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List of plants used in herbalism The  Chelsea Physic Garden  has cultivated medicinal plants since 1673. The plant shown here is  montbretia ( crocosmia aurea ), used as a remedy for  dysentery . This is a  list of plants used or formerly used as  herbal medicine . The ability to synthesize a wide variety of chemical compounds that are used to perform important biological functions, and to defend against attack from predators such as insects, fungi and herbivorous mammals is called herbal medicine. Many of these  phytochemicals have beneficial effects on long-term health when consumed by humans, and can be used to effectively treat human diseases. At least 12,000 such compounds have been isolated so far; a number estimated to be less than 10% of the total. [1] [2] These  phytochemicals  are divided into (1)  primary metabolites  such as  sugars  and  fats , which are found in all plants; and (2)  secondary metabolites  – compounds which are found in a smaller range o