CautionSouth America · Herb · № 887
Huamanripa
Laccopetalum giganteum
A giant buttercup with a rosette of thick leaves and large greenish-yellow flowers. Its compounds and effects have barely been studied.
Curanderismo of northern Peru
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All herbs
Herbs, spices and other natural ingredients from around the world, with their uses, preparation, and origins.
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CautionSouth America · Herb · № 914
Huanarpo
Corynaea crassa
An unusual parasitic plant without chlorophyll that lives on the roots of trees and shrubs; only a club-shaped flower spike appears above ground. Little is known about its effect in people.
Curanderismo of northern Peru
CautionEurope · Herb · № 202
Grape hyacinth and bluebell
Muscari racemosum, Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Hyacinths and grape hyacinths are ornamental plants. The bulbs are poisonous and can cause itching on contact ('hyacinth itch' among bulb peelers).
Folk magic and herbal magicFolklore
CautionAsia · Food · № 697
Hyacinth bean (bian dou)
Lablab purpureus (syn. Dolichos lablab)
Traditionally attributed effects: strengthens the spleen and drains dampness in summer heat with diarrhoea and vomiting.
Chinese medical traditions
CautionEurope · Herb · № 78
Hyssop
Hyssopus officinalis
Traditionally used for coughs, colds and congestion. Clinical evidence is lacking.
Western herbal medicine+2Folklore
CautionAfrica · Herb · № 909
Iboga
Tabernanthe iboga
A shrub of the dogbane family up to ten metres tall. The root bark contains ibogaine and about ten other alkaloids. In small amounts stimulating; in large amounts a dreamlike state with visions that lasts for days.
Local African healing traditions
CautionEurope · Herb · № 234
Elm
Ulmus spp.
The inner bark of the European elm is, like that of the American slippery elm, mucilaginous and was used for skin complaints and diarrhoea. There is little research.
Folk magic and herbal magic+1Folklore
CautionEurope · Other · № 308
Irish moss
Chondrus crispus
Traditionally attributed effects: soothing, expectorant, against vomiting, nourishing.
Western herbal medicine
CautionEurope · Herb · № 103
Vervain
Verbena officinalis
Traditionally used for nervousness, exhaustion and as a digestive bitter. Scientific evidence is largely lacking.
Greco-Roman medicine+3Folklore
CautionAsia · Herb · № 524
Ceylon ironwood
Mesua ferrea
Traditionally attributed effects: blossoms, root and bark bitter, aromatic, induce sweating; dried flowers astringent, stomachic, carminative; for heavy colds, gastritis, bronchitis, vomiting, dysentery, thirst, excessive sweating, bleeding haemorrhoids.
Ayurveda+1
CautionNorth America · Herb · № 307
Indian tobacco
Lobelia inflata
Traditionally attributed effects: relaxing, expectorant, induces sweating, emetic, antispasmodic, anti-asthmatic.
Indigenous healing traditions of North America+4
CautionAsia · Herb · № 461
Indian bay leaf
Cinnamomum tamala
Traditionally attributed effects: carminative, stimulating, diuretic and sudorific, decongestant, promotes milk flow; for lack of appetite, bladder complaints, dry mouth, colds, diarrhoea, nausea, indigestion, flatulence, vomiting.
Ayurveda+2
CautionNorth America · Herb · № 994
Indian physic
Gillenia trifoliata (syn. Porteranthus trifoliatus)
A perennial of the rose family with three-parted leaves and loose sprays of white or pale pink flowers with five narrow petals. The root is emetic and purgative; it was listed in the United States Pharmacopeia as American ipecac.
Cherokee medicine- Caution
Asia · Herb · № 427
Indian belladonna
Atropa acuminata
Traditionally attributed effects: narcotic, calming, diuretic, antispasmodic, dilates the pupils, pain-relieving; antidote in opium and mushroom poisoning, smoked for cramps, externally for rheumatism, nerve pain and lumbago.
Ayurveda 
CautionAsia · Herb · № 436
Tree turmeric
Berberis aristata
Traditionally attributed effects: tonic, stomachic, astringent, antipyretic, induces sweating, cleansing; for malaria and intermittent fever (comparable to quinine), washing ulcers, eye diseases, haemorrhoids, swollen glands; laxative for children.
Ayurveda+1
CautionAsia · Herb · № 537
Indian dill
Peucedanum graveolens
Traditionally attributed effects: carminative, antispasmodic; for flatulence, hiccups, colic and stomach ache, reduces cramps from laxatives and dysentery; drink for women after childbirth; leaves on boils and abscesses.
Ayurveda+1
CautionEurope · Herb · № 499
Indian fumitory
Fumaria indica
Traditionally attributed effects: expels worms, mildly laxative, cooling, induces sweating and urination, fever-reducing, lowers blood pressure; for syphilis, scrofula, leprosy, constipation, indigestion from a sluggish liver, fever, jaundice, skin diseases.
Ayurveda
CautionAsia · Herb · № 432
Indian oak
Barringtonia acutangula
Traditionally attributed effects: aromatic, carminative, emetic; for nasal and respiratory catarrh, chest pain, headache (snuff), diarrhoea and dysentery, bitter tonic; root cooling and antipyretic.
Ayurveda
CautionAsia · Herb · № 469
Gold thread
Coptis teeta
Traditionally attributed effects: bitter tonic, fever-reducing; stimulates appetite, restores digestion, against flatulence, for jaundice, weakness, recovery after fever; eye ointment for conjunctivitis; in China against diabetes.
Ayurveda+1
CautionAsia · Herb · № 501
Indian gamboge
Garcinia morella
Traditionally attributed effects: laxative, expels worms, wound-healing; for oedema, absent menstruation, stubborn constipation, worms.
Ayurveda
CautionAsia · Herb · № 451
Indian hemp
Cannabis indica
Traditionally attributed effects: intoxicating, stomachic, antispasmodic, pain-relieving, stimulating, aphrodisiac, calming; sleep-inducing, for painful menstruation, itchy skin diseases, headache, mania, whooping cough, asthma, nervous vomiting.
Ayurveda+1
CautionAsia · Herb · № 532
Turpeth
Operculina turpethum
Traditionally attributed effects: laxative, anti-inflammatory; mild fluid-expelling laxative for chronic constipation, ascites, enlarged spleen; for rheumatism, paralysis, oedema, melancholy, gout, leprosy.
Ayurveda+1
CautionAsia · Food · № 571
Indian jujube
Zizyphus martiana
Traditionally attributed effects: astringent, stomachic; leaves for gonorrhoea, conjunctivitis, boils and abscesses, painful urination; bark for diarrhoea, dysentery, colic and gum inflammation.
Ayurveda+1
CautionAfrica · Herb · № 504
Levant cotton
Gossypium herbaceum
Traditionally attributed effects: soothing, laxative, expectorant, aphrodisiac, promotes milk flow, promotes menstruation; seeds for intermittent fever and dysentery; oil for rheumatism, freckles, herpes, scabies, wounds, nerve pain; compress on bruises and burns.
Ayurveda
CautionAsia · Herb · № 543
Indian kino
Pterocarpus marsupium
Traditionally attributed effects: astringent, cleansing, lowers blood sugar; kino for diarrhoea and toothache; bark for diarrhoea and diabetes; leaves on boils, ulcers and skin diseases.
Ayurveda
CautionAsia · Herb · № 490
Indian coral tree
Erythrina variegata
Traditionally attributed effects: promotes bile, expectorant, fever-reducing, expels worms; for dysentery, worms, eye inflammation, rheumatic joints, liver complaints, diabetes, painful menstruation and infertility, promotes milk flow.
Ayurveda
CautionAsia · Herb · № 548
Indian madder
Rubia cordifolia
Traditionally attributed effects: promotes menstruation, astringent, diuretic, cleansing, decongestant, tonic; for paralysis, jaundice, urinary tract obstruction, menstrual disorders, mastitis, too little lochia.
Ayurveda+2
CautionAsia · Herb · № 400
Indian aconite
Aconitum ferox
Traditionally attributed effects: in very small doses induces sweating, diuretic, pain-relieving, fever-reducing; for nerve pain, muscular rheumatism, gout, sore throat, colds, paralysis; highly poisonous in larger doses.
Ayurveda
CautionAsia · Herb · № 553
Indian nightshade
Solanum indicum
Traditionally attributed effects: aphrodisiac, astringent, carminative, strengthens the heart, diuretic, expectorant; for asthma, dry cough, difficult childbirth, chronic fever, colic, worms, painful urination, oedema, catarrh, vomiting, itching.
Ayurveda
CautionAsia · Herb · № 423
Indian birthwort
Aristolochia indica
Traditionally attributed effects: tonic, stimulating, promotes menstruation, antidote, anti-arthritic; against snake, insect and scorpion bites, intestinal complaints in children, cholera, diarrhoea, intermittent fever.
Ayurveda
CautionAsia · Herb · № 508
Indian sarsaparilla
Hemidesmus indicus
Traditionally attributed effects: cleansing, tonic, soothing, induces sweating and urination, purifies the blood; for lack of appetite, indigestion, fever, skin diseases, syphilis, leucorrhoea, urogenital diseases, chronic cough, rheumatic joints.
Ayurveda
CautionAsia · Herb · № 533
Indian trumpet tree
Oroxylum indicum
Traditionally attributed effects: astringent, bitter tonic, stomachic, pain-relieving, induces sweating; for diarrhoea, dysentery, acute rheumatism, oedema, ear infection; young fruit carminative, seeds laxative.
Ayurveda+1
CautionAsia · Herb · № 567
Indian valerian
Valeriana jatamansi
Traditionally attributed effects: stomachic, stimulating, carminative, calming; for nervous weakness, insomnia, chorea, stomach cramps, hysteria, epilepsy, shell shock and neurosis.
Ayurveda+1
CautionAsia · Herb · № 444
Indian frankincense
Boswellia serrata
Traditionally attributed effects: cooling, diuretic, aromatic, soothing, mildly laxative, cleansing, promotes menstruation; for chronic lung diseases, diarrhoea, dysentery, menstrual complaints, gonorrhoea, haemorrhoids, liver disorders.
Ayurveda+1
CautionAsia · Herb · № 566
Indian squill
Urginea indica
Traditionally attributed effects: in small doses expectorant, stimulates the heart, diuretic, decongestant, promotes menstruation; in large doses emetic and laxative.
Ayurveda+1
CautionAsia · Herb · № 454
Golden shower
Cassia fistula
Traditionally attributed effects: laxative, tonic, fever-reducing; fruit pulp mildly laxative (safe for children and pregnant women); leaf for ringworm, chilblains, rheumatism, facial paralysis; root for fever and heart disease.
Ayurveda+1