Juniperus communis (Cupressaceae)

* Northern Hemisphere

* Cones used to treat URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS, DYSPEPTIC DISCOMFORT, LOSS OF APPETITE and bladder/kidney stones 

Calluna vulgaris (Ericaceae)

* Scotland, Europe, Esia minor

* Aerial parts used to treat ENLARGED PROSTATE GLANDS, GOUT, DIARRHEA, gallbladder diseases, UTIs, and as a DIURETIC.  Also for heather ale and yellow dye for wool.s 

Glycyrrhiza glabra (Fabaceae)

* Mediterranean to Central Asia

* rhizome and roots used to treat ELEVATED CHOLESTOROL LEVELS AND SORE THROAT, and as a SWEETENER.   

Trifolium pratense (Fabaceae)

* Europe to Afghanistan

* Extract of flower heads taken orally to treat COUGH AND RESPIRATORY INFECTION; applied topically to treat psoriasis and eczema 

Mentha spicata (Lamiaceae)

* Central and Southern Europe

* Leaves and aerial parts used to treat DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS AND FLATULENCE (carminative) 

Mentha x piperita (Lamiaceae)

* Central and Southern Europe

* Leaves and oil from aerial parts used to treat DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS, INTESTINAL SPASMS, IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, upper respiratory infections and cough, bronchitis, and inflammation of mouth and throat. Applied topically to treat RHEUMATISM  and a sa RUBEFACIENT ( 

Melissa officinalis (Lamiaceae)

* Southern Europe

* Leaves, whole plant, or oil extracted from leaves taken to treat INSOMNIA, NERVOUSNESS, and ANXIETY 

Marribum vulgare (Lamiaceae)

* Eurasia, North Africa

* dried inflo, fresh aerial parts of flowering plants, or whole plant used to treat COUGH, BRONCHITIS, live and gallbladder ailments, and loss of appetite 

Hypericum perforatum (Hyperaceae)

* Europe and Mediterranean to Central China

* inflo and aerial parts taken orally to treat DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, and TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS and topically to heal WOUNDS     

Rosmarinus officinalis (Lamiaceae)

* Europe, Mediterranean

* Leaves used to treat HYPERTENSIONS, RHEUMATISM, liver ailments, and gallbladder ailments 

Salvia officinalis (Lamiaceae)

* Southern Europe, Mediterranean

* Leaves and aerial parts used to treat EXCESS PERSPIRATION, INFLAMMATION OF THE MOUTH AND PHARYNX, BLEEDIN GUMS and loss of appetite

Satureja montana (Lamiaceae)

* Southern Europe, Mediterranean

* Aerial parts of flowering plant used to treat ACUTE ENTERITIS (INTESTINAL INFLAMMATION) 

Thymus vulgaris (Lamiaceae)

* West Mediterranean, South East Italy

* Leaves, aerial parts, and thyme oil used to treat BRONCHITIS, BRONCHIOSPASMS, cough, lung infections, and as an EXPECTORANT

Origanum vulgare (Lamiaceae)

* Europe to Central Asia

*
Leaves and aerial parts used to treat RHINITIS AND UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN, MIGRAINE HEADACHES, depression, dizziness, and as a diuretic

Laurus nobilis (Lauraceae)

 * Western Mediterranean to SE Italy

* Leaves, fruit, and oil applied topically to treat RHEUMATISM, and as a RUBEFACIENT (skin stimulant) 

Althea officinalis (Malvaceae)

* Europe

* Flower, leaves, and roots used to treat BRONCHITIS, THROAT AND MOUTH IRRITATION, AND GASTRITIS 

Myrtus communis (Myrtaceae)

* Europe, Mediterranean

* Leaves and branches used to treat TUBERCULOSIS, WHOOPING COUGH, INSTESTINAL WORMS, and DIARRHEA 

Arbutus unedo (Ericaceae)

* Southern Europe

* Leaes, bark contain ethyl gallate and tannins; diuretic, antispetic, astringent actions.  Used for URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS and for relieving diarrhea. 

Avena sativa (Poaceae)

* Mediterranaean

* Grain used topically to treat PURITIS OF SKIN (itching), ECZEMA; oat bran taken orally to LOWER CHOLESTEROL 

Rumex acetosa (Polygonaceae)

* Europe to India

* Fresh leaves and whole plant used to treat NASAL MUCOSA INFLAMMATION (rhinitis) 

Aquilegia vulgaris (Ranunculaceae)

* Europe

*Aerial parts ENHANCE GALL BLADDER FUNCTION and have TRANQUILIZING EFFECT used to treat AGITATION 

Rhamnus spp. (Rhamnaceae)

* Northern Hemisphere

* used to treat CONSTIPATION 

Agrimonia eupatoria (Rosacae)

* Europe

* Aerial parts used to treat DIARRHEA, INFLAMMATION OF MOUTH AND PHARYNX, INSTESTINAL HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS, lower cholestoral, and as yellow dye 

Alchemilla vulgaris (Rosaceae)

* Europe

* Aerial parts used to treat DIARRHEA, MOUTH AND THROAT INFLAMMATION, ECZEMA 

Crataegus spp. (Rosaceae)

* Great Britain/Europe

* Fruits used to treat CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, ANGINA, CIRCULATORY DISORDERS 

Filipendula ulmaria (Rosaceae)

* Eurasia

* Flower extract taken orally to treat ARTHRITIS, PAIN, fever, upper respiratory infections 

Fragaria vesca (Rosaceae)

*Northern Hemisphere

* Leaves and rhizome used to treat DIARRHEA  and nervous tension and as DIURETIC 

Galium odoratum (Rubiaceae)

* Europe, Western Asia, Northern Africa

* Aerial parts used to treat NERVOUS AGITATION, HYSTERIA, INSOMNIA, MENSTRUAL DISORDERS, and diuretic to treat edema 

Ruta graveolens (Rutaceae)

* southern Europe 

* Aerial parts used to treat MENSTRUAL DISORDERS, diarrhea, and instestinal worms, and as a FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVE AND ABORTIVE AGENT 

Salix spp. (Salicaceae)

* Northern Hemisphere

* Bark used as ANALGESIC, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTIPYRETIC (treats fever), and to treat HEADACHE 

Verbascum thapsus (Scrophulariaceae)

* Eurasia

* Leaves used to treat COUGH AND BRONCHITIS 

Vitus vinifera (Vitaceae)

* Europe

* Seed taken as an ANTIOXIDANT; wine and grape juice REDUCE DEVELOPMENT OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE 

Valeriana officinalis (Valerianaceae)

* Eurasia

* Roots used as sedatives to treat INSOMNIA and nervousness 

Urtica dioica (Urticaceae)

* Eurasia

* Root taken orally as DIURETIC and to treat SWOLLEN PROSTATE (BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY) and ARTHRITIS 

Plantago afra (Plantaginaceae)

* Mediterranean to India

* Whole seed and husk use as a LAXATIVE TO TREAT CONSTIPATION 

Aralia californica (Araliaceae)

* root/leaf tea or tincture taken orally to treat COUGH, PHARYNGITIS, BRONCHITIS, and EMPHYSEMA; root or tea tinture applied topically to treat SHINGLES, HERPES, CONTACT DERMITIS, ECZEMA, and inflammation 

Asarum caudatum (Aristolochiaceae)

* California

* Root or tea tincture taken orally to INDUCE SWEATING to treat fevers; also stimulates respiratory secretions to treat "dry" respiratory infections; a few drops of tincture taken orally to treat COLIC IN INFANTS 

Artemisia californica (Asteraceae)

* California

* Leaves taken orally to treat RHEUMATISM, COLD, COUGH, AND ASTHMA; leaf juice applied topically to treat pain and rheumatism 

Grindelia spp. (Asteraceae)

*  California

* Dried root applied topically to treat LICE, DANDRUFF, AND POISON OAK/IVY 

Betula spp. (Betulaceae)

* California

* Leaf and bark decoction taken orally for INFLAMMATION AND PAIN 

Ephedra spp. (Ephedraceae)

* California

* Stem tea taken orally to treat ASTHMA, ALLERGIC RHINITIS, ALLERGIC SINITUS, HAY FEVER, and diarrhea; also us as DECONGESTANT and mild DIURETIC 

Equisetum spp. (Equisetaceae)

* California

* tea made of whole plant taken orally as a DIURETIC, KIDNEY AND LIVER TONIC 

Vaccinium spp. (Ericaceae)

* California

* leaves and tea of small wtigs taken orally to treat URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; fruit a rich source of ANTIOXIDANTS and are eaten to REDUCE DEVELOPMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE 

Arcostaphylos spp. (Ericaceae)

* California

* CYSTITIS, URETHRITIS, PAINFUL URINATION, LEUKORRHEA, DIABETES, URINARY CALCULI, UTERINE CONTRACTIONS, CONTUSIONS, BURNS, ABRASIONS 

Gaultheria shallon (Ericaceae)

* California

* Leaf powder or tea taken orally to treat COLDS, SINUSITIS, REPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS, ALLERGIC RHINITIS, GASTRITIS, DIARRHEA, intestinal cramps, and cystitis; applied topically as a PAIN RELIEVER, HEMOSTATIC TO TREAT INSECT BITES, BURNS, ADN ABRASIONS 

Garrya elliptica (Garryaceae)

* California

* Leaf tincture and ta reported to RELAX SMOOTH MUSCLE and is used to treat STOMACH CRAMPS, DIARRHEA, GALLBLADDER SPASMS, and MENSTRUAL CRAMPS

Eriodictyon californicum (Hydrophyllaceae/Boraginaceae)

* California

*  Leaf extracts used to treat ASTHMA, as a DECONGESTANT TO TREAT UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND ALLERGIC RHINITIS (HAY FEVER)

Salvia apiana (Lamiaceae)

* California

* Dried leaf or aerial part decoction or tincture taken orally to treat CHEST COLDS; as a bath to treat abrasions and as a DOUCHE TO TREAT CANDIDIA VAGINITIS; dried leaves bound together and burned for use in rituals and purification 

Salvia mellifera (Lamiaceae)

* California

* Dried leaves decoction taken orally to treat SORE THROAT and EAR ACHE and as a bath to treat PARALYSIS, HEART DISORDERS, and gas pain 

Umbellaria californica (Lauraceae)

* California

*  fresh leaf crushed and inhaled to treat FRONTAL HEADACHES, MIGRAINE HEADACHES, and as a STIMULANT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE FAINT OR DIZZY; leaf or tea tincture used orally to treat headaches, neuralgias, intestinal cramps, diarrhea, and topically to treat FUNGAL INFECTIONS OF CROTCH, ATHLETE'S FOOT, ARTHRALGIAS, ARTHRITIS; leaves also used in cooking as flavoring

Oenothera elata var hookeri (Onagraceae)

* California

* used to treat PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME AND MENOPAUSAL HOTFLASHES 

Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Polypodiaceae)

* California

* Rhizome decoction used to treat ALLERGI REACTIONS TO FOOD, DRUGS, OR ENVIRONMENTAL ALLERGINS that result in skin urticaria, mucosal surface inflammation and pharyngeal swelling; said to have EFFECTS SIMILAR TO ANTIHISTAMINES 

Rubus parviflora (Rosaceae)

* Leaf infusion taken orally for COLDS, FLU, AND TO INDUCE SLEEP IN ADULTS 

Acer macrophyllum (Sapindaceae)

* California

* bark decotion taken orally to treat TUBERCULOSIS, KIDNEY DISEAS, LIVE DISEASE, ulcers, and intestinal tract disease 

Aesculus californica (Sapindaceae)

* California

* Leaf slave applied topically to VARICOSE VEINS; dried fruit tincture (small dose) taken orally to treat HEMORRHOIDS and varicose veins 

Heuchera micrantha (Saxifragaceae)

* California

* Root extact or tea used as a mouth wash with astringent qualities for SORE GUMS and SORE THROAT; taken orally for stomach ache, ulcers, and diarrhea; used as a DOUCH FOR VAGINAL CANDIDIASIS AND BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS; root or leaf powder applied topically to treat skin chafing, blistering, or shaving nicks 

Taxus spp. (Taxaceae)

* California

* Bark decoction taken orally to treat TUBERCULOSIS, kidney diseases, liver diseases, ulcers, and as an EMMENAGOGUE; applied topically to treat SKIN CANCER 

Serenoa repens (Arecaceae)

* Florida

* Fruit taken orally to treat BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY (swollen prostate glands) and IRRITABLE BLADDER 

Aristolochia californica (Aristolochiaceae)

* California

* Root and stem tea and tincture taken orally to STIMULATE LIVER METABOLISM and to BOOST IMMUNE SYSTEM to flight infection 

Baccharis pilularis (Asteraceae)

* California

* Teach and aerial parts taken orally as a TONIC TO ENHANCE GENERAL HEALTH 

Echinacea spp. (Asteraceae)

* Midwestern and Plains States (USA)

* All parts used to STIMULATE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO TREAT UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS 

Dioscorea villosa (Dioscoreaceae)

* North and Southeast North America

* Rhizome used to treat COLIC, UTERINE AND INTESTINAL CRAMPS 

Hamamelis virginiana (Hamamelidaceae)

* Eastern North America

* Barka nd other plant parts extracted to make liquid distillate with an ASTRINGENT EFFECT that is applied topically to treat HEMORRHOIDS, VARICOSE VEINS, SKIN INFLAMMATION, AND ORAL/THROAT MUCOSAL INFLAMMATION 

Iris spp. (Iridaceae)

* California

* Rhizome tincture and tea teaken orally to ENHANCE DIGESTION BY STIMULATING SECRETION OF THE GI TRACT; GALL BLADDER AND PANCREAS 

Satureja douglasii (Lamiaceae)

* California

* leaf and stem tea taken orally to treat FEVER and applied topically to treat SKIN URTICARIA ("prickly heat" rashes) 

Eschschzolia californica (Papaveraceae)

* California

* Dried and fresh whole plant tincture taken orally to treat STOMACH CRAMPS, BRUISED MUSCLES, AND TOOTHACHES, and as a SEDATIVE TO TREAT ANXIETY 

Passiflora spp. (Passifloraceae)

*  aerial parts taken to treat NERVOUSNESS, INSOMNIA, AND GI IRRITABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH NERVOUSNESS

Clematis spp. (Ranunculaceae)

* C. lasiantha: whole plant hot water extraction taken orally to treat RHEUMATISM AND MIGRAINES; fresh plant poultice may be applied topically

* C. ligusticfolia :whole plant hot water erraction taken orally as a tonic and applied externally to treat ECZEMA; leaf compress applid topically for CHEST PAIN, SORES, AND BOILS 

Rhamnus californica (Rhamnaceae)

* California

* Leaf applied topically to treat POISON OAK and rheumatism; dried bark decoction taken orally as a LAXATIVE AND PURGATIVE 

Smilax californica (Smilaceae)

* California

* Root tincture or tea taken orally to TREAT BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY and to ENHANCE STRENGTH 

Datura spp. (Solanaceae)

* California

* Whole plant hot water extraction taken orally to treat HEPATITIS, STOMACH COMPLAINTS, PAINFUL JOINTS, animal bites, pain and as a wound healer and to increase enrgy; dried flowers smoked to treat astigma; lead docotion taken orally as a diuretic, hallucinogen and to treat ASTHMA, NEURALGIA, WHOOPING COUGH, and bronchitis; leaf tincture applied topicaly to treat NECK PAIN, ARTHRITIS, HEADACHE, and ringworm; seeds taken orally to treat cheast pain, tooth aches, and asthma