Plants Used in Traditional Native American Medicine
33 entries in the Plants Used in Traditional Native American Medicine compendium.
Acer glabrumA western North American maple used in traditional medicine and crafts.Acer rubrumA widespread eastern North American tree with brilliant red autumn foliage.Achillea millefoliumA perennial herb used in traditional Native American medicine.Actaea racemosaA woodland perennial used traditionally for gynecological and other disorders.Actaea rubraA poisonous North American perennial with bright red berries.Adiantum capillus-venerisA delicate fern with medicinal uses in Native American traditions.Aesculus glabraA toxic tree whose nuts were used medicinally and for leather.Agastache foeniculumA drought-tolerant mint family perennial native to northern North America.Agastache scrophulariifoliaPerennial mint with medicinal and pollinator value.Agave americanaA monocarpic succulent used for fiber, drink, and sweetener.Ageratina altissimaPoisonous perennial herb causing milk sickness through contaminated dairy.Agrimonia gryposepalaA North American plant used by indigenous peoples for medicinal purposes.Alnus rhombifoliaA nitrogen-fixing riparian tree used for wood, dye, and medicine.Ambrosia artemisiifoliaA widespread annual plant with allergenic pollen and traditional medicinal uses.Ambrosia psilostachyaA widespread perennial ragweed hosting diverse insect larvae.American ginsengA North American perennial root traded with Asia for centuries.Amorpha canescensSmall prairie shrub with deep roots and medicinal uses.Anemonastrum canadenseA white-flowered perennial used in traditional Native American medicine.Apocynum cannabinumToxic perennial herb used for fiber and traditional medicine.Aquilegia canadensisEastern North American columbine with nodding red-and-yellow flowers.Aquilegia formosaA red-and-yellow wildflower pollinated by hummingbirds.Arctous alpinaA circumpolar dwarf shrub with black berries.Argemone mexicanaA hardy poppy with toxic seeds used in traditional medicine worldwide.Arisaema triphyllumA perennial herb with a sex-changing flower and toxic roots.Aristolochia serpentariaA perennial herb used by the Cherokee for snake bites.Aristolochia watsoniiA desert vine that lures flies with rodent-ear-shaped flowers.Artemisia californicaA keystone shrub of coastal sage scrub with medicinal uses.Artemisia douglasianaA perennial herb used medicinally and ceremonially by Native American tribes.Artemisia filifoliaA dominant shrub of sandy soils in the west-central United States.Artemisia frigidaAromatic perennial used medicinally by Indigenous peoples of North America.Artemisia ludovicianaA North American plant used medicinally and ceremonially by many tribes.Artemisia tridentataAromatic shrub of the Intermountain West, used medicinally by Native Americans.ArundinariaNorth America's only native bamboo, vital to Indigenous cultures.
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