Common Names For Herbs

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa )
Aloe ( Aloe barbadensis)
Angelica ( Angelica archangelica)
Anise ( Pimpinella anisum)
Arnica ( Arnica montana)
Ashwaganda ( Withania somnifera)
Astragalus ( Astragalus membranaceus)

Bayberry ( Myrica cerifera)
Beth root ( Trillium spp. )
Betony (Stachys/Betonica officinalis )
Bilberry/Huckleberr y ( Vaccinium spp.)
Black cohosh ( Cimicifuga racemosa)
Black walnut ( Juglans nigra)
Bladderwrack ( Fucus versiculosus)
Blessed thistle ( Cnicus benedictus)
Bloodroot ( Sanguinaria canadensia)
Blueberry ( Vaccinium spp.)
Blue cohosh ( Caulophyllum thalictroides)
Blue flag ( Iris versicolor)
Boldo ( Peumus boldus)
Boneset ( Eupatorium perforatum)
Buchu ( Barosma betulina)
Buckthorn ( Rhamnus frangula)
Bugleweed ( Lycopus virginicus)
Burdock ( Arctium lappa)
Butcher’s broom ( Ruscus aculeatus)
Butternut ( Juglans cinerea)

Cactus ( Selenicereus grandiflorus )
Calendula (Calendula officinalis )
California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica)
Caraway ( Carum carvi)
Cardamom ( Elettaria cardamomum)
Cascara ( Rhamnus purshiana)
Catnip ( Nepeta cataria)
Cayenne ( Capsicum frutescens)
Cedar, Western ( Thuja plicata or occidentalis)
Celandine, Greater ( Chelidonium majus)
Chamomile ( Matricaria recutita)
Chapparral ( Larrea mexicana)
Chaste tree berry ( Vitex agnus castus)
Chickweed ( Stellaria media)
Cinnamon ( Cinnamomum spp.)
Cleavers ( Galium aparine)
Coltsfoot ( Tussilago farfara)
Comfrey ( Symphytum officinalis)
Corn silk ( Zea mays)
Cramp bark ( Viburnum opulus)
Culver’s root ( Leptandra virginica)

Damiana ( Turnera diffusa)
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis )
Devil’s claw ( Harpagophytum procumbens)
Devil’s club ( Oplopanax horridus)
Dong quai ( Angelica sinensis)

Echinacea ( Echinacea spp.)
Elder flowers(Sambucus spp. )
Elecampane (Inula helenium )
Eyebright ( Euphrasia officinalis)

False unicorn ( Chamaelirium luteum )
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare )
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum )
Feverfew ( Tanacetum parthenium)
Figwort ( Scrophularia nodosa)
Flax seed ( Linum usitatissimum)
Fo-ti, Ho-Shou-Wu ( Polygonum multiflorum)
Fringe tree ( Chionanthus virginicus)

Garlic ( Allium sativa)
Gentian ( Gentiana lutea )
Geranium (Geranium maculatum )
Ginger (Zingiber officinalis )
Ginkgo ( Ginkgo biloba)
Ginseng ( Panax spp.)
Goldthread ( Coptis chinensis)
Goldenrod ( Solidago spp.)
Goldenseal ( Hydrastis canadensis)
Gotu kola ( Centella asiatica)
Gravel root ( Eupatorium purpureum)
Gum guggul ( Commiphora mukul)
Gumweed ( Grindelia spp.)
Gymnema ( Gymnema sylvestre)

Hawthorne ( Crataegus spp.)
Hellebore (Veratrum viride or album )
Hops (Humulus lupulus )
Horehound ( Marrubium vulgaris)
Horse chestnut ( Aesculus hippocastanum)
Horsetail ( Equisetum arvense)
Hyssop ( Hyssopus officinalis)

Iris ( Iris versicolor)

Jambolan ( Syzygium cumini)
Juniper berry( Juniperus communis)

Kava kava ( Piper methysticum)
Khella (Ammi visnaga )

Lady’s mantle ( Alchemilla vulgaris)
Lavender ( Lavendula angustifolia)
Lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis)
Licorice ( Glycyrrhiza glabra)
Ligustrum ( Ligustrum lucidum)
Lily of the valley ( Convallaria majalis)
Linden flower ( Tilia spp.)
Lobelia ( Lobelia inflata)
Lomatium ( Lomatium dissectum)
Lungwort ( Sticta pulmonaria)

Ma huang ( Ephedra sinica)
Marshmallow ( Althea officinalis )
Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria )
Milk thistle ( Silybum marianum)
Mistletoe ( Viscum album)
Motherwort ( Leonurus cardiaca)
Mugwort ( Artemisia vulgaris)
Mullein ( Verbascum thapsus)
Myrrh gum( Commiphora myrrha)

Nettle root ( Urtica spp.)

Oat ( Avena sativa)
Old man’s beard ( Usnea spp.)
Oregon grape root and barberry ( Mahonia spp.)
Osha ( Ligusticum porteri)

Paracress ( Spilanthes acmella )
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum )
Partridge berry ( Mitchella repens)
Passionflower ( Passiflora incarnata)
Pau d’ arco ( Tabebuia impetiginosa)
Pennyroyal ( Hedeoma pulegioides)
Peppermint ( Mentha piperita)
Pipsissewa ( Chimaphilia umbellata)
Plantain ( Plantago spp.)
Pleurisy root ( Asclepias tuberosa)
Poke ( Phytolacca decandra)
Poplar buds ( Populus spp.)
Prickly ash ( Zanthoxylum clava-herculis)
Propolis ( Propolis)
Psyllium ( Plantago arenaria/ovata/ asiatica)
Pulsatilla ( Anemone vulgaris and pratensis)

Queen’s root ( Stillingia sylvatica )

Red clover ( Trifolium pratense)
Red raspberry ( Rubus idaeus)
Red root ( Ceanothus americanus)
Rhubarb ( Rheum officinalis)
Rosemary ( Rosmarinus officinalis)
Rue ( Ruta graveolens)

Sage ( Salvia officinalis)
Sage root, Chinese (Salvia miltiorrhiza )
Saint John’s wort ( Hypericum perforatum)
Sarsaparilla ( Smilax officinalis)
Saw palmetto ( Serenoa repens)
Schisandra ( Schisandra chinensis)
Senna ( Cassia spp.)
Shepherd’s Purse ( Capsella bursa-pastoris)
Siberian ginseng ( Eleutherococcus senticosus)
Skullcap ( Scutellaria laterifolia)
Skunk cabbage ( Symplocarpus foetidus or Lysichiton americanum)
Slippery elm ( Ulmus spp. (rubra, fulva))
Spikenard ( Aralia racemosa)
Stone root ( Collinsonia canadensis)

Thyme ( Thymus vulgaris)
True unicorn ( Aletris farinosa )
Tumeric (Curcuma longa )

Uva ursi ( Arctostaphylos uva ursi)

Valerian ( Valeriana officinalis )
Vervain (Verbena officinalis )

White oak bark( Quercus alba)
Wild cherry ( Prunus spp.)
Wild ginger ( Asarum caudatum or canadensis)
Wild indigo ( Baptisia tinctoria)
Wild yam ( Dioscorea villosa)
Willow ( Salix spp.)
Witch hazel ( Hamamelis virginiana)

Yarrow ( Achillea millefolium )
Yellow dock (Rumex crispus/obtusifoliu s )
Yerba mansa ( Anemopsis californica)
Yerba santa ( Eriodictyon californicum)
Yew, Western ( Taxus brevifolia)
Yohimbe ( Pausinystalia johimbe)
Yucca ( Yucca spp.)