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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. (formerly 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 |
| 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 (now known as 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, uņa-de-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 |
