The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that up to 80% of people worldwide use herbal medicines as a part of their primary health care. In Europe, specifically Germany, there are 600 to 700 plant based medicines available by prescription. Even more interesting, about 70% of German physicians prescribe plant medicine.
Below is a list of information about plants and their medicinal properties.
Herbal Pharmacy
Blackberry
Black cohosh
Black haw
Blood root
Boneset
Calamus
Cedar
Centary
Chaga
Chickweed
Chicory
Cleavers
Couch grass
Cowslip
Culver’s root
Echinacea
Elder
Elecampane
False unicorn
Fennel
Gentian
Goat’s rue
Goldenrod
Grand cactus
Gravel root
Greater celandine
Hawthorn
Hops
Horehound
Horny goat weed
Horse chestnut
Hydrangea
Jamaican dogwood
Juniper
Lady’s slipper
Larch
Lemon balm
Licorice
Linden
Lobelia
Lovage
Lungwort
Maitake
Mistletoe
Motherwort
Mullein
Nettle
Oatstraw
Oregon grape
Pennyroyal
Plantain
Poplar
Purple loosestrife
Queen of the meadow
Raspberrry
Rauwolfia
Red clover
Reishi
Rosemary
Sage
Schizandra
Self heal
Shitake
Skunk cabbage
Solomon’s seal
Sorrel
Squaw vine
St. John’s wort
Sumach
Sweet violet
Thyme
Tormentil
Usnea
White oak
Wild carrot
Wild cherry
Wild yam
Wood betony
Wormwood
Yarrow
Yellow dock