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It is part of Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District's resource materials collection on native plant recommendations for southern California ecoregions. Erythroxylum coca: Coca: Used as coca tea or chewed, traditionally as a stimulant to overcome fatigue, hunger, thirst, and altitude sickness. [64] Also used as an anesthetic and ...
Plants used in traditional Native American medicine (1 C, 393 P) Pages in category "Medicinal plants of North America" The following 99 pages are in this category, out of 99 total.
Pages in category "Plants used in traditional Native American medicine" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 393 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A partial list of plants used in the west. S. Foster & C. Hobbs (2002). The Peterson Field Guide Series A Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs. Houghton Mifflin Co, New York. ISBN 0-395-83807-X. A field guide with photographs of each plant and descriptions of their uses. C. Garcia & J.D. Adams (2005). Healing with Medicinal Plants ...
It is a flowering plant with multiple species native to North America. It has been widely used by Native Americans for its medicinal benefits, leading white settlers to incorporate it into their own medical practices. An extract of witch hazel stems is used to treat sore muscles, skin and eye inflammation and to stop bleeding.
The rhizome of the plant was chewed by Native Americans, including Algonquian-speaking peoples and the Iroquois, to relieve canker sores, and is the source of another common name, canker-root. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] It has also been used to make a tea that is used as an eyewash. [ 9 ]
Anthraquinone glycosides are found in medicinal plants such as rhubarb, cascara, and Alexandrian senna. [73] [74] Plant-based laxatives made from such plants include senna, [75] rhubarb [76] and Aloe. [66] The cardiac glycosides are powerful drugs from medicinal plants including foxglove and lily of the valley.
Afrikaans; Alemannisch; አማርኛ; Anarâškielâ; العربية; Aragonés; অসমীয়া; Asturianu; Azərbaycanca; تۆرکجه; বাংলা ...