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Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Hypericum perforatum St. John’s wort is an herb. Its flowers and leaves are used to make medicine. St. ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Serpentina rauwolfia Indian snakeroot (Serpentina) is a plant. The root is used to make medicine. India...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Carthamus tinctorius Safflower is a plant. The flower and oil from the seeds are used as medicine. Saff...

Botanical Name: Sanicula europaea Sanicle is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used as medicine. People take sanicle for swollen ai...

Botanical Name: Hemidesmus indicus Anantamul, literally 'the eternal root' in Sanskrit, is a thin creeping plant with long, red spreading roots and...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Pfaffia paniculata Suma is a plant. It is sometimes called Brazilian ginseng, although it is not relate...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Epilobium parviflorium Small-flowered willow herb, Epilobium parviflorum, is widespread in Central and ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Senna species Senna is an herb. The leaves and the fruit of the plant are used to make medicine. Senna ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Hippophae rhamnoides Sea buckthorn is an herb. The leaves, flowers, and fruits are used to make medicin...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Sabal serrulata Saw palmetto is a plant. Its ripe fruit is used to make medicine. Saw palmetto is best ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Prunella vulgaris Self-heal is an herb. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine....

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Salvia officinalis Sage is an herb. The leaf is used to make medicine. Sage is used for digestive probl...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Sassafras albidum Sassafras is a plant. The root bark is used to make medicine. Sassafras is used for u...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's purse is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to m...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Sassafras albidum Sassafras is a plant. The root bark is used to make medicine. Sassafras is used for u...

Botanical Name: Schisandra chinensis Schisandra is a plant. The fruit is used as food and also to make medicine. Schisandra is used as an “adaptoge...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Asparagus racemosus Asparagus racemosus is a plant used in traditional Indian medicine (Ayurveda). The ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Rumex acetosella Sorrel is a plant. People use the above ground parts for medicine. Sorrel is used for ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Stevia rebaudiana Stevia is a plant that is native to South America. It is probably best known as a sou...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Mitchella repens Squawvine is an herb. The stem and leaves are used to make medicine. People take squaw...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Veronica officinalis Veronica is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicin...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Polygala senega Senega is a plant. The root is used to make medicine. Senega is used for swelling (infl...