Native American
Diverse plant knowledge from Indigenous peoples of North America — ethnobotanical traditions with limited but growing clinical documentation.
Notice
Folk use
Plants in the Native American tradition
Actaea racemosa
Black Cohosh
ClinicalCaution
Echinacea angustifolia
Purple coneflower
ClinicalCaution
Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon grape
ClinicalCaution
Panax quinquefolius
American ginseng
ClinicalCaution
Salix nigra
Willow
ClinicalCaution
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
PreclinicalCaution
Acorus americanus
Sweet flag (North American calamus)
PreclinicalCaution
Aralia racemosa
American spikenard / wild sarsaparilla
Preclinical
Asclepias tuberosa
Pleurisy Root
PreclinicalCautionEupatorium perfoliatum
Boneset
PreclinicalCaution
Gaultheria procumbens
Eastern teaberry (wintergreen)
PreclinicalCaution
Hydrastis canadensis
Goldenseal
PreclinicalDanger
Larrea tridentata
Chaparral (creosote bush)
PreclinicalDanger
Lobelia inflata
Lobelia
PreclinicalDanger
Monarda fistulosa
Wild bergamot (bee balm)
Preclinical
Populus balsamifera
Balsam poplar / cottonwood (balm)
PreclinicalCaution
Prunus serotina
Wild cherry (black cherry)
PreclinicalCaution
Rhus glabra
Smooth sumac
PreclinicalCaution
Sanguinaria canadensis
Bloodroot
PreclinicalDanger
Yucca baccata
Yucca (soapweed)
PreclinicalCaution
Zanthoxylum americanum
Prickly ash (toothache tree)
PreclinicalCautionArctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bearberry
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Eschscholzia californica
California poppy
Traditional (systematized)CautionJuniperus virginiana
Eastern red cedar
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Ulmus rubra
Slippery Elm
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Apocynum cannabinum
Dogbane / Indian hemp
FolkDanger
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Blue cohosh
FolkDanger
Ceanothus americanus
New Jersey tea (red root)
FolkSymphoricarpos albus
Snowberry
FolkCautionVeratrum viride
Green false hellebore (Indian poke)
FolkDanger