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219 HERB RECORDS |
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SCIENTIFIC NAME |
COMMON NAME |
Acacia arabica * |
Indian gum-arabic, babul tree |
Acacia catechu * |
Black catechu, cutch tree |
Achillea millefolium * |
yarrow |
Achyranthes sp * |
Chaff flower. |
Aconitum sp. * |
Monkshood, Wolfsbane, Blue Rocket, Friars Cap, Mousebane |
Acorus calamus * |
sweet flag |
Actaea racemosa L. (formerly Cimicifuga racemosa [L] Nutt) * |
black cohosh |
Adhatoda vasica * |
Vasaka |
Aesculus hippocastanum |
horse chestnut |
Alangium sp. * |
Alangium |
Allium cepa L * |
Onion |
Allium sativum |
Garlic |
Aloe vera L. |
aloe |
Andrographis paniculata * |
King of Bitters, Chiretta |
Angelica archangelica * |
angelica |
Angelica sinensis * |
Dong Quai, Danggui |
Angelica sp. * |
angelica |
Apium graveolens * |
celery |
Aralia sp. * |
spikenard |
Arctium lappa * |
burdock, gobo |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi * |
Bearberry |
Areca catechu * |
Betel-nut palm, Areca nut |
Aristolochia sp. * |
snakeroot, guaco |
Arnica montana * |
arnica |
Artemisia spp. * |
southernwood, wormwood, absinthe, sage brush, lad's love, mugwort, tarragon, sweet annie |
Aspalathus linearis * |
Rooibos |
Asparagus spp. * |
asparagus |
Astragalus membranaceus * |
Huang-Qi |
Astragalus sp. * |
vetch, rattlepod, locoweed |
Atractylodes spp * |
atractylodes |
Atropa belladonna * |
Belladonna Leaf, Deadly nightshade |
Azadirachta indica * |
neem |
Berberis sp. * |
barberry |
Betula sp. * |
birch |
Borago officinalis * |
borage |
Boswellia serrata * |
Frankincense |
Brassica juncea * |
Indian Mustard, Brown Mustard |
Bryonia sp. * |
bryony |
Bupleurum spp. * |
Chinese thoroughwax, chai hu, bupleurum |
Calendula officinalis * |
marigold |
Calophyllum sp. * |
Punna, Kamani |
Camellia sinensis * |
green tea, black tea |
Camptotheca acuminata * |
xi shu |
Capsicum frutescens * |
cayenne, red pepper |
Cassia angustifolia / acutifolia * |
Senna, Indian senna,Tinnevelly senna,Cassia senna |
Caulophyllum thalictroides * |
blue cohosh |
Celastrus paniculatus * |
Black-Oil tree, Intellect tree, Climbing-staff plant. |
Centaurea sp. * |
cornflower, knapweed |
Centaurium erythraea * |
centaury, feverwort |
Centella asiatica * |
gotu kola, hydrocotyle |
Chelidonium majus * |
celandine, greater celandine |
Cichorium intybus * |
chicory |
Cimicifuga (now known as Actaea) racemosa (NUTT.) |
black cohosh |
Cinnamomum zeylanicum |
Cinnamon |
Citrus aurantium L. * |
bitter orange, bigarade, seville orange, sour orange |
Clematis spp. * |
clematis |
Codonopsis spp. * |
codonopsis, dang shen |
Colchicum autumnale * |
autumn crocus, meadow saffron |
Commiphora mukul * |
guggul |
Cordyceps sinensis * |
cordyceps, dong chong zia cao |
Coriandrum sativum * |
Coriander |
Cornus florida & officinalis * |
dogwood |
Crataegus spp. |
hawthorn |
Curcuma longa * |
turmeric |
Cynara scolymus aka Cynara cardunculus L * |
artichoke, cardoon |
Cynodon dactylon * |
common bermudagrass, devilgrass, grama-seda, manienie, motie molulu. |
Cyperus rotundus Linn. * |
Nut grass, Musta, Motha |
Datura stramonium * |
Jimson Weed, Stink Weed, Mad Apple, Thorn Apple Stramonium |
Dioscorea spp * |
Yam, wild yam, Chinese yam, Mexican yam |
Dryopteris sp. * |
male fern |
Echinacea purpurea, angustifolia and pallida |
Echinacea |
Eclipta spp * |
eclipta, han lian cao |
Elettaria cardamomum * |
Cardamom, Elaichi, elakkaai, bhringaparnika, elaci |
Eleutherococcus (Acanthopanax) senticosus |
Eleuthero, Siberian Ginseng |
Emblica officinalis * |
Indian gooseberry, Amla, Embelic., Nellikai |
Ephedra sinica * |
ephedra, Ma Huang |
Epimedium spp * |
epimedium, yin yang huo, horny goat weed |
Equisetum arvense * |
Horsetail |
Eriodictyon californicum * |
yerba santa |
Eschscholzia californica Cham * |
California poppy |
Eucalyptus globulus Labill * |
eucalyptus |
Eugenia spp. * |
Surinam cherry |
Eupatorium spp * |
boneset, Joe Pye |
Ferula spp * |
asafetida, asofoetida |
Foeniculum vulgare * |
fennel |
Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl * |
forsythia, lian qiao |
Fucus vesiculosus L. * |
bladderwrack |
Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss.ex Fr.) P. Karst. (G. tsugae Murrill) * |
reishi , ling zhi |
Garcinia cambogia * |
citrin, gambooge |
Garcinia kola * |
bitter kola |
Garcinia mangostana * |
mangosteen |
Garcinia sp. * |
garcinia |
Gentiana spp * |
gentian |
Ginkgo biloba |
ginkgo |
Glycyrrhiza glabra * |
Licorice |
Gossypium herbaceum L. or hirsutum L * |
cotton |
Grifola frondosa (Fr.) S.F Gray * |
Maitake |
Guatteria gaumeri Greenman * |
guatteria |
Gymnema sylvestre * |
gurmar |
Hamamelis virginiana L. * |
witch-hazel |
Harpagophytum procumbens * |
grapple plant, wood spider and Devil's Claw. |
Hemidesmus indicus * |
Sariva,Anantamul, Indian Sarsaparilla. |
Hibiscus sp. * |
hibiscus, roselle |
Hoodia gordonii * |
Ghaap, Hoodia,cactus & desert cactus |
Humulus lupulus * |
hops |
Hydrastis canadensis * |
goldenseal, yellow root, eye root, eye balm, jaundice root, ground raspberry, Indian dye |
Hyoscyamus niger * |
Henbane, devil's eye, henbell (Anglo-Saxon), hog bean, poison tobacco, stinking nightshade. |
Hypericum perforatum |
St. John's Wort |
Illicium verum * |
star anise |
Inula spp L. * |
elecampane |
Juniperus sp. * |
juniper |
Kadsura sp. * |
kadsura |
Kochia scoparia * |
summer cypress, fireweed |
Larrea tridentata (DC) Coville * |
creosote bush or chaparral |
Laurus nobilis * |
Bay Tree,Sweet Bay |
Lavandula sp. * |
Lavender |
Lentinus edodes * |
shiitake |
Leonurus cardiaca * |
motherwort |
Lepidium meyenii Walp. * |
maca |
Lepidium sp. * |
cress |
Ligusticum wallichii auct. sin. Non. Franch * |
Sichuan lovage, chuan xiong |
Linum usitatissimum * |
Flax, Ama, Chih Ma, Common Flax, Hu Ma, Kahta, Kettan, Linaza, Linseed, Linseed Flax. |
Lobelia inflata * |
Lobelia |
Lonicera japonica Thunb. * |
honeysuckle, jin yin hua, ren dong teng |
Luffa sp. * |
luffa |
Lycium spp * |
lycium, wolfberry, matrimony vine |
Mahonia aquifolium * |
mahonia, oregon grape |
Matricaria chamomilla * |
Chamomile |
Medicago sativa * |
Alfalfa, Lucerne, Purple Medick, Purple Medicle, Cultivated Lucern, Buffalo herb. |
Melaleuca alternifolia * |
Tea Tree Oil |
Melissa officinalis l. * |
lemon balm |
Mentha piperita * |
Mint |
Mentha pulegium / Hedeoma pulegioides * |
European pennyroyal / American pennyroyal |
Mentha spicata L. * |
spearmint |
Momordica charantia * |
bitter gourd, karela |
Morinda sp. * |
Noni, Nonu |
Musa sp. * |
Plantain, Banana |
Myrica spp. * |
bayberry, wax myrtle |
Myristica fragrans (Houtt.) * |
nutmeg (seed), mace (aril) |
Nelumbo nucifera * |
Lotus |
Nigella sativa * |
black cumin, black caraway, fennel flower |
Nyctanthes arbortristis * |
Night Jasmine, coral jasmine |
Ocimum sanctum L. * |
Holy Basil |
Ocimum spp. * |
basil, albahaca |
Olea europaea L. |
olive leaf |
Origanum vulgare * |
oregano |
Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. |
Ginseng, Chinese ginseng |
Passiflora alata * |
Passion Flower |
Phytolacca dodecandra * |
poke root, endod |
Pimpinella anisum * |
anise |
Piper methysticum |
Kava |
Piper nigrum * |
Black Pepper |
Plantago major/lanceolate * |
plantain |
Plantago psyllium / ovata * |
Psyllium, Ispaghula |
Podophyllum peltatum, hexandrum, emodi * |
mayapple, mandrake, Indian apple, wild lemon, duck's foot |
Potentilla sp. * |
cinquefoil, silverweed |
Prunella vulgaris * |
self heal |
Prunus persica * |
Peach |
Pueraria lobata * |
Kudzu |
Punica granatum L. * |
pomegranate, shi liu gen pi, shi liu pi |
Pygeum africanum * |
African Prune |
Quassia Sp. * |
Bitter Wood, Jamaica bark, Bitter Ash, amargo |
Rauwolfia serpentina * |
Sarpagandha, Indian snakeroot. |
Rehmanniae glutinosa * |
sheng di huang, Chinese foxglove |
Rhodiola rosea L. * |
goldenroot, roseroot |
Ribes nigrum L. * |
black currant |
Rosmarinus officinalis L. * |
rosemary |
Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius * |
yellow dock, curly dock, sour dock |
Ruscus aculeatus * |
butcher's broom, box holly |
Ruta graveolens * |
rue |
Salix alba * |
white willow |
Salvia miltiorrhiza * |
dan shen, red rooted sage |
Salvia officinalis * |
sage, Dalmatian sage, garden sage, common sage |
Sambucus nigra L. |
black elderberry |
Sanguinaria canadensis L. * |
bloodroot |
Sassafras albidum (Nuttall) * |
sassafras |
Schisandra chinensis * |
Wuweizi, Wurenchun |
Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi * |
Baical Skullcap |
Serenoa serrulata & repens (Arecaceae) |
saw palmetto |
Silybum marianum Gaertn. |
Milk Thistle |
Smilax glabra Roxb. * |
sarsaparilla |
Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni * |
Sweetleaf, Candyleaf |
Swertia sp. * |
Swertia |
Symphytum officinale L. * |
comfrey |
Syzygium aromaticum (aka Eugenia caryophyllata) * |
clove |
Syzygium cumini (aka Eugenia jambolana) * |
jaman, jambolan, Java-plum |
Syzygium spp. * |
Syzygium |
Tabebuia impetiginosa , T. avellanedae, T. rosea, T. barbata * |
lapacho, pau d'arco, taheebo, ipe roxo |
Tabernanthe iboga * |
Iboga |
Tamarindus indica * |
Tamarind |
Tanacetum parthenium Schultz-Bip. * |
Feverfew |
Tanacetum vulgare (L.) * |
tansy |
Taraxacum officinale (Dhudhal) * |
Dandelion |
Terminalia arjuna * |
Myrobalan |
Terminalia chebula * |
hirda |
Theobroma cacao * |
cocoa, chocolate tree |
Thuja occidentalis * |
Arbor Vitae |
Thuja plicata * |
Western Red Cedar |
Thymus vulgaris * |
thyme |
Tribulus terrestris L. * |
puncture vine, goathead |
Trichosanthes sp. * |
snake gourd, gualou |
Trigonella foenum graecum L. * |
fenugreek |
Triphala * |
Triphala, Trifala |
Uncaria sp. * |
Asian species |
Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) D.C. * |
Cat's Claw, Uno de Gato |
Urtica dioica |
Nettles, Stinging Nettles |
Vaccinium macrocarpon |
Cranberry |
Vaccinium myrtillus |
Bilberry |
Valeriana officinalis |
Valerian |
Verbascum thapsus. L. * |
mullein |
Viburnum sp. * |
Cramp Bark, Highbush Cranberry |
Viscum album (Phoradendron leucarpum, flavescens, serotinum) * |
Mistletoe, European (American) |
Vitex agnus-castus * |
chaste tree |
Withania somnifera * |
Ashwagandha |
Xylopia aromatica / aethiopica * |
fruta de burro / negro-pepper |
Yucca schidigera, filamentosa * |
Mohave yucca, needle-palm |
Zanthoxylum sp. * |
Prickly Ash |
Zingiber officinale Roscoe |
Ginger |
Ziziphus sp. * |
Jujube |