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Plants by Use

Anti-inflammatory
Aaron's Beard (Hypericum calycinum)
Adam's Needle (Yucca filementosa)
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Caucasian Germander (Teucrium hyrcanicum)
Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Terra Cotta')
Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Hyssop (Hyssop officinalis)
Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccdinium angustifolium)
Shastadaisy (Chrysanthemum superbum)
Tall Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)
Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)

Anti-viral
Aaron's Beard (Hypericum calycinum)
Hyssop (Hyssop officinalis)

Astringent
American Alumroot (Heuchera america)
American Beauty-berry (Callicarpa americana)
Blue Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis)
Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Terra Cotta')
Eastern Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Spreading Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium reptans)

Japanese Beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)

Cardio-Active
European Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
Purple Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Foxy')

Diuretic
Eastern Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
White Fringetree (Chionanthus virginica)
Garden Coreopsis 'Moonbeam'(Coreopsis verticillata)
Garden Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
Hardhack (Spiraea tomentosa)
Japanese Spiraea (Spiraea japonica)
Lady Fern (Athyriun filex-femina)
Smooth Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)
Solomon's Plume (Smilacina racemosa)

Fever Reducer
Bee-balm (Monarda didyma)
Blue Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis)
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Terra Cotta')
Lemonbalm (Melissa officinalis)
Shastadaisy (Chrysanthemum superbum)
Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)

Gastrointestinal/Digestive Aid
Adam's Needle (Yucca filementosa)
Anise Hyssop (Agastache anethiodorum)
Bee-balm (Monarda didyma)
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
Caucasian Germander (Teucrium hyrcanicum)
Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)
Garden Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
Green-head Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)
Hardhack (Spiraea tomentosa)
Hyssop (Hyssop officinalis)
Japanese Spiraea (Spiraea japonica)
Lemonbalm (Melissa officinalis)
Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccdinium angustifolium)
Lyre-leaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
Shastadaisy (Chrysanthemum superbum)
Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)

Purgative
Tall Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)
Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria)

Respiratory
Anise Hyssop (Agastache anethiodorum)
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
Caucasian Germander (Teucrium hyrcanicum)
Common horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
Common Rue (Ruta graveolens)
Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)
Garden Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
Hardhack (Spiraea tomentosa)
Hyssop (Hyssop officinalis)
Japanese Spiraea (Spiraea japonica)
Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)

Rheumatism
Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
Smooth Northern Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
Solomon's Plume (Smilacina racemosa)
Spotted Joe-pye-weed (Eutrochium maculatum 'Gateway')
White Fringetree (Chionanthus virginica)

Sedative
Aaron's Beard (Hypericum calycinum)
Bee-balm (Monarda didyma)
Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Terra Cotta')
Lemonbalm (Melissa officinalis)
Shastadaisy (Chrysanthemum superbum)
Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)

Skin Disorders
Adam's Needle (Yucca filementosa)
Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Spreading Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium reptans)

Women's
Anise Hyssop (Agastache anethiodorum)
Bee-balm (Monarda didyma)
Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
Common Rue (Ruta graveolens)
Garden Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
Lilac Chastetree (Vitex agnus-castus)
Lady Fern (Athyriun filex-femina)

Wound Treatment
Aaron's Beard (Hypericum calycinum)
American Alumroot (Heuchera america)
American Beauty-berry (Callicarpa americana)
Bee-balm (Monarda didyma)
Black-eyed-susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Terra Cotta')
Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Garden Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
Hyssop (Hyssop officinalis)
Japanese Beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
Lady Fern (Athyriun filex-femina)
Lyre-leaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
White Fringetree (Chionanthus virginica)