List of plants used as medicine
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| Species | Common name | Scientifically-verified pharmaceutical properties | Falsified pharmaceutical properties | Unconfirmed pharmaceutical properties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | |||
| Allium sativum | Garlic | Antibiotic[1][1][1][1][1] | Cardiovascular health[1] | |
| Anethum graveolens | Dill and Dill oil | |||
| Aquilaria agollocha | Eaglewood | |||
| Artemisia annua L. | Sweet sagewort | |||
| Artemisia absinthium L | Wormwood | |||
| Aristolochia rotunda | Smearwort | |||
| Arum Maculatum | Lords and Ladies | |||
| Astragalus membranaceus | Astragalus | |||
| Crataegus spp. | Hawthorn | |||
| Digitalis lanata | Balkan Foxglove | Antiarrhythmic agent and inotrope[1][1] | ||
| Echinacea purpurea | Purple coneflower, and other species of Echinacea | May help reduce the severity and duration, of symptoms associated with cold and flu.[1] | ||
| Glycyrrhiza glabra | Liquorice | |||
| Hydrastis canadensis | Goldenseal | |||
| Hypericum perforatum | St. John's Wort | Possible antidepressant (efficacy is shown when compared to placebo)[1] | ||
| Marrubium vulgare | Horehound | expectorant, | ||
| Matricaria recutita (Chamomilla recutita) | Chamomile | |||
| Nepeta cataria | Catnip | |||
| Passiflora spp. | Passion-flower | |||
| Phyolacca spp. | Pokeweed | Topical: acne Internal: tonsilitis | ||
| Plantago spp. | Plantain and Psyllium | astringent | ||
| Salvia Stenophylla | Blue Mountain Sage | |||
| Symphytum officinale | Comfrey | |||
| Tanacetum parthenium (Chrysanthemum parthenium) | Feverfew | |||
| Taraxacum officinale | Dandelion | digestive, | ||
| Tilia spp. | Lime Blossom | |||
| Urtica dioica | Urtica dioica | |||
| Valeriana officinalis | Valerian |
See also
- Herbalism
- Medicinal plants of the American West
- List of culinary herbs and spices
- List of herbs and minerals in Ayurveda
References
External links for medicinal herbs
- NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.ca:Llista de plantes medicinals
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
