medicine. Cowslip flower is used for swollen nose and throat...

Botanical Name: Paeonia officinalis Peony is a plant. The root and, less commonly, the flower and seed are used to make medicine. Peony is sometime...

Botanical Name: Viola tricolor Pansy is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine. Pansy is used for speeding up meta...

Botanical Name: Portulaca oleracea Although purslane is considered a weed in the United States, it may be eaten as a leaf vegetable. It has a sligh...

Botanical Name: Camellia sinensis Pu-erh tea is made from the leaves and stems of the Camellia sinensis plant. This is the same plant that is used ...

Botanical Name: Psoralea corylifolia Psoralea Corylifolia is valued in Chinese herbal medicine as a tonic remedy and is used to improve general vit...

Botanical Name: Xanthoxylum fraxineum Pirckly ash is an aromatic shrub or small tree native to central and eastern portions of the United States an...

Botanical Name: Phytolacca americana Pokeweed (Poke) is a plant. The berry and root are used as medicine. Pokeweed root has been used for achy musc...

Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberose Pleurisy is a plant. The root is used as medicine. Pleurisy root is used for coughs, swelling of the lining of t...

Botanical Name: Diospyrus virginiana Persimmon is a plant. People eat the fruit, or use the fruit and leaf for medicine. Persimmon is used for high...

Botanical Name: Prunus persica Peach originates from China. Now, it is widely cultivated all around the world, in temperate climates. It grows on w...

Botanical Name: Petroselinum sativum Parsley is an herb. The leaf, seed, and root are used to make medicine. Be careful not to confuse parsley with...

Botanical Name: Populus candicans Poplar is a plant. The dried, unopened leaf buds are used to make medicine. Poplar is used as an ingredient in he...

Botanical Name: Petroselinum sativum Parsley is an herb. The leaf, seed, and root are used to make medicine. Be careful not to confuse parsley with...