Medicinal herbs in Peru
Plants below appear in FloraLexicon’s regional index for Peru (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 Peru
Each label opens the name hub for that spelling in FloraLexicon’s index.
- Achicoria silvestre
- Agracejo andino
- Ají limo
- Alcaparra
- Aliso
- Arazá
- Arazá amazónico
- Árbol del té
- Arracacha
- Arrayán
- Bejuco ubí
- Bellaco caspi (var.)
- Cabuya
- Cadillo
- Calisaya
- Camu camu
- Caña agria
- Caucho
- Cebolla china
- Cebollín
- Cetico (var.)
- Chamico (var.)
- Chanca piedra (var.)
- Chayote
- Chía
- Chuchuhuasi (amazonico)
- Chupasangre
- Cola de león
- Cola de zorro
- Coleo
- Cumala (var.)
- Dama de noche
- Escutelaria
- Espárrago
- Eucalipto limón
- Floripondio (var.)
- Grama
- Henna
- Hercampuri (var.)
- Hierba botón
- Hierba del sapo
- Hierba hedionda
- Huamanripa
- Huamanripa (var.)
- Huarango
- Indano
- Jambolán
- Jergón Sacha
Indexed species for Peru
- Aloysia citrodoraFamily Verbenaceae
- Bixa orellanaFamily Bixaceae
- Buddleja globosaFamily Scrophulariaceae
- Croton lechleriFamily Euphorbiaceae
- Dysphania ambrosioidesFamily Amaranthaceae
- Equisetum bogotenseFamily Equisetaceae
- Erythroxylum cocaFamily Erythroxylaceae
- Matricaria chamomillaFamily Asteraceae
- Mentha spicataFamily Lamiaceae
- Piper aduncumFamily Piperaceae
- Ruta chalepensisFamily Rutaceae
- Ruta graveolensFamily Rutaceae
- Uncaria tomentosaFamily Rubiaceae