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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 (Fisch.) |
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 |
Datura, 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 jambolana |
jaman, jambolan, Java-plum |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 sp. |
clove, jamun |
| 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 |
| Zanthoxylum sp. |
Prickly Ash |
| Zingiber officinale Roscoe |
Ginger |
| Ziziphus sp. |
Jujube |
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