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American Materia Medica
This section deals with remedies from both North and South America.

Note the American Materia Medica is different from the other traditional Medicine systems and the Materia Medica they used. This is primarily because:
  1. The Americas were not in direct and constant contact with the other systems of the Silk Road
  2. There was not the scale of ancient Formulas used over vast time and area.
  3. The American Herbs were a later edition to the 'global' Materia Medica when compared to other herbs.

Despite this, the American Materia Medica has had a profound impact on the modern Western Herbal practice. For this reason, it is necessary to consider these herbs for the modern integration of Traditional and Modern Herbal Medicine.

Note that many of the American remedies that were imported from Europe will be available in the Materia Medica of Herbal Medicine page. Several medicines not of American origin (such as Buchu) are added here because they were primarily used by American practitioners.


Agathosma, Buchu    NEW 7/20
Asclepias, Pleurisy root
Caulophyllum, Blue Cohosh    NEW 6/20
Chionanthus, Fringetree    NEW 9/20
Cimicifuga racemosa, Black Cohosh
Collinsonia, Stoneroot    NEW 11/20
Cypripedium, Ladies Slipper    NEW 6/20
Dioscorea villosa, Wild Yam
Echinacea
Eupatorium purpureum, Queen of the Meadow   NEW 9/20
Gelsemium, Yellow Jasmine    NEW 6/20
Guaiacum
Hydrastis, Golden Seal
Ipecacuanha    NEW 6/20

Lobelia inflata


Menispermum canadense, Yellow Parilla    NEW 6/20
Panax, American Ginseng
Phytolacca, Poke root
Podophyllum, American Mandrake    NEW 6/20
Polygala, Senega
Sanguinaria, Bloodroot
Sarracenia, Pitcher Plant    NEW 6/20
Sassafras
Scutellaria lateriflora, Scullcap    NEW 5/20
Smilax, Sarsaparilla
Stillingia, Queens Delight     NEW 6/20
Thuja
Turnera, Damiana
Uva Ursi, Bearberry

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