Medicinal herbs in Colombia
Plants below appear in FloraLexicon’s regional index for Colombia (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 Colombia
Each label opens the name hub for that spelling in FloraLexicon’s index.
- Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
- Acapate
- Aceitero
- Agacha cabeza
- Agar-agar
- Agracejo
- Albahaca morada
- Algarrobo
- Algarrobo amazónico
- almácigo
- Almendro
- Amargo
- Amargo negro
- Amargón
- Amargoso
- Arándano
- Árbol de las salchichas
- Árbol del cielo
- Árnica
- Arnica del país
- Aromo
- Aruama
- Badu
- Bala de cañón
- Balsilla
- Barbasco
- Barrehorno
- Begonia
- Begonia silvestre
- Bejuco de agua
- Bejuco de monte
- Besa
- Bijao
- Bitterwood
- Boga de praia
- Borreguillo
- Botón de pega-pega
- Botón negro
- Bretónica
- Bucare
- Búcaro
- Bucut
- Cabeza de negrito
- cachibú
- Cada de mico
- Calaguala
- Calpanche
- Campanilla azul