Long before pure chemicals were manufactured in labs, people used plants for medicine. Today, there are over 100 active ingredients derived from plants for use as drugs and medicines.﻿﻿

This is by no means a comprehensive list of all of the plants, names of chemicals, or uses for those chemicals, but it should serve as a useful starting point for further research.

The common name of a plant is noted next to its scientific name. Common names are imprecise and often assigned to completely different plants, so use the scientific name when looking for additional information concerning a plant.

List of Drugs From Plants