Appendix 6 Taxonomic cross-reference of major herbs
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME |
|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow |
| Aesculus hippocastanum | Horse chestnut |
| Agathosma betulina | Buchu |
| Agropyron repens | Couchgrass |
| Albizia lebbeck | Albizia |
| Alchemillia vulgaris | Lady’s mantle |
| Aloe spp. | Aloe vera |
| Althaea officinalis | Marshmallow |
| Andrographis paniculata | Andrographis |
| Anemone pulsatilla | Pasque flower, pulsatilla |
| Angelica sinensis | Dong quai |
| Apium graveolens | Celery seed |
| Arctium lappa | Burdock |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Uva ursi, bearberry |
| Arnica montana | Arnica |
| Artemisia absinthium | Wormwood |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Pleurisy root |
| Asparagus racemosus | Shatavari |
| Astragalus membranaceus | Astragalus |
| Avena sativa | Oats |
| Azadirachta indica | Neem |
| Bacopa monnieri | Bacopa, brahmi |
| Baptisia tinctoria | Baptisia |
| Berberis aquifolium | Oregon grape |
| Berberis aristata | Indian barberry |
| Berberis vulgaris | Barberry |
| Bupleurum falcatum | Bupleurum |
| Calendula officinalis | Calendula, marigold |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris | Shepherd’s purse |
| Caulophyllum thalictroides | Blue cohosh |
| Centella asiatica | Gotu kola |
| Chamaelirium luteum | False unicorn root |
| Chelidonium majus | Greater celandine |
| Chionanthus virginicus | Fringe tree |
| Cimicifuga racemosa | Black cohosh |
| Cinnamomum zeylanicum | Cinnamon |
| Codonopsis pilosula | Codonopsis |
| Coleus forskohlii | Coleus |
| Commiphora molmol | Myrrh |
| Crataegus monogyna | Hawthorn |
| Crataeva nurvala | Crataeva |
| Curcuma longa | Turmeric |
| Cynara scolymus | Globe artichoke |
| Dioscorea villosa | Wild Yam |
| Echinacea | |
| Eleutherococcus senticosus | Siberian ginseng, eleutherococcus |
| Epilobium parviflorum | Willow herb |
| Equisetum arvense | Horsetail |
| Eschscholzia californica | Californian poppy |
| Euphorbia hirta | Euphorbia |
| Euphrasia officinalis | Eyebright |
| Filipendula ulmaria | Meadowsweet |
| Foeniculum vulgare | Fennel |
| Fucus vesicolus | Bladderwrack |
| Galega officinalis | Goat’s rue |
| Galium aparine | Cleavers, clivers |
| Gentiana lutea | Gentian |
| Geranium maculatum | Cranesbill |
| Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo |
| Glycyrrhiza glabra | Liquorice |
| Grindelia camporum | Grindelia |
| Gymnema sylvestre | Gymnema |
| Hamamelis vulgaris | Witch hazel |
| Harpagophytum procumbens | Devil’s claw |
| Hemidesmus indicus | Hemisdesmus |
| Humulus lupulus | Hops |
| Hydrastis canadensis | Goldenseal |
| Hypericum perforatum | St John’s wort |
| Hyssopus officinalis | Hyssop |
| Iberis amara | Bitter candytuft |
| Inula helenium | Elecampane |
| Iris versicolor | Blue flag |
| Lavandula spp. | Lavender |
| Leonurus cardiaca | Motherwort |
| Lycopus virginicus | Bugleweed |
| Marrubium vulgare | White horehound |
| Matricaria recutita | Chamomile |
| Melissa officinalis | Lemon balm |
| Mentha piperita | Peppermint |
| Mentha spicata | Spearmint |
| Paeonia lactiflora | White peony, peony |
| Panax ginseng | Korean ginseng |
| Panax notoginseng | Tienchi ginseng |
| Passiflora incarnata | Passionflower |
| Peumus boldo | Boldo |
| Phytolacca decandra | Poke root |
| Piper methysticum | Kava |
| Piscidia erythrina | Jamaica dogwood |
| Plantago ovata | Psyllium |
| Prunus serotina | Wild cherry |
| Rehmannia glutinosa | Rehmannia |
| Rhamnus purshiana | Cascara |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Rosemary |
| Rubus idaeus | Red raspberry leaf |
| Rumex crispus | Yellow dock |
| Ruscus aculeatus | Butcher’s broom |
| Salvia officinalis | Sage |
| Sambucus nigra | Elder flower |
| Schisandra chinensis | Schisandra |
| Scutellaria baicalensis | Baical skullcap |
| Scutellaria lateriflora | Skullcap |
| Serenoa repens | Saw palmetto |
| Silybum marianum | Milk thistle, St Mary’s thistle |
| Smilax ornata | Sarsaparilla |
| Solidago virgaurea | Goldenrod |
| Stellaria media | Chickweed |
| Symphytum officinale | Comfrey |
| Tabebuia avellanedae | Pau d’arco |
| Tanacetum parthenium | Feverfew |
| Taraxacum officinale | Dandelion |
| Thuja occidentalis | Thuja |
| Thymus vulgaris | Thyme |
| Tilia spp. | Linden, lime flowers |
| Trifolium pratense | Red clover |
| Trigonella foenum-graecum | Fenugreek |
| Turnera diffusa | Damiana |
| Tylophora indica | Tylophora |
| Ulmus fulva | Slippery elm |
| Uncaria tomentosa | Cat’s claw |
| Urtica dioica | Nettle, stinging nettle |
| Vaccinum prunifolium | Bilberry |
| Valeriana edulis | Mexican valerian |
| Valeriana officinalis | Valerian |
| Verbascum thapsus | Mullein |
| Verbena officinalis | Vervain |
| Viburnum opulus | Cramp bark |
| Viburnum prunifolium | Black haw |
| Viscum album | Mistletoe |
| Vitex agnus-castus | Chaste tree |
| Withania somnifera | Withania, ashwaganda |
| Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | Prickly ash |
| Zea mays | Cornsilk |
| Zingiber officinale | Ginger |
| Zizyphus spinosa | Spiny jujube |
| COMMON NAME | BOTANICAL NAME |
|---|---|
| Albizia | Albizia lebbeck |
| Aloe vera | Aloe spp. |
| Andrographis | Andrographis paniculata |
| Arnica | Arnica montana |
| Astragalus | Astragalus membranaceus |
| Bacopa, brahmi | Bacopa monnieri |
| Baical skullcap | Scutellaria baicalensis |
| Baptisia | Baptisia tinctoria |
| Barberry | Berberis vulgaris |
| Bearberry | Arctostaphylus uva-ursi |
| Bilberry | Vaccinum prunifolium |
| Bitter candytuft | Iberis amara |
| Black cohosh | Cimicifuga racemosa |
| Black haw | Viburnum prunifolium |
| Bladderwrack | Fucus vesicolus |
| Blue cohosh | Caulophyllum thalictroides |
| Blue flag | Iris versicolor |
| Boldo | Peumus boldo |
| Buchu | Agathosma betulina |
| Bugleweed | Lycopus virginicus |
| Bupleurum | Bupleurum falcatum |
| Burdock | Arctium lappa |
| Butcher’s broom | Ruscus aculeatus |
| Calendula, marigold | Calendula officinalis |
| Californian poppy | Eschscholzia californica |
| Cascara | Rhamnus purshiana |
| Cat’s claw | Uncaria tomentosa |
| Celery seed | Apium graveolens |
| Chamomile | Matricaria recutita |
| Chaste tree | Vitex agnus-castus |
| Chickweed | Stellaria media |
| Cinnamon | Cinnamomum zeylanicum |
| Cleavers, clivers | Galium aparine |
| Codonopsis | Codonopsis pilosula |
| Coleus | Coleus forskohlii |
| Comfrey | Symphytum officinale |
| Cornsilk | Zea mays |
| Couchgrass | Agropyron repens |
| Cramp bark | Viburnum opulus |
| Cranesbill | Geranium maculatum |
| Crataeva | Crataeva nurvala |
| Damiana | Turnera diffusa |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale |
| Devil’s claw | Harpagophytum procumbens |
| Dong quai | Angelica sinensis |
| Echinacea | |
| Elder flower | Sambucus nigra |
| Elecampane | Inula helenium |
| Euphorbia | Euphorbia hirta |
| Eyebright | Euphrasia officinalis |
| False unicorn root | Chamaelirium luteum |
| Fennel | Foeniculum vulgare |
| Fenugreek | Trigonella foenum-graecum |
| Feverfew | Tanacetum parthenium |
| Fringe tree | Chionanthus virginicus |
| Gentian | Gentiana lutea |
| Ginger | Zingiber officinale |
| Ginkgo | Ginkgo biloba |
| Globe artichoke | Cynara scolymus |
| Goat’s rue | Galega officinalis |
| Goldenrod | Solidago virgaurea |
| Goldenseal | Hydrastis canadensis |
| Gotu kola | Centella asiatica |
| Greater celandine | Chelidonium majus |
| Grindelia | Grindelia camporum |
| Gymnema | Gymnema sylvestre |
| Hawthorn | Crataegus monogyna |
| Hemisdesmus | Hemidesmus indicus |
| Hops | Humulus lupulus |
| Horse chestnut | Aesculus hippocastanum |
| Horsetail | Equisetum arvense |
| Hyssop | Hyssopus officinalis |
| Indian barberry | Berberis aristata |
| Jamaica dogwood | Piscidia erythrina |
| Kava | Piper methysticum |
| Korean ginseng | Panax ginseng |
| Lady’s mantle | Alchemillia vulgaris |
| Lavender | Lavandula officinalis |
| Lemon balm | Melissa officinalis |
| Liquorice | Glycyrrhiza glabra |
| Linden, lime flowers | Tilia spp. |
| Marshmallow | Althaea officinalis |
| Meadowsweet | Filipendula ulmaria |
| Mexican valerian | Valeriana edulis |
| Milk thistle, St Mary’s thistle | Silybum marianum |
| Mistletoe | Viscum album |
| Motherwort | Leonurus cardiaca |
| Mullein | Verbascum thapsus |
| Myrrh | Commiphora molmol |
| Neem | Azadirachta indica |
| Nettle, stinging nettle | Urtica dioica |
| Oats | Avena sativa |
| Oregon grape | Berberis aquifolium |
| Pasque flower, pulsatilla | Anemone pulsatilla |
| Passionflower | Passiflora incarnata |
| Pau d’arco | Tabebuia avellanedae |
| Peppermint | Mentha piperita |
| Pleurisy root | Asclepias tuberosa |
| Poke root | Phytolacca decandra |
| Prickly ash | Zanthoxylum clava-herculis |
| Psyllium | Plantago ovata |
| Red clover | Trifolium pratense |
| Red rasberry leaf | Rubus idaeus |
| Rehmannia | Rehmannia glutinosa |
| Rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis |
| Sage | Salvia officinalis |
| Sarsaparilla | Smilax ornata |
| Saw palmetto | Serenoa repens |
| Schisandra | Schisandra chinensis |
| Shatavari | Asparagus racemosus |
| Shepherd’s purse | Capsella bursa-pastoris |
| Siberian ginseng, eleutherococcus | Eleutherococcus senticosus |
| Skullcap | Scutellaria lateriflora |
| Slippery elm | Ulmus fulva |
| Spearmint | Mentha spicata |
| Spiny jujube | Zizyphus spinosa |
| St John’s wort | Hypericum perforatum |
| Thuja | Thuja occidentalis |
| Thyme | Thymus vulgaris |
| Tienchi ginseng | Panax notoginseng |
| Turmeric | Curcuma longa |
| Tylophora | Tylophora indica |
| Uva ursi | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
| Valerian | Valeriana officinalis |
| Vervain | Verbena officinalis |
| White horehound | Marrubium vulgare |
| White peony, peony | Paeonia lactiflora |
| Wild cherry | Prunus serotina |
| Wild yam | Dioscorea villosa |
| Willow herb | Epilobium parviflorum |
| Witch hazel | Hamamelis vulgaris |
| Withania, ashwaganda | Withania somnifera |
| Wormwood | Artemisia absinthium |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium |
| Yellow dock | Rumex crispus |
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME |
|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow |
| Aesculus hippocastanum | Horse chestnut |
| Agathosma betulina | Buchu |
| Agropyron repens | Couchgrass |
| Albizia lebbeck | Albizia |
| Alchemillia vulgaris | Lady’s mantle |
| Aloe spp. | Aloe vera |
| Althaea officinalis | Marshmallow |
| Andrographis paniculata | Andrographis |
| Anemone pulsatilla | Pasque flower, pulsatilla |
| Angelica sinensis | Dong quai |
| Apium graveolens | Celery seed |
| Arctium lappa | Burdock |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Uva ursi, bearberry |
| Arnica montana | Arnica |
| Artemisia absinthium | Wormwood |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Pleurisy root |
| Asparagus racemosus | Shatavari |
| Astragalus membranaceus | Astragalus |
| Avena sativa | Oats |
| Azadirachta indica | Neem |
| Bacopa monnieri | Bacopa, brahmi |
| Baptisia tinctoria | Baptisia |
| Berberis aquifolium | Oregon grape |
| Berberis aristata | Indian barberry |
| Berberis vulgaris | Barberry |
| Bupleurum falcatum | Bupleurum |
| Calendula officinalis | Calendula, marigold |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris | Shepherd’s purse |
| Caulophyllum thalictroides | Blue cohosh |
| Centella asiatica | Gotu kola |
| Chamaelirium luteum | False unicorn root |
| Chelidonium majus | Greater celandine |
| Chionanthus virginicus | Fringe tree |
| Cimicifuga racemosa | Black cohosh |
| Cinnamomum zeylanicum | Cinnamon |
| Codonopsis pilosula | Codonopsis |
| Coleus forskohlii | Coleus |
| Commiphora molmol | Myrrh |
| Crataegus monogyna | Hawthorn |
| Crataeva nurvala | Crataeva |
| Curcuma longa | Turmeric |
| Cynara scolymus | Globe artichoke |
| Dioscorea villosa | Wild Yam |
| Echinacea | |
| Eleutherococcus senticosus | Siberian ginseng, eleutherococcus |
| Epilobium parviflorum | Willow herb |
| Equisetum arvense | Horsetail |
| Eschscholzia californica | Californian poppy |
| Euphorbia hirta | Euphorbia |
| Euphrasia officinalis | Eyebright |
| Filipendula ulmaria | Meadowsweet |
| Foeniculum vulgare | Fennel |
| Fucus vesicolus | Bladderwrack |
| Galega officinalis | Goat’s rue |
| Galium aparine | Cleavers, clivers |
| Gentiana lutea | Gentian |
| Geranium maculatum | Cranesbill |
| Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo |
| Glycyrrhiza glabra | Liquorice |
| Grindelia camporum | Grindelia |
| Gymnema sylvestre | Gymnema |
| Hamamelis vulgaris | Witch hazel |
| Harpagophytum procumbens | Devil’s claw |
| Hemidesmus indicus | Hemisdesmus |
| Humulus lupulus | Hops |
| Hydrastis canadensis | Goldenseal |
| Hypericum perforatum | St John’s wort |
| Hyssopus officinalis | Hyssop |
| Iberis amara | Bitter candytuft |
| Inula helenium | Elecampane |
| Iris versicolor | Blue flag |
| Lavandula spp. | Lavender |
| Leonurus cardiaca | Motherwort |
| Lycopus virginicus | Bugleweed |
| Marrubium vulgare | White horehound |
| Matricaria recutita | Chamomile |
| Melissa officinalis | Lemon balm |
| Mentha piperita | Peppermint |
| Mentha spicata | Spearmint |
| Paeonia lactiflora | White peony, peony |
| Panax ginseng | Korean ginseng |
| Panax notoginseng | Tienchi ginseng |
| Passiflora incarnata | Passionflower |
| Peumus boldo | Boldo |
| Phytolacca decandra | Poke root |
