Medicinal herbs in Costa Rica

Plants below appear in FloraLexicon’s regional index for Costa Rica (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 Costa Rica

Each label opens the name hub for that spelling in FloraLexicon’s index.

Indexed species for Costa Rica

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