Common Medicinal Plants of the Northeast

Common Medicinal Plants of the
Northeast


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Angelica – Angelica atropurpurea
Beggar ticks – Bidens spp.
Bergamot – Monarda spp.
Bittersweet nightshade – Solanum
dulcamara
Blackberry/Raspberry – Rubus spp.
Black cohosh – Cimicifuga racemosa
Bloodroot – Sanguinaria canadensis
Blue cohosh – Caulophyllum thalictroides
Blue vervain – Verbena hastata
Boneset – Eupatorium perfoliatum
Burdock – Arctium spp.
Canadian fleabane – Erigeron canadensis
Calamus – Acorus calamus
Catnip – Nepeta cataria
Cattail – Typha spp.
Chicory – Cichorium intybus
Chickweed – Stellaria media
Cleavers/Bedstraw – Galium spp.
Coltsfoot – Tussilago farfara
Comfrey – Symphytum spp.
Couchgrass – Agropyron repens
Crampbark- Viburnum opulus/ V.
trilobum
Dandelion – Taraxacum officinale
Dooryard knotweed – Polygonum
aviculare
Elder – Sambucus canadensis
Elecampane – Inula helenium
Evening primrose – Oenothera biennis
Gentian – Gentiana spp.
Ghost pipe – Monotropa uniflora
Goldenrod – Solidago spp.
Ground ivy – Glechoma hederacea
Hawthorne – Crataegus spp.
Horsetail – Equisetum spp.
Jewelweed – Impatiens spp.
Joe Pye weed – Eupatorium maculatum
Lobelia – Lobelia inflata
Mallow – Malva spp.
Meadowsweet – Spiraea spp.
Mint – Mentha spp.
Motherwort – Leonurus cardiaca
Mullein – Verbascum thapsus
Nettles – Urtica spp.
Oak – Quercus spp.
Oatstraw – Avena sativa/A. fatua
Pennyroyal – Hedeoma spp.
Plantain – Plantago spp.
Poke – Phytolacca americana
Prickly ash – Zanthoxylum americanum
Ragweed – Ambrosia spp.
Red clover – Trifolium pratense
Redroot – Ceanothus americanus
St. Johnswort – Hypericum perforatum
Sarsaparilla – Smilax spp.
Shepherd’s purse – Capsella bursapastoris
Skullcap – Scutellaria lateriflora
Skunk cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus
Solomon’s seal – Polygonatum spp.
Spikenard – Aralia racemosa
Strawberry – Fragaria spp.
Sumac – Rhus typhina
Teasel – Dipsacus sylvestris
Turtlehead – Chelone spp.
Valerian – Valeriana officinalis
Violet – Viola spp.
Wild carrot – Daucus carota
Wild cherry – Prunus serotina
Wild ginger – Asarum canadense
Wild lettuce – Lactuca spp.
Wild yam – Dioscorea villosa
Willow-Salix spp.
Wintergreen – Gaultheria procumbens
Witch hazel – Hamamelis virginiana
Yarrow – Achillea millefolium
Yellow dock – Rumex crispus