Medicinal herbs in Brazil
Plants below appear in FloraLexicon’s regional index for Brazil (merged ethnobotanical slice). Use them as a starting point—always verify identification and local regulations.
Traditional and medicinal use varies by species and source. Follow links to each plant’s page for indexed use categories, or open a name hub when the same label may refer to more than one species.
Common names recorded in Brazil
Each label opens the name hub for that spelling in FloraLexicon’s index.
- Acácia-branca
- Açafrão
- Açafrão-da-índia
- Açafrão-da-terra
- Açafrão-verdadeiro
- Alecrim
- Alfazema
- Alforva
- Alho
- Alho-comum
- Aloe vera
- Árvore-ginkgo
- Ashwagandha
- Babosa
- Camomila
- Camomila-comum
- Canela
- Canela-cássia
- Canela-da-china
- Canela-do-Ceilão
- Cardamomo
- Cardamomo-verde
- Cebola
- Cebola comum
- Cebolinha
- Cebolinha-francesa
- Cereja-de-inverno
- Chá
- Chá preto
- Chá rooibos
- Chá verde
- Chia
- Chimarrão
- Coentro
- Coentro-verde
- Cogumelo da imortalidade
- Cogumelo do imperador
- Cogumelo reishi
- Cominho-preto
- Coneflower roxa
- Cúrcuma
- Cúrcuma-branca
- Dente-de-leão
- Echinacea
- Equinácea
- Erva-cidreira
- Erva-de-São-João
- Erva-doce
Indexed species for Brazil
- Allium cepaFamily Amaryllidaceae
- Allium sativumFamily Amaryllidaceae
- Allium schoenoprasumFamily Amaryllidaceae
- Aloe veraFamily Asphodelaceae
- Arthrospira platensisFamily Microcoleaceae
- Aspalathus linearisFamily Fabaceae
- Azadirachta indicaFamily Meliaceae
- Camellia sinensisFamily Theaceae
- Cinnamomum cassiaFamily Lauraceae
- Cinnamomum verumFamily Lauraceae
- Coriandrum sativumFamily Apiaceae
- Crocus sativusFamily Iridaceae
- Curcuma longaFamily Zingiberaceae
- Curcuma zedoariaFamily Zingiberaceae
- Echinacea purpureaFamily Asteraceae
- Elettaria cardamomumFamily Zingiberaceae
- Foeniculum vulgareFamily Apiaceae
- Ganoderma lucidumFamily Ganodermataceae
- Ginkgo bilobaFamily Ginkgoaceae
- Hibiscus sabdariffaFamily Malvaceae
- Hypericum perforatumFamily Hypericaceae
- Ilex paraguariensisFamily Aquifoliaceae
- Lavandula × intermediaFamily Lamiaceae
- Lavandula angustifoliaFamily Lamiaceae
- Lepidium meyeniiFamily Brassicaceae
- Linum usitatissimumFamily Linaceae
- Matricaria chamomillaFamily Asteraceae
- Melissa officinalisFamily Lamiaceae
- Mentha × piperitaFamily Lamiaceae
- Mentha spicataFamily Lamiaceae
- Moringa oleiferaFamily Moringaceae
- Nigella sativaFamily Ranunculaceae
- Ocimum basilicumFamily Lamiaceae
- Ocimum tenuiflorumFamily Lamiaceae
- Origanum vulgareFamily Lamiaceae
- Panax ginsengFamily Araliaceae
- Panax quinquefoliusFamily Araliaceae
- Passiflora incarnataFamily Passifloraceae
- Piper longumFamily Piperaceae
- Piper nigrumFamily Piperaceae
- Rosmarinus officinalisFamily Lamiaceae
- Salvia hispanicaFamily Lamiaceae
- Salvia officinalisFamily Lamiaceae
- Sambucus nigraFamily Adoxaceae
- Taraxacum officinaleFamily Asteraceae
- Thymus vulgarisFamily Lamiaceae
- Trigonella foenum-graecumFamily Fabaceae
- Urtica dioicaFamily Urticaceae
- Valeriana officinalisFamily Caprifoliaceae
- Withania somniferaFamily Solanaceae
- Zingiber officinaleFamily Zingiberaceae