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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 |
| 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. or quinquefolius L. |
Ginseng, Chinese ginseng, American 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 |
| 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 |
