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