| Common name | Latin name | Other names |
| Acerola | Malpighia species | Antilles Cherry
Barbados Cherry
Cereso |
| Aconite | Aconitum napellus | Monkshood
Cuckoo's Cap
Friar's Cap
Soldier's Cap
Blue Rocket
Jacob's Chariot
Auld Wife's Huid |
| Acorus | Acorus gramineus | Chang Pu
Gramineus
Shi Chang Pu
Sweet Flag Rhizome |
| Agrimony | Agrimonia eupatoria | Burr Marigold
Church Steeples
Cocklebur
Harvest Lice
Liverwort
Philanthropos
Rat's Tail
Stickwort
White Tansy |
| Alder Buckthorn | Rhamnus frangula | Alder Dogwood
Arrowwood
Black Alder Tree
Black Dogwood
European Black Alder
Glossy Buckthorn
Persian Berries |
| Alfalfa | Medicago sativa | Buffalo Herb
Lucerne
Mu-su
Purple Medic |
| Alkanet | Anchusa officinalis | Bugloss
Common Alkanet |
| Allspice | Pimenta dioica
Pimenta officinalis | Jamaica Pepper
Myrtle Pepper |
| Aloe Vera | Aloe vera syn. A. barbadensis | Barbados Aloe
Curacao Aloe
Kumari
Lu Hui |
| American Ginseng | Panax quinquefolium | Tartar Root |
| Andiroba | Carapa guianensis | |
| Andrographis | Andrographis paniculata | Chuan Xin Liang
Fah Tolai
Kalmegh
King Of Bitters
Kiryat |
| Anise | Pimpinella anisum | Aniseed
Anise Plant
Common Anise
Hua-hsian
Sweet Cumin |
| Apple | Malus communis | |
| Arnica | Arnica montana | Arnica Flowers
Arnica Root
Common Arnica
Leopard's Bane
Mountain Arnica
Mountain Daisy
Mountain Tobacco
Wolfsbane |
| Artemisia | Artemisia capillaris | Capillaris
Chinese Wormwood
Yen Chen Hao |
| Asafoetida | Ferula asafoetida | Devil's Dung
Food Of The Gods
Hing
Narthex |
| Astragalus | Astragalus membranaceus | Huang Qi |
| Avens | Geum urbanum | Chocolate Root
City Avens
Clove Root
Colewort
Goldy Star
Herb Bennet
Way Bennet
Wild Rye |
| Avocado | Persea americana | |
| Baical Skullcap | Scutellaria baicalensis syn. S. macrantha | Huang Quin |
| Balsam Fir | Abies balsamea | Canada Balsam
Christmas Tree
Fir
Fir Balsam
Fir Pine
Sapin
Silver Fir
Silver Pine |
| Barberry | Berberis vulgaris | Berberidis
Berberry
Common Barberry
Daruharidra
European Barberry
Jaundice Berry
Pepperidge Bush
Sowberry
Wood Turmeric |
| Basil | Ocimum basilicum | Arjaka
Common Basil
French Basil
Garden Basil
Luole
Royal Herb
St. Josephwort
Sweet Basil
Tulsi |
| Basil Thyme | Calamintha nepeta | Calamint
Mountain Mint |
| Bay Laurel | Laurus nobilis | Sweet Bay |
| Bayberry | Myrica cerifera | American Bayberry
Arbe a Suif
Bayberry Bush
Bayberry Wax Tree
Candle Berry
Katphala
Myrica
Myricae Cortex
Tallow Shrub
Vegetable Tallow
Vegetable Wax
Wachsgagl
Wax Myrtle
Yang-mei |
| Bearberry | Arctostaphylos uva ursi
or
Arbutus uva ursi | Arberry
Bear's-grape
Crowberry
Foxberry
Hog Cranberry
Kinnikinnick
Mealberry
Mountain Box
Mountain Cranberry
Red Bearberry
Sagackhomi
Sandberry
Upland Cranberry
Uva Ursi |
| Beech | Fagus grandifolia | American Beech |
| Belladonna | Atropa belladonna | Deadly Nightshade
Devil's Cherries |
| Benzoin Gum | Styrax benzoin | Benzoin Tree |
| Bilberry | Vaccinium myrtillus | Black Whortleberry
Blueberry
Burren Myrtle
Dyeberry
Huckleberry
Hurtleberry
Whinberry
Whortleberry
Whorts
Wineberry |
| Bird's-foot | Lotus corniculatus | Trefoil |
| Bitter Leaf | Vernonia amygdalia | Mujonso |
| Bitter Melon | Momordica charantia | Cerasee |
| Bittersweet | Solanum dulcamara | Bitter Nightshade
Felonwort
Nightshade
Violet-bloom
Woody Nightshade |
| Black Cohosh | Cimicifuga racemosa | Black Cohush
Bugbane
Bugbane Squawroot
Bugwort
Cimicifuga
Rattleroot
Rattleweed |
| Black Haw | Viburnum prunifolium | American Sloe
King's Crown
Sheepberry
Snowball Tree
Stagbush |
| Black Mustard | Brassica nigra | |
| Black Pepper | Piper nigrum | |
| Blackberry | Rubus fructicosus | Bramble |
| Bladderwrack | Fucus vesiculosus | Black Tany
Bladder Fucus
Cutweed
Hai-ts'ao
Kelp
Kelpware
Rockweed
Sea Oak
Seaweed
Seawrack |
| Borage | Borago officinalis | Bee Bread
Bee Plant
Burage
Cool Tankard
Langue de Boeuf
Ox-tongue
Star Flower
Tailwort |
| Brahmi | Bacopa monniera | Indian Pennywort
Water Hyssop |
| Broom | Sarothamnus scoparius syn. Cytisus scoparius | Broom Flowers
Broom Tops
Common Broom
Genista
Irish Broom
Link
Scotch Broom |
| Bugle | Ajuga reptans | Carpenter's-herb
Common Bugle
Middle Comfrey
Sicklewort |
| Bupleurum | Bupleurum chinense syn. B. scorzoneraefolium | Hare's Ear Root
Chai Hu |
| Burdock | Arctium lappa | Bardana
Beggar's Buttons
Bur
Burdock Burrs
Burrs
Burr Seed
Cockle Buttons
Grass Burdock
Great Burdock
Hardock
Hareburr
Hurrburr
Lappa
Lappa Minor
Niu Bang
Personata
Thorny Burr
Turkey Burrseed |
| Butcher's Broom | Ruscus aculeatus | |
| Cabbage | Brassica oleracea | |
| Calabar Bean | Physostigma venenosum | Ordeal Bean |
| Calamus | Acorus calamus | Bacc
Flagroot
Sweet Cane
Sweet Flag
Sweet Grass
Sweet Root
Sweet Rush |
| Calendula | Calendula officinalis | Bull Flower
Butterwort
Cowbloom
Death-flower
Garden Marigold
Golden Flower of Mary
Holigold
Marigold
Marsh Marigold
Mary Bud
Mary Golde
Mary Gowles
Pot Marigold
Solis Sponsa
Solsequia
Water Dragon |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica Cham | |
| Camphor | Cinnamomum camphora | Camphor Tree |
| Cardamom | Eletteria cardamomum | Bastard Cardamom
Cardamom Seeds
Cardamon
Ela
Elaci
Malabar Cardamom
Sha-ren |
| Carob | Ceratonia siliqua | St. John's Bread |
| Carrot | Daucus carota | Bee's Nest
Bird's Nest
Devil's Plague
Queen Anne's Lace
Wild Carrot |
| Cascara Sagrada | Rhamnus purshiana | Cascara
Cascara Buckthorn
Chittembark
Sacred Bark |
| Cat's Claw | Uncaria tomentosa | Garabato
Saventaro
Una De Gato |
| Catuaba | Erythroxylum catuaba | |
| Cayenne | Capsicum annuum | Capsaicin
Capsicum
Chili Pepper |
| Celery | Apium graveolens | Marsh Parsley
Smallage
Wild Celery |
| Chamomile | | |
| Chaste Tree | Vitex agnus-castus | Agnus Castus
Chaste Berry
Monk's Pepper
Vitex |
| Chickweed | Stellaria media | Adders Mouth
Indian Chickweed
Satinflower
Scarweed
Starweed
Starwort
Stitchwort
Tongue Grass
White Bird's-eye
Winterweed |
| Chicory | Cichorium intybus | Blue Dandelion
Blue-sailors
Coffeeweed
Endive
Garden Chicory
Succory
Wild Chicory
Wild Succory |
| Chinese Angelica | Angelica sinensis syn. A. polymorpha | Dang Gui
Dong Quai
Tang Kuei |
| Chinese Ginseng | Panax ginseng | Asian Ginseng
Korean Ginseng |
| Chrysanthemum | Chrysathemum morifolium | Ju Hua |
| Cicely | Myrrhis odorata | Anise Fern
British Myrrh
Cow Chervil
Garden Myrrh
Shepherd's Needle
Smooth Cicely
Sweet Bracken
Sweet Chervil
Sweet Cicely
Sweet Myrrh |
| Cinchona | Cinchona spp. | Cinchona Bark
Peruvian Bark
Quinine Tree |
| Cinnamon | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | Dalcini
Gui
Twak
Yueh-kuei |
| Cinquefoil | Potentilla reptans | Biscuits
Five-fingers
Five-leaf
Flesh and Blood
Shepherd's Knot
Sunkfield |
| Clary | Salvia sclarea | Clary Sage
Clear Eye
Muscatel Sage |
| Clove | Eugenia carophyllata syn. Syzgium aromaticum | |
| Club Moss | Lycopodium clavatum | Clubfoot Moss
Common Club Moss
Foxtail
Ground Pine
Lycopodium
Running Club Moss
Staghorn
Vegetable Sulfur
Wolf's Claw |
| Cocoa | Theobroma cacao | Cacao
Chocolate |
| Codonopsis | Codonopsis pilosula | Poor Man's Ginseng |
| Coleus | Coleus forskohlii | Coleus Forkolil |
| Colic Root | Aletris farinosa | Ague Grass
Ague Root
Aletris
Aloeroot
Crow Com
Star Grass
True Unicorn Root |
| Cordyceps | Cordyceps sinensis | Dong Chong Xia Cao |
| Corn | Zea mays | Corn Silk
Indian Corn
Maize
Yu Mi Shu |
| Cumin | Cuminum cyminum | |
| Damiana | Turnera diffusa | |
| Dan Shen | Salvia miltiorrhiza | Cinnabar Root
Red Root Sage
Tan Shen |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | Blow Ball
Cankerwort
Lion's Tooth
Pissabed
Priest's-crown
Puff Ball
Pu Gong Ying
Pu-kung-ying
Swine Snout
Telltime
White Endive
Wild Endive |
| Devil's Claw | Harpagophytum procumbens | |
| Dill | Anethum graveolens syn. Peucedanum graveolens | American Dill
Common Dill
Danish Dill
Dillseed
Dilly
Dillweed
European Dill
Garden Dill |
| Dodder | Cuscuta epithymum | Devil's Guts
Hellweed
Love Vine |
| Echinacea | Echinacea angustifolia | Black Sampson
Purple Coneflower
Red Sunflower
Sacred Plant
Sampson Root |
| Elder | Sambucus nigra | Bourtree
Elder-berry
Elder-flower
European Elder
Pipe Tree |
| Ephedra | Ephedra sinica | Desert Tea
Ma Huang |
| Eucalyptus | Eucalyptus globulus | Blue Gum
Blue Gum Tree
Fever Tree |
| Evening Primrose | Oenothera biennis | Evening Star
King's-cure-all
Night Willow Herb
Primrose
Scabish |
| Eyebright | Euphrasia officinalis | Meadow Eyebright
Red Eyebright |
| Fennel | Foeniculum vulgare | Common Fennel
Hsiao-hui-hsiang
Large Fennel
Roman Fennel
Shatapushpa
Shih-lo
Sweet Fennel
Tzu-mo-lo
Wild Fennel
Xiao-hue-xiang |
| Feverfew | Tanacetum parthenium | Bride's Button
Compositae
Featherfoil
Febrifuge Plant
Feverfew
Wild Chamomile |
| Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea | Common Foxglove
Deadmen's Bells
Fairy's Glove
Folk's Glove
Purple Foxglove
Witch's Bells |
| Fringe Tree | Chionanthus virginicus | Graybeard
Old-man's-beard
Poison Ash
Snowdrop Tree
Snowflower |
| Galangal | Alpinia officinarum | Gao Liang |
| Garlic | Allium sativum | Clove Garlic
Da Suan
Poor-man's-treacle
Rashona
Rustic's Treacle
Stinking Rose
Tricolor Garlic |
| Gentian | Gentiana lutea | |
| German Chamomile | Matricaria chamomilla | False Chamomile
Hungarian Chamomile |
| Ginger | Zingiber officinale | African Ginger
Ardraka
Black Ginger
Chiang
Gan-jiang
Nagara
Race Ginger
Shen-jiang
Sunthi |
| Ginkgo | Ginkgo biloba | Bai Guo
Ginkgo Biloba
Ginkgo Nut
Maidenhair Tree
Yin-hsing |
| Ginseng | | |
| Goat's Rue | Galega officinalis | French Lilac |
| Goldenrod | Solidago virgaurea or Solidago canadensis | Blue Mountain Tea
Sweet Goldenrod |
| Goldenseal | Hydrastis canadensis | Eye Balm
Eyeroot
Ground Raspberry
Indian Dye
Jaundice Root
Ohio Curcuma
Orange Root
Tumeric Root
Yellow Eye
Yellow Indian Paint
Yellow Paint Root
Yellow Puccoon
Yellowroot |
| Gotu Kola | Centella asiatica syn. Hydrocotyle asiatica | Man-t'ien-hsing |
| Grape | Vitis vinifera | Fox Grape
Grape Vine
Vine |
| Green Tea | Cammellia sinensis | |
| Grindelia | Grindelia camporum | Gumplant |
| Guarana | Paullinia cupana syn. P.sorbilis | |
| Hawthorn | Crataegus oxyacantha or Crataegus monogyna | English Hawthorn
Haw
May
May Blossom
Maybush
May Tree
Quick-set
Shan-cha
Whitethorn |
| He Shou Wu | Polygonum multiflorum | Flowery Knotweed
Fo Ti
Ho She Wu
Ho Shou Wu |
| Heather | Calluna vulgaris | Scotch Heather |
| Hibiscus | Hibiscus sabdariffa | Jamaica Sorrel
Red Tea
Roselle
Sudanese Tea |
| Honeysuckle | Lonicera caprifolium / Lonicera japonica | Jin Yin Hua |
| Hops | Humulus lupulus | Common Hop
English Hop
European Hop
Hops Vine
Lai-ei-ts'ao
Le-ts'ao |
| Horehound | Marrubium vulgare | Common Horehound
Hoarhound
Marrubium
Marvel
White Horehound |
| Horse Chestnut | Aesculus hippocastanum | Buckeye
T'ien-shih-li |
| Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Bottlebrush
Mare's Tail
Scouring Rush
Shave Grass |
| Hyssop | Hyssopus officinalis | Common Hyssop
Garden Hyssop |
| Iceland Moss | Cetraria islandica | Iceland Lichen |
| Indian Snakeroot | Rauwolfia serpentina | Rauwolfia
Sarpagandha |
| Iporuru | Alchornea species | Iporoni
Macochihua
Niando |
| Irish Moss | Chondrus crispus | Carrageen
Chondrus Crispus |
| Jaborandi | Pilocarpus microphyllus | |
| Jambul | Syzygium cumini | Java Plum |
| Kava Kava | Piper methysticum | |
| Kudzu | Pueraria lobata syn. P. thunbergiana | Ge-gen |
| Lady's Mantle | Alchemilla vulgaris | Bear's Foot
Lion's Foot
Nine Hooks
Stellaria |
| Lavender | Lavandula officinalis syn. L. angustifolia | Garden Lavender
Spike Lavender
Sweet Lavender
True Lavender |
| Lemon | Citrus limon | |
| Lemon Balm | Melissa officinalis | Bee Balm
Blue Balm
Common Balm
Cure-all
Dropsy Plant
English Balm
Garden Balm
Honey Plant
Melissa
Sweet Balm |
| Licorice | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Chinese Licorice
Gan Cao
Kan-ts'ao
Kuo-lao
Licorice Root
Ling-t'ung
Liquorice
Mei-ts'ao
Mi-kan
Mi-ts'ao
Sweet Licorice
Sweet Wood
Yasti Madhu |
| Life Root | Senecio aureus | Cocashweed
Coughweed
False Valerian
Golden Ragwort
Golden Senecio |
| Lily of the Valley | Convallaria majalis | Ladder-to-heaven
Lily Convalle
May Lily
Our-Lady's-tears |
| Linseed | Linum usitatissimum | Chih-ma
Common Flax
Flax
Flax Seed
Flax Weed
Lint Bells
Toad Flax
Uma
Winterlien |
| Lobelia | Lobelia inflata | Asthma Weed
Bladderpod
Emetic Herb
Gagroot
Indian Tobacco
Pukeweed
Vomitroot |
| Maidenhair Fern | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Rock Fern
Venus'- hair Fern |
| Milk Thistle | Carduus marianus syn. Silybum marianum | Mary's Thistle
Milk Thistle
Silybum
Silymarin |
| Morinda | Morinda citrifolia
Morinda officinalis | Ba Ji Tian
Noni |
| Mugwort | Artemisia vulgaris | Cingulum Sancti Johannis
St. John's Plant |
| Neem | Azadirachta indica syn. Melia azadirachta, M. indica | |
| Nettle | Urtica dioica | Chinese Nettle
Common Nettle
Common Stinging Nettle
Great Nettle
Great Stinging Nettle
Hsieh-tzu-ts'ao
Stinging Nettle |
| Oats | Avena sativa | Avena Sativa
Common Oats
Groats
Wild Oats |
| Onion | Allium cepa | Common Onion |
| Opium Poppy | Papaver somniferum | |
| Orange | Citrus aurantium | Bitter Orange |
| Oregano | Origanum vulgare | Common Marjoram
True Oregano
Turkish Oregano
Wild Marjoram
Winter Marjoram |
| Oregon Grape | Berberis aquifolium | Mountain Grape |
| Passion Flower | Passiflora incarnata | Apricot Vine
Maypop
Passiflora
Passion Vine
Purple Passionflower
Wild Passionflower |
| Pau d'Arco | Tabebuia spp. | Lapacho
Taheebo |
| Peppermint | Mentha piperita | Balm Mint
Brandy Mint
Curled Mint
Lamb Mint
Lammint
Phudina
Wu-pa-ho |
| Pokeroot | Phytolacca americana | Pokeweed |
| Psyllium | Plantago psyllium | Fiber
Flea Seed
Plantago Seed |
| Pumpkin | Cucurbita pepo | Field Pumpkin
Vegetable Marrow |
| Pygeum | Pygeum africanum | |
| Raspberry | Rubus idaeus | Raspberry Leaf
Red Raspberry |
| Red Clover | Trifolium pratense | Clover
Cow Clover
Meadow Clover
Purple Clover |
| Red Poppy | Papaver rhoeas | Corn Poppy
Corn Rose
Field Poppy
Flanders Poppy |
| Reishi | Ganoderma lucidum | Ling Chi
Ling Zhi |
| Roman Chamomile | Anthemis nobilis | Common Chamomile
English Chamomile
Garden Chamomile
Lawn Chamomile
Manzanilla
Noble Chamomile
Russian Chamomile
True Chamomile
White Chamomile |
| Rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis | Compass Weed
Dew of the Sea
Garden Rosemary
Incensier
Mary's Mantle
Mi-tieh-hsiang
Old Man
Polar Plant
Rosemary Plant |
| Rosy Periwinkle | Vinca rosea | Madagascar Periwinkle |
| Sage | Salvia officinalis | Common Sage
Dalmatian Sage
Garden Sage
Meadow Sage
Red Sage
Scarlet Sage
True Sage |
| Sarsaparilla | Smilax uti lis | Liliaceae
Red-bearded |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Ague Tree
Cinnamonwood
Saloip
Saxifrax
Smelling-stick |
| Saw Palmetto | Serenoa repens | Palmetto
Sabal |
| Schisandra | Schisandra chinensis | Wu-wei-zi |
| Shiitake | Lentinus edodes | Japanese Mushroom |
| Siberian Ginseng | Eleutherococcus senticosus | Eleuthero |
| Skullcap | Scutellaria lateriflora | Blue Pimpernel
Blue Skullcap
Helmet Flower
Hoodwort
Mad Dog
Madweed
Virginia Skullcap |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Indian Elm
Moose Elm
Sweet Elm |
| Snow Fungus | Tremella fuciformis | Bai Mu Erh
Shirokikurage
Silver Tree-ear Fungus
White Jelly-leaf
White Muer
White Tree-ear
Wood Ear Fungus |
| Soy | Glycine max | Soya
Soybean |
| Spearmint | Mentha pulegium | Pennyroyal |
| Squill | Urginea maritima | Sea Onion |
| Tea Tree | Melaleuca alternifolia | Cajeput Tree
Melaleuca
Manuka |
| Turmeric | Curcuma longa syn. C. domestica | |
| Visnaga | Ammi visnaga | Khella |
| Walnut | Juglans regia
Juglans nigra | Black Walnut
White Walnut |
| White Willow | Salix alba | Common Willow
European Willow
Willow |
| Wild Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Ajamoda
Black Cherry
Black Choke
Caban Cherry
Choke Cherry
Padmaka
Rub Cherry
Virginia Prune |
| Wild Indigo | Baptisia tinctoria | Baptisia
Clover Broom
Horsefly Weed
Indigo Broom
Rattlebush
Shoofly
Yellow Indigo |
| Wild Thyme | Thymus serpyllum | Creeping Thyme
Lemon Thyme
Mother-of-thyme |
| Wild Yam | Dioscorea villosa | Aluka
China Root
Devil's-bones
Mexican Wild Yam
Rheumatism Root
Shan-yao
Yuma |
| Wintergreen | Gaultheria procumbens | Aromatic Wintergreen
Boxberry
Canada Tea
Checkerberry
Chink
Ground Berry
Grouse Berry
Hill Berry
Ivory Plum
Mountain Tea
Redberry Tea
Red Pollom
Spiceberry
Spicy Wintergreen
Spring Wintergreen
Teaberry
Wax Cluster |
| Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Hazel Nut
Pistachio
Snapping Hazelnut
Spotted Alder
Striped Alder
Tobacco Wood
Winterbloom |
| Wood Betony | Stachys officinalis | Betony
Lousewort
Purple Betony |
| Wormwood | Artemisia absinthium | Absinthe
Absinthium
Ajenjo
Common Wormwood
Green Ginger
Madderwort
Old woman |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | Gandana
I-chi-kao
Milfoil
Millefoil
Noble Yarrow
Nosebleed
Old Man's Pepper
Soldier's Woundwort
Stanchgrass
Thousand-leaf
Thousand-seal |
| Yellow Dock | Rumex crispus | Chin-ch'iao-mai
Curled Dock
Garden Patience
Narrow Dock
Parell
Patience Herb
Sour Dock |