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North Carolina Consortium on Natural Medicines

 

Growers Guides
(available in downloadable PDF versions - click on the link for each PDF)

These guides include detailed botanical, cultivation, and marketing information
on some of the herbs being successfully grown and marketed in North Carolina.

American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.)

Primary uses: Athletic Performance, Blood Sugar, Stress Reduction

Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa L [formerly Cimicifuga racemosa])

Primary uses: Symptoms of Menopause

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

Primary uses: Mouthwash, Antibiotic for Animals

Echinacea (E. purpurea)

Primary uses: Colds, Wounds, Immune System

Echinacea (E. pallida)

Primary uses: Fevers, Colds

Echinacea (E. Angustifolia)

Primary uses: Stimulate Immune System

False Unicorn (Chamelirium luteum)

Primary uses: Uterine Tonic

Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)

Primary uses: Respiratory, Intestinal, Eye, Inflammations, Immune System

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)

Primary uses: Dementia, Circulation, Wounds

Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)

Primary uses: Anxiety, Potential for Drug Addiction Treatment

Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria or Sophora tinctoria)

Primary uses: Antiseptic, Respiratory, Infections, Immune System

Wild Yam (Discorea villosa and other Dioscorea spp)

Primary uses: Menopause Symptoms