List of plants used as medicine
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| Species | Common name | Indication | Evidence[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | Eaten to counter poisoning, but must be eaten quickly | ||
| Allium sativum | Garlic | Antibiotic (in vitro)/stops infection | positive[2][3][4][5][6] | |
| Cardiovascular health | inconclusive[7] | |||
| Anethum graveolens | Dill and Dill oil | |||
| Amorphophallus konjac | Konjac | Atopic dermatitis | positive[8] | |
| high cholesterol | positive[9] | |||
| 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 Nervous tension | |||
| Digitalis lanata | Balkan Foxglove | Antiarrhythmic agent and inotrope | positive[10][11] | |
| Echinacea purpurea | Purple coneflower, and other species of Echinacea | Reduce the severity and duration of symptoms associated with cold and flu. | inconclusive[12] | |
| Glycyrrhiza glabra | Liquorice | |||
| Hydrastis canadensis | Goldenseal | |||
| Hypericum perforatum | St. John's Wort | Antidepressant | positive[13] negative[14] |
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| Marrubium vulgare | Horehound | Expectorant | ||
| Matricaria recutita (Chamomilla recutita) |
Chamomile | Relaxant/Calmative | ||
| Mentha × piperita | Peppermint | Irritable Bowel Syndrome/Peristalsis | ||
| Nepeta cataria | Catnip | Soothes coughs | ||
| Passiflora spp. | Passion-flower | Insomnia | ||
| Phyolacca spp. | Pokeweed | Topical: acne | ||
| Internal: tonsilitis | ||||
| Plantago spp. | Plantain and Psyllium | Astringent | ||
| Salvia Stenophylla | Blue Mountain Sage | |||
| Poppiocious seediouphylla | Poppy seeds | Helps sleeping/relieves pain | ||
| Symphytum officinale | Comfrey | mends broken bones/stops infection | ||
| Tanacetum parthenium (Chrysanthemum parthenium) |
Feverfew | Relieves Migranes, helps fevers and chills | ||
| Taraxacum officinale | Dandelion | Digestive | ||
| Tilia spp. | Lime Blossom | |||
| Urtica dioica | Urtica dioica | |||
| Valeriana officinalis | Valerian | Sedative | ||
| Verbascum thapsus | Mullein | bootsts the Immune system, antispasmodic, diuretic, anodyne, and demulcent[15] |
