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Herb Name Cross
References
 Botanical
name - English name
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Botanical Name |
English Name |
| A |
Achillea millefolium |
yarrow |
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Aesculus hippocastanum |
horse-chestnut |
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Agrimonia eupatoria |
agrimony |
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Agropyron repens |
couch grass |
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Althaea officinalis |
marshmallow |
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Anemone pulsatilla |
pasque flower, wind flower |
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Angelica archangelica |
angelica (garden) |
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Angelica sinensis |
Chinese angelica |
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Arctium lappa |
burdock |
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
bearberry |
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Artemisia abrotanum |
southernwood |
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Artemisia absinthium |
wormwood |
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Artemisia vulgaris |
mugwort |
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Asclepias tuberosa |
pleurisy root, butterfly weed |
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Astragalus species |
astragalus |
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Avena sativa |
oats |
| B |
Ballota nigra |
black horehound |
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Baptisia tinctoria |
wild indigo |
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Berberis vulgaris |
barberry |
| C |
Calendula officinalis |
marigold |
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Capsella bursa-pastoris |
shepherd's purse |
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Capsicum species |
cayenne, chillies |
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Caulophyllum thalictroides |
blue cohosh |
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Centaurium erythraea |
centaury |
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Chamaelirium luteum |
false unicorn |
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Chelidonium majus |
greater celandine |
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Chrysanthemum morifolium |
chrysanthemum |
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Cimicifuga racemosa |
black cohosh |
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Cinchona species |
Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark |
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Cinnamomum cassia |
cinnamon |
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Citrus aurantium |
bitter orange |
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Commiphora molmol |
myrrh |
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Convallaria majalis |
lily of the valley |
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Crataegus species |
hawthorn |
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Curcuma longa |
turmeric |
E |
Echinacea species |
echinacea (coneflower) |
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Elettaria cardamomum |
cardamom |
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Ephedra sinica |
ephedra |
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Equisetum arvense |
horsetail |
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Eupatorium perfoliatum |
boneset |
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Eupatorium purpureum |
gravel root |
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Euphorbia hirta |
pill-bearing spurge |
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Euphrasia officinalis |
eyebright |
F |
Filipendula ulmaria |
meadowsweet |
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Foeniculum vulgare |
fennel |
G |
Galium aparine |
cleavers |
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Gentiana lutea |
gentian (yellow) |
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Geranium maculatum |
American cranesbill |
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Glechoma hederacea |
ground ivy |
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Glycyrrhiza glabra |
licorice (liquorice) |
H |
Hamamelis virginiana |
witch hazel |
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Harpagophytum procumbens |
devil's claw |
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Humulus lupulus |
hops |
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Hydrangea arborescens |
wild hydrangea |
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Hydrastis canadensis |
golden seal |
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Hypericum perforatum |
St. John's wort |
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Hyssopus officinalis |
hyssop |
I |
Iris versicolor |
blue flag |
J |
Juniperus communis |
juniper |
L |
Lavandula angustifolia |
lavender |
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Leonurus cardiaca |
motherwort |
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Lobelia inflata |
lobelia |
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Lycium chinense |
Chinese wolfberry |
M |
Mahonia aquifolium |
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(=Berberis aquifolium) |
Oregon grape |
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Marrubium vulgare |
white horehound |
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Matricaria recutita |
German chamomile |
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Mentha piperita |
peppermint |
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Mentha pulegium |
pennyroyal |
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Mitchella repens |
squaw vine |
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Molasses (blackstrap) |
molasses |
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Myrica cerifera |
bayberry |
N |
Nepeta cataria |
catnip |
O |
Ophiopogon japonicus |
ophiopogon |
P |
Panax ginseng |
ginseng |
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Panax quinquefolium |
American ginseng |
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Parietaria diffusa |
pellitory-of-the-wall |
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Passiflora incarnata |
passionflower |
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Petroselinum crispum |
parsley |
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Phytolacca americana |
poke root |
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Piscidia erythrina |
Jamaica dogwood |
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Plantago lanceolata |
long-leaved plantain |
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Polygonum bistorta |
bistort root |
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Populus tremuloides |
quaking aspen |
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Potentilla erecta |
common tormentil |
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Prunus serotina |
black cherry |
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Pseudostellaria heterophylla |
pseudostellaria |
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Pulsatilla chinensis |
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(=Anemone chinensis) |
Chinese anemone |
Q |
Quercus robur |
oak |
R |
Rhamnus purshiana |
cascara |
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Rheum palmatum |
rhubarb |
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Rosmarinus officinalis |
rosemary |
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Rubus idaeus |
raspberry |
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Rumex crispus |
yellow dock |
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Ruta graveolens |
rue |
S |
Salvia miltiorrhiza |
salvia root |
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Salvia officinalis |
sage |
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Sambucus nigra |
elder |
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Sanguinaria canadensis |
blood root |
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Sanguisorba officinalis |
greater burnet |
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Sarothamnus scoparius |
Scotch broom |
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Schisandra chinensis |
schisandra |
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Scrophularia nodosa |
common figwort |
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Serenoa serrulata |
saw palmetto |
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Smilax species |
sarsaparilla |
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Symplocarpus foetidus |
skunk cabbage |
T |
Tanacetum parthenium |
feverfew |
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Taraxacum officinale |
dandelion |
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Thuja occidentalis |
arbor-vitae, tree of life, American cedar |
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Thymus vulgaris |
common thyme, garden thyme |
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Trigonella foenum-graecum |
fenugreek |
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Turnera diffusa |
damiana |
U |
Urtica dioica |
stinging nettle |
V |
Valeriana officinalis |
valerian |
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Verbena officinalis |
vervain |
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Viburnum prunifolium |
black haw |
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Vinca minor |
lesser periwinkle |
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Viola odorata |
sweet violet |
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Viola tricolor |
heartsease |
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Vitex agnus-castus |
chaste tree |
Z |
Zanthoxylum species |
prickly ash |
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Zea mays |
corn |
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Zingiber officinale |
ginger |
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Ziziphus jujube |
Chinese date |
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News |
Research News
Berberis to treat heart disease?
The alkaloid berbamine from Berberis poiretil reduced cardiac
arrythmia, myocardial ischemia, and thrombosis, and to lowered
blood pressure by vasodilation.
See PubMed (Guo ZB, Fu JG)
Golden seal to treat Helicobacter pylori?
Hydrastis extracts, and its constituents berberine and beta-hydrastine
had antibacterial activity against Helicobacter.
This may explain the traditional use of Hydrastis for gastric
ulceration.
See PubMed (Mahady GB, Pendland SL)
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