Common Medicinal of the Northeast 7Song, Director Northeast School of Botanical Medicine 7Song.com

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

Botanical References and Resources A Student’s Atlas of Flowering Plants-Wood American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy (1919) -Ellingwood Common Wildflowers of the Northeastern U. S.-N.Y. Botanical Garden Flora of West Virginia (2nd Edition) -Strausbaugh/Core Flowering Families-Zomlefer Key and Twig Key-Harlow How to Identify Plants-Harrington Illustrated Companion of Gleason and Cronquist’s Manual-Holmgren Keys to Woody Plants (6th Edition, revised)-Muenscher King’s American Dispensatory-Felter/Lloyd (1898) Manual of Cultivated Plants-Bailey Manual of Cultivated Trees & Shrubs-Render Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada (2nd Edition)-Gleason/Cronquist New England’s Mountain -Wallner/DiGregorio Newcomb’s Wildflower Field Guide-Newcomb Peterson Field Guide to the Ferns-Cobb Plant Identification Terminology-Harris/Harris Seaside Plants of the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts-Duncan/Duncan Season of Promise/Winter Identification-Roberts Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast-Gracie The Book of Swamp and Bog-Eastman The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics-Felter (1922) The Physio-Medical Dispensatory-Cook (1869) The Shrub Identification Book-Symonds The Tree Identification Book- Symonds The Visual Dictionary of Plants-Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries Weeds (2nd Edition)-Muenscher Weeds of the Northeast-Uva/Neal/DiTomaso Wildflowers in the Field and Forest-Clemants and Gracie Wildflowers of the Southeastern United States-Duncan/Foote Wildflowers of the United States – The Northern States-Rickett Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast-Tredici Woody Plants in Winter-Core/Ammons

Websites Connecticut Botanical Society Delaware Wildflowers Flora of North America Go Botany-Plants of New England Missouri Flora New York Flora Atlas PCA Alien Weed Species USDA Plants Database