List of plants used as medicine
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| Species | Common name | Scientifically-verified pharmaceutical properties | Falsified pharmaceutical properties | Unconfirmed pharmaceutical properties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | |||
| Allium sativum | Garlic | Antibiotic[1][2][3][4][5] | Cardiovascular health[6] | |
| Anethum graveolens | Dill and Dill oil | |||
| 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 | |||
| Digitalis lanata | Balkan Foxglove | Antiarrhythmic agent and inotrope[7][8] | ||
| Echinacea purpurea | Purple coneflower, and other species of Echinacea | May help reduce the severity and duration, of symptoms associated with cold and flu.[9] | ||
| Glycyrrhiza glabra | Liquorice | |||
| Hydrastis canadensis | Goldenseal | |||
| Hypericum perforatum | St. John's Wort | Possible antidepressant (efficacy is shown when compared to placebo)[10] | ||
| Marrubium vulgare | Horehound | expectorant, | ||
| Matricaria recutita (Chamomilla recutita) | Chamomile | |||
| Nepeta cataria | Catnip | |||
| Passiflora spp. | Passion-flower | |||
| Phyolacca spp. | Pokeweed | Topical: acne Internal: tonsilitis | ||
| Plantago spp. | Plantain and Psyllium | astringent | ||
| Salvia Stenophylla | Blue Mountain Sage | |||
| Symphytum officinale | Comfrey | |||
| Tanacetum parthenium (Chrysanthemum parthenium) | Feverfew | |||
| Taraxacum officinale | Dandelion | digestive, | ||
| Tilia spp. | Lime Blossom | |||
| Urtica dioica | Urtica dioica | |||
| Valeriana officinalis | Valerian |
See also
- Herbalism
- Medicinal plants of the American West
- List of culinary herbs and spices
- List of herbs and minerals in Ayurveda
References
- ↑ Nicole Johnston (April 2002). "Garlic: A Natural Antibiotic". Modern Drug Discovery 5 (4).
- ↑ A. Prakash and J. Rao (1997). Botanical pesticides in agriculture. CRC Press. USA.
- ↑ Cai Y, Wang R, Pei F, Liang BB (2007). "Antibacterial activity of allicin alone and in combination with beta-lactams against Staphylococcus spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa". J. Antibiot. 60 (5): 335-8. PMID 17551215.
- ↑ Eja ME, Asikong BE, Abriba C, Arikpo GE, Anwan EE, Enyi-Idoh KH (2007). "A comparative assessment of the antimicrobial effects of garlic (Allium sativum) and antibiotics on diarrheagenic organisms". Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health 38 (2): 343-8. PMID 17539285.
- ↑ Tessema B, Mulu A, Kassu A, Yismaw G (2006). "An in vitro assessment of the antibacterial effect of garlic (Allium sativum) on bacterial isolates from wound infections". Ethiop. Med. J. 44 (4): 385-9. PMID 17370439.
- ↑ The proposed cardiovascular benefits of garlic have been the subject of significant clinical research, with sometimes conflicting results. At present, any clinical benefit in terms of cardiovascular health remains unconfirmed. See:
- Rahman K, Lowe GM (2006). "Garlic and cardiovascular disease: a critical review". J. Nutr. 136 (3 Suppl): 736S-740S. PMID 16484553.
- Gardner CD, Lawson LD, Block E, et al (2007). "Effect of raw garlic vs commercial garlic supplements on plasma lipid concentrations in adults with moderate hypercholesterolemia: a randomized clinical trial". Arch. Intern. Med. 167 (4): 346-53. doi:10.1001/archinte.167.4.346. PMID 17325296.
- ↑ Lip, GYH, Watson, RDS, & Singh, SP (1995). "ABC of Atrial Fibrillation: DRUGS FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION". British Medical Journal 311: 1631-1634.
- ↑ Note: Digitalis use in the United States is controlled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and can only be prescribed by a physician. Misuse can cause death
- ↑ Roxas M, Jurenka J (2007). "Colds and influenza: a review of diagnosis and conventional, botanical, and nutritional considerations". Alternative medicine review : a journal of clinical therapeutic 12 (1): 25-48. PMID 17397266.
- ↑ Gaster, B & Holroyd, J (2000). "St John's wort for depression: a systematic review.". Archives of Internal Medicine 160 (2): 152-6. PMID 10647752.
External links for medicinal herbs
- NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.ca:Llista de plantes medicinals
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
