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Latin to Common Herb Names Cross-references
Botanicals
definition
Botanical Names in the IBIS Materia Medica
Latin Name Common Name(s)
Abies canadensis fir, hemlock, hemlock spruce
Acacia senegal gum acacia, gum arabic
Achillea millefolium yarrow, milfoil
Aconitum napellus Monk's hood, aconite, friar's cap, wolfbane
Acorus calamus sweet flag, beewort, calamus, sweet sedge, chuanpu (Chinese)
Adonis vernalis pheasant eye, false hellebore
Aesculus glabra Ohio buckeye
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse chestnut
Agrimonia eupatoria agrimony, stickwort, cocklebur
Agropyron repens couch grass, quickgrass, doggrass
Alaria esculenta kelp
Alchemilla vulgaris ladies' mantle
Aletris farinosa blazing star, star grass, true unicorn root
Allium cepa onion
Allium sativum garlic
Allium ursinum ransoms, bear garlic
Alnus spp. English Alder, Smooth Alder,
Tag Alder, Common Alder, Black Alder
Aloe spp. aloe, bitter aloe
Alpinia galanga galangal
Althea officinalis marshmallow
Ammi visnaga khella
Anemone pulsatilla wind flower, pasque flower, pulsatilla
Angelica archangelica angelica
Angelica sinensis dong quai, tang kwei
Anthoxanthum odoratum sweet vernal grass, sweet grass, vernal grass
Apis mellifera honey bee
Apocynum androsaemifolium Bitter root, spreading dogbane, milkweed,
wild cotton, medicine lodge root (Ojibwe)
Apocynum cannabinum Black Indian hemp, Canadian hemp, hemp dogbane
Aralia racemosa American spikenard
Arctium lappa burdock, gobo, beggar's button
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi uva ursi, bearberry, kinnick-kinnick, upland cranberry
Armoracia rusticana horseradish
Arnica spp. leopard's bane
Artemisia absinthium wormwood
Artemisia vulgaris mugwort
Asarum spp. wild ginger, asarabacca
Asclepias tuberosa pleurisy root, butterfly weed, orange swallow-wort
Aspidium filix-mas male fern
Aspidosperma tomentosum quebracho
Atropa belladonna belladonna, deadly nightshade
Avena sativa oats, groats
Baptisia tinctoria wild indigo, indigo weed
Barosma spp. buchu
Berberis aquifolium Oregon grape, mountain grape
Berberis vulgaris barberry
Beta vulgaris beet
Betula spp. Birch
Bidens tripartita burr marigold, water agrimony
Borago officinalis borage
Brassica spp. cabbage, kale, cauliflower, mustard, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, etc.
Bryonia alba, Bryonia dioica bryonia, English mandrake
Calendula officinalis marigold, pot marigold
Calluna vulgaris heather (Ling)
Cantharis vesicatoria Spanish fly
Capsella bursa-pastoris shepherd's purse, mother's heart
Capsicum spp. cayenne pepper, guinea pepper, red pepper, chili pepper, bird pepper
Carica papaya papaya
Carum carvi caraway
Cassia spp. senna
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar periwinkle
Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh, squaw-root, papoose root
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey tea, red root
Centaurium erythraea centaury
Centella asiatica gotu kola, gota cola
Cephaelis ipecacuanha ipecac
Chamaelirium luteum false unicorn root
Chamamaelum nobilis Roman chamomile, chamomile, English chamomile
Chelidonium majus celandine, greater chelidonium
Chelone glabra turtlebloom, balmony
Chenopodium ambrosioides wormseed, feather geranium, goosefoot, Jesuit tea
Chenopodium album lamb's quarters
Chenopodium anthelminticum Jerusalem Oak
Chimaphila umbellata pipsissewa, prince's pine, ground holly
Chionanthus virginicus fringe tree, old man's beard
Chondodendron tomentosum pareira
Chondrus crispus Irish moss, carrageenan, seaweed
Cimicifuga racemosa black cohosh, black snakeroot, rattleweed
Cinchona spp. Peruvian bark
Cinnamomum camphora camphor, laurel camphor, gum camphor
Cinnamomum verum, C. zeylanicum cinnamon
Citrullus colocynthis bitter apple, colocynth
Citrullus lanatus watermelon
Citrus spp. lemon, lime
Claviceps purpurea ergot of rye
Cnicus benedictus St. Benedict's thistle, holy thistle, spotted thistle, cardin
Coffea arabica coffee beans
Cola spp. (Kola) cola, kola
Colchicum spp. meadow saffron
Collinsonia canadensis stone root
Commiphora spp. myrrh
Conium maculatum poison hemlock, hemlock, spotted hemlock
Convallaria majalis lily of the valley
Coryanthe johimbe yohimbe
Crataegus spp. hawthorne, red haw
Cucurbita pepo pumpkin
Cytisus scoparius Scotch broom
Datura spp. jimson weed, thornapple, stramonium
Daucus carota wild carrot, Queen Anne's lace
Delphinium staphysagria stavesacre
Digitalis purpurea foxglove, purple foxglove
Dioscorea villosa wild yam, colic root
Drosera spp. sundew
Echinacea spp. purple coneflower
Elettaria cardamomum cardamom
Eleutherococcus senticosus Siberian ginseng
Ephedra gerardiana Indian jointfir
Ephedra sinica Ma huang, Chinese ephedra, Chinese jointfir
Ephedra spp. Mormon tea, American ephedra, Brigham tea, desert tea
Equisetum spp. horsetail rush, shave grass, scouring rush
Erigeron canadense flea bane, horseweed
Eriodictyon californicum yerba santa, mountain balm, holy herb
Eryngium spp. sea holly
Eschscholzia california California poppy
Eucalyptus spp. eucalyptus, blue gum leaves
Eugenia spp. clove, aromatiam
Euonymus atropurpureus wahoo
Eupatorium perfoliatum boneset, thoroughwort, Indian sage, ague weed, cross-wort, gravel root
Eupatorium purpurea queen of the meadow, gravel weed, gravel root, Joe Pye weed
Euphorbia spp. spurge, Asthma weed
Euphrasia officinalis eyebright
Fagopyrum esculentum buckwheat
Ferula asafoetida asafoetida, assa-foetida
Ferula sumbul sumbul
Ficus spp. fig
Filipendula ulmaria meadowsweet
Foeniculum vulgare fennel
Frasera canadensis American columbo
Fucus vesiculosus bladderwrack
Galega officinalis goat's rue
Galium aparine cleavers, goose-grass, catch-weed, bedstraw
Gaultheria procumbens wintergreen, teaberry, mountain tea, boxberry
Gelsemium sempervirens yellow jasmine, Carolina jasmine
Gentiana lutea gentian
Geranium maculatum spotted geranium, cranesbill, crowsfoot, wild geranium
Geum urbanum avens, bennet
Ginkgo biloba ginkgo tree, maidenhair tree
Glycyrrhiza glabra licorice root
Gnaphalium uliginosum cudweed
Gossypium spp. cotton
Grindelia camporum gum weed
Guaiacum spp. guaiac
Hamamelis virginiana witch hazel, spotted alder, winterbloom, snapping hazelnut
Harpagophytum procumbens devil's claw, Cape grapple plant
Hedeoma pulegioides pennyroyal
Helleborus niger black hellebore, Christmas rose
Herniaria glabra rupturewort, smooth rupturewort
Hibiscus esculentus hibiscus
Hordeum vulgare barley
Humulus lupulus hops
Hydrangea arborescens hydrangea
Hydrastis canadensis goldenseal
Hydrocotyle asiatica gotu kola, gota cola
Hyoscyamus niger henbane
Hypericum perforatum Saint John's wort, Saint Joan's wort
Hyssopus officinalis hyssope
Ichthyol Ichthyolum
Impatiens spp. jewel weed, pale touch-me-not, balsam weed, speckled jewels
Inula helenium elecampagne, elfdock, horse-elder, scabwort
Iris versicolor blue flag, iris
Juglans spp. black walnut, English walnut, white walnut, lemon walnut, oil nut
Juniperus spp. juniper berry
Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel
Lactuca virosa wild lettuce
Larrea spp. chaparral, creosote bush, greasewood
Lavandula spp. lavender
Leonurus cardiaca motherwort, lions tail
Leptandra virginica blackroot, Culver's root, Culver's Physic, physic root, leptandra
Lespedeza capitata
Ligusticum levisticum Lovage
Ligusticum porterii Osha, Indian parsley, Colorado cough root, chuchupate
Lilium tigrinum Tiger lily
Linum usitatissimum flax, linseed
Lithospermum spp. Gromwell, Stoneseed, stone root, Indian puccoon
Lobaria pulmonaria Lungwort
Lobelia inflata Lobelia, Indian tobacco, gagroot
Lomatium dissectum Desert parsley
Lycopodium clavatum Club moss
Lycopus europaeus Bugle weed
Malva sylvestris Mallow
Marrubium vulgare White horehound
Marsdenia condurango Condurango
Matricaria chamomilla German chamomile
Medicago sativa alfalfa
Melaleuca spp. Tea tree, cajuput
Melilotus officinalis yellow melilot, Lloyd Clover, sweet clover
Melissa officinalis lemon balm, balm, honey plant
Mentha piperita mint, peppermint
Mentha pulegium pennyroyal, European pennyroyal
Mentha spicata spearmint
Menyanthes trifoliata buckbean
Mitchella repens partridgeberry, squaw vine, squawberry
Monarda punctata horsemint
Monsonia ovata Monsonia
Musa spp. banana, plantain
Myrica cerifera wax myrtle, bayberry, candleberry
Myroxylon balsamum Balsam of Tolu
Nepeta cataria catnip
Nicotiana tabacum tobacco
Oenanthe crocata water dropwort
Oenothera biennis Evening primrose
Oplopanax horridum devil's club, armored ginseng, Northwest ginseng
Orthosiphon stamineus Java tea, Indian kidney tea
Paeonia officinalis peony
Panax ginseng ginseng, ren shen
Panax quinquefolius ginseng, wild American ginseng
Papaver somniferum Opium poppy, poppy
Parietaria spp. pellitory-of-the-wall
Passiflora incarnata passion flower
Petroselinum crispum parsley
Peumus boldo Boldo
Phaseolus vulgaris haricot bean, green bean
Physostigma venenosum calabar bean
Phytolacca spp. poke, pokeweed, poke root
Pilocarpus spp. jaborandi
Pilosella officinarum mouse ear, hawkweed
Pimpinella anisum anise
Pinus canadensis pine, hemlock
Piper cubeba cubeb
Piper methysticum kava kava
Piscidia spp. Jamaican dogwood
Pistacia spp. mastic
Plantago spp. plantain, blond psyllium
Podophyllum peltatum may apple, mandrake, lemon apple, wild lemon, raccoon berry
Polygala senega senega, snakeroot
Polygonatum spp. Solomon's seal
Polygonum bistorta bistort
Polymnia uvedalia bear's foot
Polytrichum juniperum ground moss
Populus spp. cottonwood, poplar, aspen
Primula spp. primulus, cowslip
Prunus spp. cherry, wild cherry, peach, choke cherry
Pterocarpus marsupium kino
Pulmonaria officinalis lungwort, lungmoss, oak lungs
Quassia amara bitter bark, quassia
Quercus spp. oak
Raphanus sativus black radish
Rauwolfia serpentina Indian snakeroot, rauwolfia
Rhamnus catharticus, R.frangula buckthorn bark
Rhamnus purshiana cascara sagrada
Rheum spp. rhubarb
Rhus aromatica, Rhus glabra sweet sumach
Rhus toxicodendron poison ivy, poison oak, poison vine
Ribes nigra blackcurrant
Ricinus communis castor bean, palma christi
Rosa spp. rose
Rosmarinus officinalis rosemary
Rubus spp. raspberry
Rumex crispus yellow dock
Ruta graveolens rue
Salix spp. black willow, white willow, pussy willow
Salvia officinalis sage
Sambucus spp. elder, black elderberry (from Europe),
blue elderberry (blooms June-July mostly east of Cascades),
red elderberry (blooms April-May mostly west of Cascades)
Sanguinaria canadensis bloodroot
Sanguisorba officinalis greater burnet
Sanicula marilandica sanicle
Santalum album sandalwood
Sassafras spp. sassafras
Scrophularia nodosa figwort
Scutellaria spp. skullcap
Selenicereus grandiflorus night-blooming cereus, cactus grandiflorus,
night blooming cactus, large-flowering cactus,
sweet-scented cactus
Senecio spp. life root
Serenoa spp. saw palmetto
Silybum marianum milk thistle
Smilax spp. sarsaparilla
Solanum spp. bittersweet, woody nightshade,
violet bloom, dulcamara
Solidago virgaurea golden rod
Spigelia marilandica pinkroot
Stellaria media chickweed
Sterculia urens kola nut
Stillingia sylvatica Queen's delight
Strophanthus spp. strophanthus
Strychnos ignatii St. Ignatius beans
Strychnos nux vomica nux vomica, poison nut
Symphytum officinale comfrey, blackwort, nipbone, knitbone, consolida
Syzygium cumini jambul, Java plum
Tanacetum parthenium feverfew, tansy
Tanacetum vulgare tansy
Taraxacum officinale dandelion
Teucrium chamaedrys germander
Thuja occidentalis arbor vitae, white cedar
Thymus spp. mother of thyme, serphyllum; common thyme, garden thyme
Tilia spp. linden flowers
Trifolium arvense
Trifolium pratense red clover
Trigonella foenum-graecum fenugreek
Trillium spp. trillium, birthroot, wake robin, bethroot
Turnera diffusa damiana, Mexican damiana
Tussilago farfara coltsfoot
Ulmus fulva slippery elm, elm
Urginea maritima squill
Urtica spp. nettles, stinging nettles
Usnea spp. old man's beard
Vaccinium spp. blackberry, cranberry, bilberry, huckleberry, blueberry, whortleberry
Valeriana spp. valerian, heliotrope
Veratrum spp. American hellebore, swamp hellebore,
green hellebore, Indian poke, white hellebore,
green corn lily
Verbascum spp. mullein, Aaron's rod, great mullein, orange mullein
Verbena officinalis Vervain
Veronicastrum virginicum blackroot, Culver's root, Culver's Physic, physic root, leptandra
Viburnum spp. Guelder rose, snowball tree, crampbark, blackhaw, stagbush, American sloe
Vinca spp. periwinkle
Viola spp. sweet violet
Viscum spp. mistletoe, American mistletoe, European mistletoe, birdlime mistletoe
Vitex agnus-castus chaste berry, chaste tree, monk's pepper
Xanthoxylum spp. prickly ash, toothache tree, yellow wood;
Zea mays corn silk
Zingiber officinale ginger
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