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| SCIENTIFIC NAME |
COMMON NAME |
| Acacia arabica |
Indian gum arabic tree, babul |
| Acacia catechu |
cutch tree, black catechu |
| Achillea millefolium |
yarrow, milfoil |
| Achyranthes sp |
chaff flower, devil's horsewhip |
| Aconitum sp. |
aconite, monkshood, wolfsbane |
| Acorus calamus |
calamus, sweet flag |
| Actaea racemosa L. (aka Cimicifuga racemosa [L] Nutt) |
black cohosh |
| Adhatoda vasica |
Malabar nut tree, vasaka |
| Aesculus hippocastanum |
horse chestnut |
| Alangium sp. |
alangium |
| Allium cepa L |
onion |
| Allium sativum |
garlic |
| Aloe vera L. |
aloe vera |
| Andrographis paniculata |
andrographis, king of bitters, chiretta |
| Angelica archangelica |
angelica |
| Angelica sinensis |
dong quai, dang gui |
| Angelica sp. |
angelica (various) |
| Apium graveolens |
celery |
| Aralia sp. |
spikenard (various) |
| Arctium lappa |
burdock, gobo |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
uva-ursi, bearberry |
| Areca catechu |
betelnut palm, areca nut |
| Aristolochia sp. |
birthwort (various) |
| Arnica montana |
arnica |
| Artemisia spp. |
southernwood, wormwood, absinthe, mugwort, tarragon |
| Aspalathus linearis |
rooibos |
| Asparagus spp. |
asparagus |
| Astragalus membranaceus |
astragalus |
| Astragalus sp. |
milkvetch, locoweed |
| Atractylodes spp |
atractylodes |
| Atropa belladonna |
belladonna, deadly nightshade |
| Azadirachta indica |
neem |
| Bacopa monnieri |
bacopa, brahmi, water hyssop |
| Berberis sp. |
barberry |
| Betula sp. |
birch |
| Borago officinalis |
borage |
| Boswellia serrata |
frankincense, Indian |
| Brassica juncea |
mustard |
| Bryonia sp. |
bryony |
| Bupleurum spp. |
bupleurum, Chinese thoroughwax, chai hu |
| Calendula officinalis |
calendula, pot marigold |
| Calophyllum sp. |
punna, kamani |
| Camellia sinensis |
tea, green/black |
| Camptotheca acuminata |
xi shu, happy tree |
| Capsicum frutescens |
cayenne, red pepper |
| Cassia angustifolia / acutifolia |
senna (various) |
| Caulophyllum thalictroides |
blue cohosh |
| Celastrus paniculatus |
celastrus, climbing staff tree |
| Centaurea sp. |
cornflower, dusty miller, starthistle |
| Centaurium erythraea |
centaury, feverwort |
| Centella asiatica |
gotu kola, brahmi |
| Chelidonium majus |
celandine |
| Cichorium intybus |
chicory |
| Cimicifuga (aka Actaea) racemosa (NUTT.) |
black cohosh |
| Cinnamomum zeylanicum |
cinnamon |
| Citrus aurantium L. |
bitter orange, bigarade, Seville orange |
| Clematis spp. |
clematis (various) |
| Codonopsis spp. |
codonopsis, dang shen |
| Colchicum autumnale |
autumn crocus, meadow saffron |
| Commiphora mukul |
guggul |
| Cordyceps sinensis |
cordyceps |
| Coriandrum sativum |
coriander (fruit), cilantro (leaf) |
| Cornus florida & officinalis |
dogwood |
| Crataegus spp. |
hawthorn |
| Curcuma longa |
turmeric |
| Cynara scolymus and Cynara cardunculus L |
artichoke, cardoon |
| Cynodon dactylon |
bermudagrass |
| Cyperus rotundus Linn. |
cyperus, musta, motha |
| Datura stramonium |
Jimson weed, thorn Apple |
| Dioscorea spp |
yam (various) |
| Dryopteris sp. |
male fern |
| Echinacea purpurea, angustifolia and pallida |
echinacea |
| Eclipta spp |
eclipta, han lian cao |
| Elettaria cardamomum |
cardamom, elaichi |
| Eleutherococcus (Acanthopanax) senticosus |
eleuthero, formerly Siberian ginseng |
| Emblica officinalis |
amla, amalaki, Indian gooseberry |
| Ephedra sinica |
ephedra, ma huang |
| Epimedium spp |
epimedium, 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 |
gymnema, gurmar |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. |
witch hazel |
| Harpagophytum procumbens |
devil's claw, grapple plant, wood spider |
| Hemidesmus indicus |
hemidesmus, East Indian sarsaparilla |
| Hibiscus sp. |
hibiscus, roselle |
| Hoodia gordonii |
hoodia, ghaap |
| Humulus lupulus |
hops |
| Hydrastis canadensis |
goldenseal |
| Hyoscyamus niger |
henbane |
| 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 |
chaparral, creosote bush |
| Laurus nobilis |
bay, bay laurel, Grecian bay, sweet bay |
| Lavandula spp. |
lavender |
| Lentinus edodes |
shiitake |
| Leonurus cardiaca |
motherwort |
| Lepidium meyenii Walp. |
maca |
| Lepidium sp. |
cress, peppergrass |
| Ligusticum wallichii auct. sin. Non. Franch |
ligusticum, chuan xiong |
| Linum usitatissimum |
flax, linseed (oil) |
| Lobelia inflata |
lobelia, Indian tobacco, puke weed |
| Lonicera japonica Thunb. |
Japanese honeysuckle, ren dong, jin yin hua |
| Luffa sp. |
luffa |
| Lycium spp |
lycium, Chinese wolfberry, matrimony vine, Barbary wolfberry |
| Mahonia aquifolium |
Oregon grape |
| Matricaria chamomilla |
chamomile |
| Medicago sativa |
alfalfa, lucerne |
| Melaleuca alternifolia |
tea tree |
| Melissa officinalis l. |
lemon balm |
| Mentha piperita |
peppermint |
| Mentha pulegium / Hedeoma pulegioides |
European pennyroyal / American pennyroyal |
| Mentha spicata L. |
spearmint |
| Momordica charantia |
bitter melon, karela |
| Morinda sp. |
noni, morinda |
| Musa sp. |
banana, plantain |
| Myrica spp. |
sweet gale (M. gale), bayberry, wax myrtle |
| Myristica fragrans (Houtt.) |
nutmeg (seed), mace (aril) |
| Nelumbo nucifera |
lotus , sacred lotus |
| Nigella sativa |
nigella, black cumin |
| Nyctanthes arbortristis |
night jasmine, coral jasmine |
| Ocimum sanctum L. |
holy basil |
| Ocimum spp. |
basil |
| Oenothera biennis |
evening primrose |
| Olea europaea L. |
olive |
| Origanum vulgare |
oregano |
| Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. |
ginseng, Asian |
| Panax quinquefolius |
ginseng, American |
| Panax spp. |
ginseng (various) |
| Passiflora alata |
passion flower |
| Phytolacca dodecandra |
poke |
| Pimpinella anisum |
anise |
| Piper methysticum |
kava |
| Piper nigrum |
pepper |
| Plantago major/lanceolate |
plantain, English plantain |
| Plantago psyllium / ovata |
psyllium, ispaghula |
| Podophyllum peltatum, hexandrum, emodi |
mayapple |
| Potentilla sp. |
cinquefoil |
| Prunella vulgaris |
heal all |
| Prunus persica |
peach |
| Pueraria lobata |
kudzu |
| Punica granatum L. |
pomegranate, shi liu |
| Pygeum africanum |
pygeum, African prune |
| Quassia Sp. |
quassia |
| Rauwolfia serpentina |
rauwolfia, arpagandha, Indian snakeroot. |
| Rehmanniae glutinosa |
rehmannia, di huang |
| Rhodiola rosea L. |
rhodiola, goldenroot, roseroot |
| Ribes nigrum L. |
black currant |
| Rosmarinus officinalis L. |
rosemary |
| Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius |
yellow dock, broad-leaf dock |
| Ruscus aculeatus |
butcher's broom, box holly |
| Ruta graveolens |
rue |
| Salix alba |
white willow |
| Salvia miltiorrhiza |
Chinese salvia, dan shen |
| Salvia officinalis |
sage |
| Sambucus nigra L. |
elderberry, European elder, black elder |
| Sanguinaria canadensis L. |
bloodroot |
| Sassafras albidum (Nuttall) |
sassafras |
| Sceletium tortuosum |
sceletium, kanna |
| Schisandra chinensis |
schisandra |
| Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi |
skullcap, Chinese, baical skullcap |
| Serenoa serrulata & repens (Arecaceae) |
saw palmetto |
| Silybum marianum Gaertn. |
milk thistle |
| Smilax glabra Roxb. |
smilax, Chinese |
| Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni |
stevia, sweetleaf, candyleaf |
| Swertia sp. |
swertia |
| Symphytum officinale L. |
comfrey |
| Syzygium aromaticum (aka Eugenia caryophyllata) |
clove |
| Syzygium cumini (aka Eugenia jambolana) |
jambolan, jaman, Java plum |
| Syzygium spp. |
syzygium |
| Tabebuia impetiginosa , T. avellanedae, T. rosea, T. barbata |
pau d'arco, lapacho, taheebo, ipe roxo |
| Tabernanthe iboga |
iboga |
| Tamarindus indica |
tamarind |
| Tanacetum parthenium Schultz-Bip. |
feverfew |
| Tanacetum vulgare (L.) |
tansy |
| Taraxacum officinale (Dhudhal) |
dandelion |
| Terminalia arjuna |
arjuna |
| Terminalia chebula |
chebulic myrobalan |
| Theobroma cacao |
chocolate, cocoa |
| Thuja occidentalis |
thuja |
| Thuja plicata |
western red cedar |
| Thymus vulgaris |
thyme |
| Tribulus terrestris L. |
tribulus, puncture vine, goathead |
| Trichosanthes sp. |
pointed gourd, trichosanthes, snake gourd |
| Trifolium pratense |
red clover |
| Trigonella foenum graecum L. |
fenugreek |
| Triphala |
triphala, trifala |
| Uncaria sp. |
uncaria |
| Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) D.C. |
cat's claw, u?e-gato |
| Urtica dioica |
stinging nettle, nettles |
| Vaccinium macrocarpon |
cranberry |
| Vaccinium myrtillus |
bilberry |
| Valeriana officinalis |
valerian |
| Verbascum thapsus. L. |
mullein |
| Viburnum sp. |
cramp bark, black haw |
| Viscum album (Phoradendron leucarpum, flavescens, serotinum) |
mistletoe |
| Vitex agnus-castus |
chaste tree, chaste berry |
| Withania somnifera |
ashwagandha |
| Xylopia aromatica / aethiopica |
Ethiopian pepper, fruta de burro |
| Yucca schidigera, filamentosa |
Mojave yucca |
| Zanthoxylum sp. |
prickly ash |
| Zingiber officinale Roscoe |
ginger |
| Ziziphus sp. |
jujube |
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