White sage, or ceremonial sage, is well known for its use by Native Americans for smudging in their ceremonies and burned in their sweat houses for medicinal purposes. Leaves were also burned on coals for fumigation after a case of sickness in a home. It's anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-viral actions are used to treat upper respiratory colds and sore/strep throats and for benign prostate problems.

Goldenseal is rapidly disappearing from the wild, due to mass marketing and misinformed use. The antimicrobial alkaloids in this plant (chiefly berberine and hydrastine) act as a contact disinfectant. It is greatly effective when used in this manner for the mouth, upper respiratory tract, eyes, and because it is bitter, it aids the digestive and urniary tracts. Rich in alkaloids, the herb has shown to be inhibit a large range of bacteria, fungi, parasites and protozoan bodies it comes in contact with.