The Healing Power of Rainforest Plants
The Tropical Plant Database
THE RAINFOREST MEDICINAL PLANTS
BY COMMON PLANT NAME
| Abuta | Cissampelos pareira |
| Acai | Euterpe oleracea |
| Acerola | Malphigia glabra |
| Achocha | Cyclanthera pedata |
| Ageratum | Ageratum conyzoides |
| Ajos Sacha | Mansoa alliacea |
| Alcachofra | Cynara scolymus |
| Amargo | Quassia amara |
| Amor seco | Desmodium adscendens |
| Anamu | Petiveria alliacea |
| Andiroba | Carapa guianensis |
| Annatto | Bixa orellana |
| Artichoke | Cynara scolymus |
| Aveloz | Euphorbia tirucalli, insulana |
| Avenca | Adiantum capillus-veneris |
| Ayapana | Ayapana triplinervis |
| Balsam of Tolu | Myroxylon balsamum |
| Balsam of Peru | Myroxylon pereirae |
| Bellaco-Caspi | Himatanthus sucuuba |
| Bitter Melon | Momordica charantia |
| Bobinsana | Calliandra angustifolia |
| Boldo | Peumus boldus |
| Brazil Nut | Bertholletia excelsa |
| Brazilian Peppertree | Schinus molle |
| Burbur | Desmodium molliculum |
| Cabbage Tree | Andira inermis |
| Cacao | Theobroma cacao |
| Caigua | Cyclanthera pedata |
| Cajueiro | Anacardium occidentale |
| Calumba | Jateorhiza palmata |
| Campeche | Haematoxylon campechianum |
| Camu-Camu | Myrciaria dubia |
| Canafistula | Cassia fistula |
| Canchalagua | Schkuhria pinnata |
| Cancerillo | Asclepias curassavica |
| Carapia | Dorstenia brasiliensis |
| Carqueja | Baccharis genistelloides |
| Casca-de-Anta | Drimys winterii |
| Cascarilla | Croton eluteria |
| Cashew | Anacardium occidentale |
| Cassia | Cassia fistula |
| Cat's Claw | Uncaria tomentosa |
| Catuaba | Erythroxylum catuaba |
| Cedro Rosa | Cedrella odorata |
| Chá de Bugre | Cordia salicifolia, ecalyculata |
| Chamomile | Matricaria chamomilla |
| Chanca Piedra | Phyllanthus niruri |
| Chocolate | Theobroma cacao |
| Chuchuhuasi | Maytenus krukovii |
| Cipo Cabeludo | Mikania hirsutissima |
| Clavillia | Mirabilis jalapa |
| Clavo huasca | Tynanthus panurensis |
| Coirama | Kalanchoe pinnata |
| Condurango | Marsdenia cundurango |
| Contrayerva | Dorstenia brasiliensis |
| Copaiba | Copaifera officinalis |
| Cordia | Cordia verbenacea |
| Culen | Otholobium glandulosum |
| Cumanda | Campsiandra angustifolia |
| Cumaseba | Swartzia polyphylla |
| Cumaru | Dipteryx odorata |
| Cupuacu | Theobroma grandiflorum |
| Curare | Chondrodendron tomentosum |
| Damiana | Turnera aphrodisiaca |
| Embauba | Cecropia peltata, palmata |
| Epazote | Chenopodium ambrosioides |
| Erva Tostâo | Boerhaavia hirsuta |
| Espinheira Santa | Maytenus ilicifolia |
| Fedegoso | Cassia occidentalis |
| Genipap | Genipa americana |
| Gervão | Stachytarpheta jamaicensis |
| Graviola | Annona muricata |
| Guacatonga | Casearia sylvestris |
| Guaco | Mikania cordifolia |
| Guajava | Cassia alata |
| Guandu | Cajanus cajan |
| Guarana | Paullinia cupana |
| Guava | Psidium guajava |
| Guayusa | Ilex guayusa |
| Gumbolimbo | Bursera simaruba |
| Hibiscus Flower | Hibiscus sabdariffa |
| Huacapu | Minquartia guianensis |
| Huacapurana | Campsiandra angustifolia |
| Huanarpo Macho | Jatropha macrantha |
| Iporuru | Alchornea castaneifolia |
| Jaborandi | Pilocarpus jaborandi |
| Jarrinha | Aristolochia cymbifera |
| Jatoba | Hymenaea courbaril |
| Jequerity | Abrus precatorius |
| Jergon Sacha | Dracontium loretense |
| Juazeiro | Zizyphus joazeiro |
| Jurubeba | Solanum paniculatum |
| Kalanchoe | Kalanchoe pinnata |
| Maca | Lepidium meyenii |
| Macela | Achyrocline satureoides |
| Maidenhair Fern | Adiantum capillus-veneris |
| Manaca | Brunfelsia uniflorus |
| Mango | Mangifera indica |
| Maracuja | Passiflora incarnata |
| Matico | Piper aduncum |
| Mucura | Petiveria alliacea |
| Muira puama | Ptychopetalum olacoides |
| Mulateiro | Calycophyllum spruceanum |
| Mullaca | Physalis angulata |
| Mulungu | Erythrina mulungu |
| Murure | Brosimum acutifolium |
| Mutamba | Guazuma ulmifolia |
| Nettles | Urtica dioica |
| Papaya | Carica papaya |
| Passionflower | Passiflora incarnata |
| Passion Fruit | Passiflora incarnata |
| Pata de Vaca | Bauhinia forficata |
| Pau d'Arco | Tabebuia impetiginosa |
| Pedra Hume Caa | Myrcia salicifolia |
| Periwinkle | Vinca minor |
| Picao Preto | Bidens pilosa |
| Picho Huayo | Siparuna guianensis |
| Piri-piri | Cyperus articulatus |
| Porangaba | Cordia salicifolia |
| Puca Panga | Arrabidaea chica |
| Quassia | Quassia amara |
| Quebra Pedra | Phyllanthus niruri |
| Quinine Bark | Cinchona officinalis |
| Remo Caspi | Aspidosperma excelsum |
| Roselle | Hibiscus sabdariffa |
| Rosewood | Aniba canelilla, rosaeodora |
| Rubber Tree | Hevea brasiliensis |
| Samambaia | Polypodium decumanum |
| Sangre de Grado | Croton lechieri |
| Sarsaparilla | Smilax officinalis |
| Scarlet Bush | Hamelia patens |
| Shell-Flower | Alpinia zerumbet |
| Simarouba | Simarouba amara |
| Stevia | Stevia rebaudiana |
| Suma | Pfaffia paniculata |
| Takuna | Cecropia sp |
| Tamamuri | Brosimum acutifolium |
| Tayuya | Cayaponia tayuya |
| Tonka Bean | Dipteryx odorata |
| Tropical Milkweed | Asclepias curassavica |
| Ubos | Spondias mombin |
| Una de gato | Uncaria tomentosa |
| Vassourinha | Scoparia dulcis |
| Velvet Bean | Mucuna pruriens |
| Yacon | Smallanthus sonchifolius |
| Yerba Mate | Ilex paraguayiensis |