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Danger Zone

Risky Business Wild medicinal plants most threatened by habitat loss and overharvesting, reviewed and ratified by the United Plant Savers board of directors American ginseng, Panax quinquefolius Black cohosh, Cimicifuga racemosa Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis Blue cohosh, Caulophyllum thalictroides Echinacea, Echinacea ssp Goldenseal, Hydrastis canadensis Helonias root, Chamaelirium luteum Kava kava, Piper methysticum (Hawaii only) Lady's Slipper orchid, Cypripedium ssp Lomatium, Lomatium dissectum Osha, Ligusticum porteri Partridge berry, Mitchella repens Peyote, Lophophora williamsii Slippery elm, Ulmus rubra Sundew, Drosera Trillium, beth root, Trillium ssp True unicorn, Aletris farinosa Venus' flytrap, Dionaea muscipula Wild yam, Dioscorea villosa [ Santa Cruz | MetroActive Central | Archives ]