Indigenous / Native American

The purple coneflower long used by Plains Indigenous peoples — the most widely-adopted Native American medicinal plant.

Traditional use: Root and aerial parts used at the first sign of colds, flu, and infections, and applied to wounds and snake bi…

A feathery, white-flowered plant used by many tribes for wounds, fevers, and 'breaking' a cold with sweat.

Traditional use: Crushed fresh leaves applied to bleeding cuts (a famous battlefield herb). Tea drunk hot at the start of a fev…

A silvery-leafed Californian sage held sacred in many Native traditions and used for smoke cleansing.

Traditional use: Bundles are burned for clearing space and prayer. Sourcing matters: wild white sage is overharvested — buy onl…

Aromatic wood from a tree native to coastal Ecuador and Peru — used in Andean and Amazonian traditions.

Traditional use: Sticks of fallen wood are burned for clearing space, calming, and ceremony. Sourcing the deadfall wood (not cu…

A sticky-leaved Californian plant used by Indigenous Californian peoples for the lungs and breath.

Traditional use: Brewed or smoked for chest congestion, coughs, and asthma; leaves chewed for sore throat.