Herbs Listed by Common Name

  Excerpt from the book:
Herbal Medicine From the Heart of the Earth ©1999 by Sharol Tilgner, N.D.

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Alfalfa (
Medicago sativa)
Aloe (
Aloe barbadensis)
Angelica (
Angelica archangelica)
Anise (
Pimpinella anisum)
Arnica (
Arnica montana)
Ashwaganda (
Withania somnifera)
Astragalus (
Astragalus membranaceus)

Bayberry (
Myrica cerifera)
Beth root (
Trillium spp.)
Betony (
Stachys/Betonica officinalis)
Bilberry/Huckleberry (
Vaccinium spp.)
Black cohosh (
Cimicifuga racemosa)
Black walnut (
Juglans nigra)
Bladderwrack (
Fucus versiculosus)
Blessed thistle (
Cnicus benedictus)
Bloodroot (
Sanguinaria canadensia)
Blueberry (
Vaccinium spp.)
Blue cohosh (
Caulophyllum thalictroides)
Blue flag (
Iris versicolor)
Boldo (
Peumus boldus)
Boneset (
Eupatorium perforatum)
Buchu (
Barosma betulina)
Buckthorn (
Rhamnus frangula)
Bugleweed (
Lycopus virginicus)
Burdock (
Arctium lappa)
Butcher's broom (
Ruscus aculeatus)
Butternut (
Juglans cinerea)

Cactus (
Selenicereus grandiflorus)
Calendula (
Calendula officinalis)
California poppy (
Eschscholzia californica)
Caraway (
Carum carvi)
Cardamom (
Elettaria cardamomum)
Cascara (
Rhamnus purshiana)
Catnip (
Nepeta cataria)
Cayenne (
Capsicum frutescens)
Cedar, Western (
Thuja plicata or occidentalis)
Celandine, Greater (
Chelidonium majus)
Chamomile (
Matricaria recutita)
Chapparral (
Larrea mexicana)
Chaste tree berry (
Vitex agnus castus)
Chickweed (
Stellaria media)
Cinnamon (
Cinnamomum spp.)
Cleavers (
Galium aparine)
Coltsfoot (
Tussilago farfara)
Comfrey (
Symphytum officinalis)
Corn silk (
Zea mays)
Cramp bark (
Viburnum opulus)
Culver's root (
Leptandra virginica)

Damiana (
Turnera diffusa)
Dandelion (
Taraxacum officinalis)
Devil's claw (
Harpagophytum procumbens)
Devil's club (
Oplopanax horridus)
Dong quai (
Angelica sinensis)

Echinacea (
Echinacea spp.)
Elder flowers(
Sambucus spp.)
Elecampane (
Inula helenium)
Eyebright (
Euphrasia officinalis)

False unicorn (
Chamaelirium luteum)
Fennel (
Foeniculum vulgare)
Fenugreek (
Trigonella foenum-graecum)
Feverfew (
Tanacetum parthenium)
Figwort (
Scrophularia nodosa)
Flax seed (
Linum usitatissimum)
Fo-ti, Ho-Shou-Wu (
Polygonum multiflorum)
Fringe tree (
Chionanthus virginicus)

Garlic (
Allium sativa)
Gentian (
Gentiana lutea)
Geranium (
Geranium maculatum)
Ginger (
Zingiber officinalis)
Ginkgo (
Ginkgo biloba)
Ginseng (
Panax spp.)
Goldthread (
Coptis chinensis)
Goldenrod (
Solidago spp.)
Goldenseal (
Hydrastis canadensis)
Gotu kola (
Centella asiatica)
Gravel root (
Eupatorium purpureum)
Gum guggul (
Commiphora mukul)
Gumweed (
Grindelia spp.)
Gymnema (
Gymnema sylvestre)

Hawthorne (
Crataegus spp.)
Hellebore (
Veratrum viride or album)
Hops (
Humulus lupulus)
Horehound (
Marrubium vulgaris)
Horse chestnut (
Aesculus hippocastanum)
Horsetail (
Equisetum arvense)
Hyssop (
Hyssopus officinalis)

Iris (
Iris versicolor)

Jambolan (
Syzygium cumini)
Juniper berry(
Juniperus communis)

Kava kava (
Piper methysticum)
Khella (
Ammi visnaga)

Lady's mantle (
Alchemilla vulgaris)
Lavender (
Lavendula angustifolia)
Lemon balm (
Melissa officinalis)
Licorice (
Glycyrrhiza glabra)
Ligustrum (
Ligustrum lucidum)
Lily of the valley (
Convallaria majalis)
Linden flower (
Tilia spp.)
Lobelia (
Lobelia inflata)
Lomatium (
Lomatium dissectum)
Lungwort (
Sticta pulmonaria)

Ma huang (
Ephedra sinica)
Marshmallow (
Althea officinalis)
Meadowsweet (
Filipendula ulmaria)
Milk thistle (
Silybum marianum)
Mistletoe (
Viscum album)
Motherwort (
Leonurus cardiaca)
Mugwort (
Artemisia vulgaris)
Mullein (
Verbascum thapsus)
Myrrh gum(
Commiphora myrrha)

Nettle root (
Urtica spp.)

Oat (
Avena sativa)
Old man's beard (
Usnea spp.)
Oregon grape root and barberry (
Mahonia spp.)
Osha (
Ligusticum porteri)

Paracress (
Spilanthes acmella)
Parsley (
Petroselinum crispum)
Partridge berry (
Mitchella repens)
Passionflower (
Passiflora incarnata)
Pau d' arco (
Tabebuia impetiginosa)
Pennyroyal (
Hedeoma pulegioides)
Peppermint (
Mentha piperita)
Pipsissewa (
Chimaphilia umbellata)
Plantain (
Plantago spp.)
Pleurisy root (
Asclepias tuberosa)
Poke (
Phytolacca decandra)
Poplar buds (
Populus spp.)
Prickly ash (
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis)
Propolis (
Propolis)
Psyllium (
Plantago arenaria/ovata/asiatica)
Pulsatilla (
Anemone vulgaris and pratensis)

Queen's root (
Stillingia sylvatica)

Red clover (
Trifolium pratense)
Red raspberry (
Rubus idaeus)
Red root (
Ceanothus americanus)
Rhubarb (
Rheum officinalis)
Rosemary (
Rosmarinus officinalis)
Rue (
Ruta graveolens)

Sage (
Salvia officinalis)
Sage root, Chinese (
Salvia miltiorrhiza)
Saint John's wort (
Hypericum perforatum)
Sarsaparilla (
Smilax officinalis)
Saw palmetto (
Serenoa repens)
Schisandra (
Schisandra chinensis)
Senna (
Cassia spp.)
Shepherd's Purse (
Capsella bursa-pastoris)
Siberian ginseng (
Eleutherococcus senticosus)
Skullcap (
Scutellaria laterifolia)
Skunk cabbage (
Symplocarpus foetidus or Lysichiton americanum)
Slippery elm (
Ulmus spp. (rubra, fulva))
Spikenard (
Aralia racemosa)
Stone root (
Collinsonia canadensis)

Thyme (
Thymus vulgaris)
True unicorn (
Aletris farinosa)
Tumeric (
Curcuma longa)

Uva ursi (
Arctostaphylos uva ursi)

Valerian (
Valeriana officinalis)
Vervain (
Verbena officinalis)

White oak bark(
Quercus alba)
Wild cherry (
Prunus spp.)
Wild ginger (
Asarum caudatum or canadensis)
Wild indigo (
Baptisia tinctoria)
Wild yam (
Dioscorea villosa)
Willow (
Salix spp.)
Witch hazel (
Hamamelis virginiana)

Yarrow (
Achillea millefolium)
Yellow dock (
Rumex crispus/obtusifolius)
Yerba mansa (
Anemopsis californica)
Yerba santa (
Eriodictyon californicum)
Yew, Western (
Taxus brevifolia)
Yohimbe (
Pausinystalia johimbe)
Yucca (
Yucca spp.)


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