Plant catalog

Acacia catechu

Khadira (black catechu / cutch tree)

Achillea millefolium

Yarrow

Achyranthes aspera

Apamarga (prickly chaff flower)

Acorus americanus

Sweet flag (North American calamus)

Acorus calamus

Vacha (sweet flag)

Acorus tatarinowii

Grassleaf sweetflag / shi chang pu (石菖蒲)

Actaea racemosa

Black Cohosh

Actinidia deliciosa

Kiwifruit

Adonis vernalis

Pheasant's eye

Aegle marmelos

Bael

Aegopodium podagraria

Snyt / Ground elder (goutweed)

Aesculus hippocastanum

Horse Chestnut

Agathosma betulina

Buchu

Agrimonia eupatoria

Agrimony

Alchemilla

Lady's mantle

Alliaria petiolata

Garlic mustard

Allium cepa

Onion

Allium fistulosum

Welsh onion

Allium porrum

Leek

Allium przewalskianum

Himalayan/Plateau wild onion (Jimbu-type)

Allium sativum

Garlic

Allium schoenoprasum

Chives

Allium ursinum

Wild garlic / ramsons

Allium victorialis

Bear's garlic relatives / wild leek

Aloe vera

Aloe Vera

Althaea officinalis

Marshmallow

Amaranthus retroflexus

Amaranth / pigweed

Amaranthus viridis

Amaranth greens

Ammi visnaga

Visnaga (Khella)

Anagallis arvensis

Scarlet pimpernel

Andrographis paniculata

Kalmegh (King of Bitters)

Anemarrhena asphodeloides

Anemarrhena rhizome / zhi mu (知母)

Anethum graveolens

Dill

Angelica archangelica

Angelica

Angelica dahurica

Dahurian angelica / bai zhi (白芷)

Angelica sinensis

Dong Quai

Anisodus tanguticus

Tibetan anisodus / 'Tang-chu-tang'

Apium graveolens

Celery

Apocynum cannabinum

Dogbane / Indian hemp

Aralia racemosa

American spikenard / wild sarsaparilla

Arctium lappa

Burdock

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Bearberry

Armoracia rusticana

Horseradish

Arnica montana

Arnica

Artemisia absinthium

Wormwood

Artemisia annua

Sweet Wormwood (Qing Hao)

Artemisia dracunculus

Tarragon

Artemisia vulgaris

Mugwort

Asarum heterotropoides

Manchurian wild ginger / xi xin (细辛)

Asclepias tuberosa

Pleurisy Root

Asparagus officinalis

Wild asparagus

Asparagus racemosus

Shatavari

Astragalus membranaceus

Astragalus (Huang Qi)

Astragalus mongholicus

Astragalus / Mongolian milkvetch

Atractylodes lancea

Atractylodes (cang zhu) / cang zhu (苍术)

Atractylodes macrocephala

Bai zhu / largehead atractylodes

Avena sativa

Oats

Azadirachta indica

Neem

Baccharis trimera

Carqueja

Bacopa monnieri

Brahmi (water hyssop)

Ballota nigra

Black Horehound

Bambusa

Bamboo shoots

Banisteriopsis caapi

Ayahuasca vine / Caapi

Bauhinia variegata

Kachnar (orchid tree / mountain ebony)

Berberis aristata

Daruharidra (tree turmeric / Indian barberry)

Berberis vulgaris

Barberry

Bergenia crassifolia

Badan (Siberian tea / leather bergenia)

Beta vulgaris

Sea beet

Betula

Birch

Betula pendula

Birch

Bidens tripartita

Cherada / Three-part beggarticks

Bistorta officinalis

Common bistort / snakeweed

Bixa orellana

Annatto / Achiote / Urucum

Boerhavia diffusa

Punarnava

Boswellia serrata

Indian frankincense

Brassica nigra

Black Mustard

Brassica oleracea

Cabbage / kale / broccoli

Bunias orientalis

Wild rocket / hedge mustard greens

Bupleurum chinense

Chai hu / Chinese thorowax

Buxus colchica

Box / Colchic boxwood

Calendula officinalis

Calendula / Marigold

Calophyllum brasiliense

Brazilian beautyleaf / Guanandi

Camellia sinensis

Tea (green / black)

Cannabis sativa

Cannabis / Hemp

Capparis spinosa

Caper

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Shepherd's Purse

Capsicum annuum

Cayenne / Chilli Pepper

Carica papaya

Papaya

Carthamus tinctorius

Safflower / gur gum (hong hua, false saffron)

Carum carvi

Caraway

Castanea sativa

Sweet chestnut

Catha edulis

Khat

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Blue cohosh

Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey tea (red root)

Celastrus paniculatus

Jyotishmati (intellect tree)

Centaurea cyanus

Cornflower

Centaurium erythraea

Zolototysyachnik / Common centaury

Centella asiatica

Gotu Kola

Cetraria islandica

Iceland moss

Chamerion angustifolium

Ivan-chai / Fireweed (rosebay willowherb)

Chelidonium majus

Greater celandine

Chenopodium album

Lamb's quarters / fat-hen

Chrysanthemum morifolium

Chrysanthemum flower

Chrysosplenium

Chrysosplenium (Tibetan golden-saxifrage)

Cicer arietinum

Chickpea

Cichorium intybus

Chicory

Cinchona

Cinchona

Cinchona officinalis

Cinchona / Quina

Cinnamomum cassia

Chinese cassia / cinnamon

Cinnamomum verum

Cinnamon

Cissampelos pareira

Patha (velvet leaf / abuta)

Cistanche deserticola

Desert-broomrape / rou cong rong (肉苁蓉)

Citrus

Bitter/sweet orange (orange)

Citrus limon

Lemon

Citrus reticulata

Aged tangerine peel / chen pi (陈皮)

Cnicus benedictus

Blessed thistle

Cochlearia officinalis

Scurvy-grass

Codonopsis pilosula

Dang shen / poor man's ginseng

Coffea arabica

Coffee

Cola nitida

Kola nut

Commiphora molmol

Myrrh

Commiphora wightii

Guggul

Convallaria majalis

Landysh / Lily of the valley

Convolvulus pluricaulis

Shankhpushpi

Copaifera officinalis

Copaiba

Coptis chinensis

Chinese goldthread / huang lian

Coriandrum sativum

Coriander

Cornus mas

Cornelian cherry

Cornus officinalis

Asian cornelian cherry / shan zhu yu (山茱萸)

Corydalis hendersonii

Tibetan/Plateau Corydalis

Corylus avellana

Hazelnut / filbert

Crataegus

Hawthorn

Crataegus laevigata

Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

Hawthorn

Crataegus pinnatifida

Shan zha / Chinese hawthorn

Crataeva nurvala

Varuna (three-leaved caper / garlic pear)

Crocus sativus

Saffron

Croton lechleri

Sangre de grado / Dragon's blood

Cucurbita

Pumpkin

Cuminum cyminum

Cumin

Curcuma longa

Turmeric

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

Guar / Cluster bean

Cydonia oblonga

Quince

Cynara cardunculus

Artichoke

Cynara scolymus

Globe artichoke

Cyperus rotundus

Musta (nutgrass)

Daucus carota

Wild Carrot

Dictamnus dasycarpus

Dittany root bark / bai xian pi (白鲜皮)

Dioscorea polystachya

Chinese yam / shan yao

Dioscorea villosa

Wild Yam

Dracocephalum tanguticum

Tangut dragonhead (ji ru / brag spos)

Dracontium loretense

Jergon sacha

Drosera rotundifolia

Sundew

Echinacea angustifolia

Purple coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Echinacea (Purple coneflower)

Eclipta prostrata

Bhringraj (false daisy)

Elettaria cardamomum

Cardamom

Eleutherococcus senticosus

Siberian Ginseng (Eleuthero)

Elymus repens

Couch grass

Embelia ribes

Vidanga

Ephedra sinica

Ephedra

Epimedium brevicornu

Horny goat weed / yin yang huo (淫羊藿)

Equisetum arvense

Horsetail

Equisetum giganteum

Giant horsetail / Cola de caballo

Erythroxylum coca

Coca

Eschscholzia californica

California poppy

Eucalyptus globulus

Eucalyptus

Eucommia ulmoides

Du zhong / hardy rubber tree

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Boneset

Euphorbia

Spurge

Euphrasia officinalis

Eyebright

Ferula galbaniflua

Galbanum / ferula

Ficus carica

Common fig

Filipendula ulmaria

Meadowsweet

Foeniculum vulgare

Fennel

Forsythia suspensa

Lian qiao / weeping forsythia

Fragaria × ananassa

Garden strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Wild strawberry

Frangula alnus

Krushina / Alder buckthorn

Fritillaria cirrhosa

Snowland fritillary / chuan-bei

Fumaria officinalis

Fumitory

Galega officinalis

Goat's rue

Galeopsis segetum

Hemp-nettle

Galium aparine

Cleavers / Goosegrass

Galium odoratum

Sweet woodruff

Galium verum

Podmarennik / Lady's bedstraw

Ganoderma lingzhi

Lingzhi / reishi mushroom

Gastrodia elata

Tian ma / gastrodia

Gaultheria procumbens

Eastern teaberry (wintergreen)

Gentiana lutea

Gentian

Gentiana scabra

Chinese gentian / long dan (龙胆)

Gentiana straminea

Gentian (Tibetan 'Bang Jian' group)

Gentianella

Tibetan Gentianella / Comastoma group

Geranium robertianum

Herb Robert

Ginkgo biloba

Ginkgo

Glechoma hederacea

Ground Ivy

Glycyrrhiza glabra

Liquorice / Licorice

Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Chinese liquorice

Gymnema sylvestre

Gurmar

Gynostemma pentaphyllum

Jiaogulan / southern ginseng

Halenia elliptica

Spurred-gentian / ji ma ze

Hamamelis virginiana

Witch Hazel

Handroanthus impetiginosus

Pau d'Arco / Lapacho

Harpagophytum procumbens

Devil's claw

Helianthus tuberosus

Jerusalem artichoke

Helichrysum arenarium

Bessmertnik / Sandy everlasting (immortelle)

Hemidesmus indicus

Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)

Herniaria glabra

Rupturewort

Herpetospermum pedunculosum

Herpetospermum seed (gser gyi me tog)

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Roselle (Hibiscus / sour tea)

Hippophae rhamnoides

Sea buckthorn

Holarrhena antidysenterica

Kutaja (Kurchi / conessi bark)

Hordeum vulgare

Barley

Houttuynia cordata

Yu xing cao / fish-mint / chameleon plant

Humulus lupulus

Hops

Hydrastis canadensis

Goldenseal

Hypecoum erectum

Hypecoum (Tibetan 'Baatuoba' group)

Hypericum perforatum

St John's Wort

Hyssopus officinalis

Hyssop

Ilex paraguariensis

Yerba Mate

Illicium verum

Star anise (Chinese)

Inula helenium

Elecampane

Inula racemosa

Costus-substitute / pushkarmool (ma nu / Indian elecampane)

Iris

Iris

Juglans regia

Walnut

Juniperus communis

Juniper

Juniperus tibetica

Tibetan/Plateau juniper (shug pa)

Juniperus virginiana

Eastern red cedar

Justicia adhatoda

Vasaka (Malabar nut)

Lactuca virosa

Wild Lettuce

Lamium album

White Dead-Nettle

Larrea tridentata

Chaparral (creosote bush)

Laurus nobilis

Bay laurel

Lavandula angustifolia

Lavender

Lens culinaris

Lentil

Leonurus cardiaca

Motherwort

Lepidium meyenii

Maca

Levisticum officinale

Lovage

Ligusticum chuanxiong

Sichuan lovage rhizome / chuanxiong (川芎)

Linum usitatissimum

Flax / Linseed

Lippia alba

Andean mint-verbena / Pronto alivio

Lithospermum erythrorhizon

Red gromwell / zi cao (紫草)

Lobelia inflata

Lobelia

Lonicera japonica

Japanese honeysuckle flower

Lycium barbarum

Goji / wolfberry

Lycium chinense

Goji Berry (Chinese Wolfberry)

Lycopus virginicus

Bugleweed

Lythrum salicaria

Purple loosestrife

Magnolia biondii

Biond magnolia flower bud / xin yi (辛夷)

Magnolia officinalis

Magnolia bark / hou po (厚朴)

Mahonia aquifolium

Oregon grape

Malva sylvestris

Common mallow

Mangifera indica

Mango

Marrubium vulgare

White horehound

Matricaria chamomilla

German Chamomile

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Fiddlehead ferns (ostrich fern)

Maytenus ilicifolia

Espinheira-Santa

Meconopsis quintuplinervia

Tibetan poppy / Meconopsis

Melaleuca alternifolia

Tea Tree

Melilotus officinalis

Sweet clover / Melilot

Melissa officinalis

Lemon Balm

Mentha

Peppermint / garden mint

Mentha haplocalyx

Bo he / Chinese mint

Mentha longifolia

Wild mint / pennyroyal group

Mentha piperita

Peppermint

Mentha pulegium

Wild mint / pennyroyal

Mentha spicata

Spearmint

Mespilus germanica

Medlar

Mikania glomerata

Guaco

Minthostachys mollis

Muna

Mitragyna speciosa

Kratom

Monarda fistulosa

Wild bergamot (bee balm)

Morinda officinalis

Morinda root / ba ji tian (巴戟天)

Moringa oleifera

Moringa

Morus alba

Sang ye / sang shen / white mulberry

Morus nigra

Black mulberry / white mulberry

Mucuna pruriens

Kapikacchu (velvet bean)

Myricaria germanica

Tibetan tamarisk / Myricaria

Myristica fragrans

Tibetan precious-pill aromatic — nutmeg (dza ti)

Nardostachys jatamansi

Jatamansi (spikenard)

Nasturtium officinale

Watercress

Nelumbo nucifera

He ye / lotus leaf (and lotus parts)

Nicotiana rustica

Mapacho / Wild tobacco

Notopterygium incisum

Incised notopterygium / qiang huo (羌活)

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Holy Basil (Tulsi)

Oenothera biennis

Evening Primrose

Olea europaea

Olive (leaf / oil)

Ononis spinosa

Spiny restharrow

Ophiopogon japonicus

Mai dong / dwarf lilyturf

Origanum vulgare

Oregano

Orthosiphon aristatus

Java tea / Cat's whiskers

Paeonia lactiflora

Chinese peony (white/red peony root)

Paeonia suffruticosa

Tree-peony root bark / mu dan pi (牡丹皮)

Panax ginseng

Korean (Asian) Ginseng

Panax quinquefolius

American ginseng

Parietaria officinalis

Pellitory-of-the-wall

Passiflora incarnata

Passionflower

Paullinia cupana

Guarana

Perilla frutescens

Zi su / perilla

Persea americana

Avocado

Petasites hybridus

Butterbur

Petroselinum crispum

Parsley

Phaseolus vulgaris

Common bean / kidney bean

Phellodendron amurense

Amur cork tree bark / huang bai (黄柏)

Phlomoides rotata

Tibetan Phlomoides / 'the single herb'

Phyllanthus emblica

Amla (Indian gooseberry)

Phyllanthus niruri

Bhumyamalaki

Picrorhiza kurroa

Kutki

Pimpinella anisum

Anise / Aniseed

Pinellia ternata

Crow-dipper / ban xia (半夏)

Pinus sylvestris

Sosna / Scots pine

Piper longum

Pippali (long pepper)

Piper methysticum

Kava

Plantago

Ribwort plantain

Plantago afra

Psyllium / Black psyllium

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort Plantain

Plantago major

Plantain (broadleaf) / Greater Plantain

Plantago ovata

Psyllium / Ispaghula

Platycodon grandiflorus

Jie geng / balloon flower

Plectranthus barbatus

Coleus (Forskohlii)

Plumbago zeylanica

Chitrak (leadwort)

Polygala tenuifolia

Polygala / yuan zhi (远志)

Polygonatum cirrhifolium

Solomon's-seal (Plateau) / huang jing

Polygonatum sibiricum

Siberian Solomon's seal / huang jing (黄精)

Polygonum aviculare

Sporysh / Common knotgrass

Polypodium vulgare

Common polypody

Populus balsamifera

Balsam poplar / cottonwood (balm)

Portulaca oleracea

Purslane

Potentilla anserina

Silverweed

Potentilla erecta

Kalgan / Tormentil

Primula veris

Caucasian/Georgian primrose

Prunella vulgaris

Self-Heal

Prunus avium

Sweet cherry

Prunus cerasifera

Cherry plum (tkemali)

Prunus dulcis

Almond

Prunus padus

Cheryomukha / Bird cherry

Prunus persica

Peach kernel / tao ren (桃仁)

Prunus serotina

Wild cherry (black cherry)

Prunus spinosa

Blackthorn / sloe

Przewalskia tangutica

Tangut belladonna / Przewalski's anisodus

Psychotria viridis

Chacruna

Pterocephalus hookeri

Hooke's pincushion

Pueraria montana

Ge gen / kudzu

Pulmonaria officinalis

Lungwort

Punica granatum

Pomegranate

Pyrus caucasica

Wild pear & wild apple

Quercus

Oak

Raphanus sativus

Radish

Rauvolfia serpentina

Indian snakeroot

Rehmannia glutinosa

Rehmannia / di huang

Reynoutria multiflora

He shou wu / fo-ti

Rhamnus cathartica

Common buckthorn

Rheum

Rhubarb

Rheum palmatum

Tibetan rhubarb (chu rtsa / da huang)

Rhodiola crenulata

Tibetan/Greater roseroot

Rhodiola rosea

Rhodiola (Roseroot)

Rhododendron tomentosum

Bagulnik / Marsh Labrador tea (wild rosemary)

Rhus glabra

Smooth sumac

Ribes nigrum

Blackcurrant

Rosa

Rose

Rosa canina

Rosehip / dog rose

Rosa sericea

Himalayan rose (se ba / se 'bru)

Rubia cordifolia

Manjistha

Rubia iberica

Madder

Rubus

Blackberry / bramble

Rubus idaeus

Raspberry (Raspberry leaf)

Rumex acetosa

Wild/sheep sorrel & docks

Rumex crispus

Yellow Dock

Ruscus aculeatus

Butcher's broom

Salix

Willow

Salix alba

White Willow

Salix babylonica