The American senna has been used widely for its mild purgative abilities Native Americans used this as a drink to reduce fevers, for sore throat, and as a laxative

Sea buckthorn is also known as sea berry or Siberian pineapple It is a small shrub that can be found growing natively in a wild swath across Europe and Asia

Saw palmetto was used by Native American tribes in the South for sore eyes The dried root was used to lower high blood pressure, and the crushed root was applied to sore breasts in women

Sarsaparilla can be found natively growing in the Pacific regions of Mexico, along the coast to Peru The root is commonly used to make root beer

Salvia is the Latin name for sage, meaning healthy The sage plant was highly revered for its healing benefits in the Mediterranean