List of plants used as medicine

List of plants used as medicine

Species	Common name	Indication	Evidence
Achillea millefolium	Yarrow	Eaten to counter poisoning, but must be eaten quickly
Allium sativum	Garlic	Antibiotic (in vitro)/stops infection	positive
		Cardiovascular health	inconclusive
Anethum graveolens	Dill and Dill oil
Amorphophallus konjac	Konjac	Atopic dermatitis	positive^[
		high cholesterol	positive
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
Echinacea purpurea	Purple coneflower, and other species of Echinacea	Reduce the severity and duration of symptoms associated with cold and flu.	inconclusive
Glycyrrhiza glabra	Liquorice
Hydrastis canadensis	Goldenseal
Hypericum perforatum	St. John's Wort	Antidepressant	positive^[13] negative^[14]
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
Phytolacca 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	boosts the Immune system, antispasmodic, diuretic, anodyne, and demulcent Used to treat coughs, (protracted) colds, hemoptysis, catarrh, dysentery, diarrhoea and as a general tonic (like ginseng) to boost the immune system

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