HERBILOUS · EDUCATIONAL REFERENCE

Herb index

Browse by common or botanical name. Each page identifies the medicinal plant part and provides a concise view of traditional uses, preparations and important safety context.

Safety first: This information is educational and is not a diagnosis or prescription. Check herbs with a qualified clinician or pharmacist, especially with medicines, pregnancy or health conditions.

Angelica RootAngelica archangelicaRoot AniseedPimpinella anisumFruit Artichoke GlobeCynara scolymusLeaf/aerial parts Burdock RootArctium lappa (syn. Arctium majus)Root CalendulaCalendula officinalisFlower Californian PoppyEschscholzia californicaAerial parts German ChamomileMatricaria recutita (syn. Matricaria chamomilla; Chamomilla recutita)Flower ChaparralLarrea tridentataLeaf ChickweedStellaria mediaAerial parts Coriander SeedCoriandrum sativumSeed/fruit Dandelion LeafTaraxacum officinaleLeaf Dandelion RootTaraxacum officinaleRoot ElderflowerSambucus nigraFlower ElderberrySambucus nigraBerry Fennel SeedFoeniculum vulgareSeed/fruit Ginger RootZingiber officinaleRhizome Gumbi GumbiPittosporum angustifoliumLeaf Hawthorn BerryCrataegus monogyna/laevigataBerry Hawthorn Leaf & FlowerCrataegus monogyna/laevigataLeaf and flower Juniper BerryJuniperus communisBerry/cone LavenderLavandula angustifoliaFlower Lemon BalmMelissa officinalisLeaf and stem Marshmallow RootAlthaea officinalisRoot MulleinVerbascum thapsusLeaf/aerial parts Native JuniperSpecies must be confirmedBerry/cone Nettle RootUrtica dioicaRoot Bitter Orange PeelCitrus aurantiumPeel Cinnamon (True)Cinnamomum verumBark HyssopHyssopus officinalisAerial parts Nettle LeafUrtica dioicaLeaf Turmeric RootCurcuma longaRhizome WormwoodArtemisia absinthiumAerial parts PassionflowerPassiflora incarnataAerial parts PlantainPlantago lanceolata/majorLeaf and stem Red CloverTrifolium pratenseFlowering tops Reishi MushroomGanoderma lucidum species complexFruiting body Schisandra BerrySchisandra chinensisBerry St John’s WortHypericum perforatumAerial parts Milk ThistleSilybum marianumSeed/fruit Withania (Ashwagandha)Withania somniferaRoot Yellow Dock RootRumex crispusRoot RosemarySalvia rosmarinus (syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)Leaf Siberian GinsengEleutherococcus senticosusRoot EchinaceaEchinacea purpureaRoot and aerial parts GarlicAllium sativumBulb ValerianValeriana officinalisRoot White Willow BarkSalix albaBark Roman ChamomileChamaemelum nobileFlower Corn SilkZea maysStigmas/styles (silk)Slippery ElmUlmus rubraInner bark OnionAllium cepaBulb White CloverTrifolium repensFlowering tops CloveSyzygium aromaticumDried flower bud MoringaMoringa oleiferaLeaf TulsiOcimum tenuiflorumLeaf and flowering aerial parts Lemon MyrtleBackhousia citriodoraLeaf BasilOcimum basilicumLeaf and flowering aerial parts Star AniseIllicium verumDried fruit Aloe VeraAloe veraClear inner-leaf gel; yellow latex / dried leaf juice identified separately Comfrey RootSymphytum officinaleRoot Comfrey LeafSymphytum officinaleLeaf Bay LeafLaurus nobilisLeaf Old Man SaltbushAtriplex nummulariaLeaf Mānuka LeafLeptospermum scopariumLeaf and young shoot Avocado SeedPersea americanaSeed Apricot KernelPrunus armeniacaSeed kernel Pumpkin SeedCucurbita pepoSeed Cayenne PepperCapsicum annuum var. minimumFruit SageSalvia officinalisLeaf PepperberryTasmannia lanceolataFruit FeverfewTanacetum partheniumAerial parts Horny Goat WeedEpimedium speciesLeaf MugwortArtemisia vulgarisAerial parts GoldenrodSolidago virgaureaFlowering aerial parts GoldensealHydrastis canadensisRhizome and root HibiscusHibiscus sabdariffaCalyx Rose PetalsRosa damascenaPetals Oat StrawAvena sativaAerial parts harvested before flowering Gotu KolaCentella asiaticaAerial parts DamianaTurnera diffusaLeaf BilberryVaccinium myrtillusRipe fruit PeppermintMentha × piperitaLeaf SoursopAnnona muricataLeaf Herb RobertGeranium robertianumAerial parts MyrrhCommiphora myrrhaGum-resin FrankincenseBoswellia serrataGum-resin Black SeedNigella sativaSeed Black WalnutJuglans nigraGreen hull FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecumSeed YarrowAchillea millefoliumFlowering aerial parts Astragalus RootAstragalus membranaceus; Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicusRoot MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaFlowering tops Raspberry LeafRubus idaeusLeaf HorsetailEquisetum arvenseSterile aerial parts BrahmiBacopa monnieri (syn. Herpestis monnieri)Aerial parts Gentian RootGentiana luteaRoot SpearmintMentha spicataLeaf Kakadu PlumTerminalia ferdinandianaFruit Lime FlowerTilia cordata / Tilia platyphyllosFlower with bract CatnipNepeta catariaFlowering aerial parts Wild YamDioscorea villosaRhizome and root RosehipRosa caninaFruit (hips), seeds and irritant hairs removed Sarsaparilla RootSmilax ornata (commercial species vary)Root and rhizome Pine NeedlePinus spp. — species must be verifiedYoung needle-like leaves Lady’s MantleAlchemilla vulgaris agg.Aerial parts Epilobium (Willowherb)Epilobium angustifolium / Epilobium parviflorumAerial parts before or during flowering Chicory RootCichorium intybusRoot Lemon VerbenaAloysia citrodoraLeaf CornflowerCentaurea cyanusFlower petals or flower heads Cascara BarkFrangula purshianaAged dried bark Chaste TreeVitex agnus-castusFruit EyebrightEuphrasia officinalis agg.Flowering aerial parts ShatavariAsparagus racemosusTuberous root Dong Quai RootAngelica sinensisRoot He Shou WuPleuropterus multiflorusProcessed or unprocessed tuberous root Mother of HerbsColeus amboinicusLeaf PurslanePortulaca oleraceaLeaf and tender stem SkullcapScutellaria laterifloraFlowering aerial parts Baical SkullcapScutellaria baicalensisRoot Devil’s ClawHarpagophytum procumbens / Harpagophytum zeyheriTuberous secondary root ArnicaArnica montanaFlower head BaptisiaBaptisia tinctoriaRoot BarberryBerberis vulgarisRoot, stem bark or both Indian BarberryBerberis aristataRoot, stem bark or both BayberryMorella cerifera (syn. Myrica cerifera)Root bark BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursiLeaf Wild LettuceLactuca virosaLeaf and dried latex (lactucarium)Beth RootTrillium erectumRhizome and root Black CohoshActaea racemosa (syn. Cimicifuga racemosa)Rhizome and root BuchuAgathosma betulina (syn. Barosma betulina)Leaf Mulberry LeafMorus albaLeaf AlbiziaAlbizia lebbeckStem bark AndrographisAndrographis paniculataAerial parts Black HawViburnum prunifoliumBark BladderwrackFucus vesiculosusThallus Blue CohoshCaulophyllum thalictroidesRoot Blue FlagIris versicolor (Iris caroliniana also listed as interchangeable)Rhizome BugleweedLycopus virginicus / Lycopus europaeusAerial parts BupleurumBupleurum falcatum / Bupleurum scorzonerifoliumRoot Cat’s ClawUncaria tomentosaStem bark Celery SeedApium graveolensFruit (commonly called seed)CleaversGalium aparineAerial parts CodonopsisCodonopsis pilosulaRoot Oregon GrapeMahonia aquifolium (syn. Berberis aquifolium)Root and rhizome Silver BirchBetula pendula / Betula pubescens (Fisher also lists Betula alba)Young leaves; bark and sap used in other traditions Pau d’Arco / LapachoTabebuia avellanedae (current sources may place it as Handroanthus impetiginosus)Inner bark BorageBorago officinalisFlowering aerial parts; seed oil is a separate preparation HorseradishArmoracia rusticanaFresh root Shepherd’s PurseCapsella bursa-pastorisWhole herb including seed pods HopsHumulus lupulusDried female flowers (strobiles)