Slavic
A rich tradition of folk and official herbal medicine, extensively documented through Soviet-era pharmacological research.
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Folk use
Plants in the Slavic tradition
Calendula officinalis
Calendula / Marigold
ClinicalCaution
Convallaria majalis
Landysh / Lily of the valley
ClinicalDangerCrataegus monogyna
Hawthorn
ClinicalDanger
Eleutherococcus senticosus
Siberian Ginseng (Eleuthero)
ClinicalCautionFrangula alnus
Krushina / Alder buckthorn
ClinicalDanger
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Liquorice / Licorice
ClinicalDangerHippophae rhamnoides
Sea buckthorn
Clinical
Hypericum perforatum
St John's Wort
ClinicalDanger
Mentha piperita
Peppermint
ClinicalDanger
Potentilla erecta
Kalgan / Tormentil
ClinicalCaution
Rhodiola rosea
Rhodiola (Roseroot)
ClinicalCaution
Rosa canina
Rosehip / dog rose
ClinicalCaution
Salvia officinalis
Sage
ClinicalDanger
Urtica dioica
Stinging Nettle
ClinicalCaution
Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry
ClinicalCaution
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Klyukva / Cranberry
ClinicalCaution
Valeriana officinalis
Valerian
ClinicalCaution
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
PreclinicalCaution
Acorus calamus
Vacha (sweet flag)
PreclinicalDanger
Bergenia crassifolia
Badan (Siberian tea / leather bergenia)
PreclinicalCaution
Bidens tripartita
Cherada / Three-part beggarticks
PreclinicalCautionChamerion angustifolium
Ivan-chai / Fireweed (rosebay willowherb)
Preclinical
Inula helenium
Elecampane
PreclinicalCaution
Leonurus cardiaca
Motherwort
PreclinicalDanger
Matricaria chamomilla
German Chamomile
PreclinicalCaution
Origanum vulgare
Oregano
PreclinicalCaution
Plantago major
Plantain (broadleaf) / Greater Plantain
PreclinicalCautionPolygonum aviculare
Sporysh / Common knotgrass
PreclinicalCaution
Sanguisorba officinalis
Krovokhlebka / Great burnet
PreclinicalCaution
Thymus serpyllum
Wild thyme
PreclinicalCaution
Adonis vernalis
Pheasant's eye
Traditional (systematized)Danger
Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Betula pendula
Birch
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Centaurium erythraea
Zolototysyachnik / Common centaury
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Equisetum arvense
Horsetail
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Helichrysum arenarium
Bessmertnik / Sandy everlasting (immortelle)
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Pinus sylvestris
Sosna / Scots pine
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Prunus padus
Cheryomukha / Bird cherry
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot
Traditional (systematized)Danger
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Brusnika / Lingonberry (cowberry)
Traditional (systematized)CautionViburnum opulus
Cramp Bark
Traditional (systematized)Danger
Aegopodium podagraria
Snyt / Ground elder (goutweed)
FolkCaution
Chelidonium majus
Greater celandine
FolkDanger
Galium verum
Podmarennik / Lady's bedstraw
FolkCaution
Glechoma hederacea
Ground Ivy
FolkCautionRhododendron tomentosum
Bagulnik / Marsh Labrador tea (wild rosemary)
FolkDanger
Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan (mountain ash)
FolkCaution
Tanacetum vulgare
Tansy
FolkDanger