Herb Profiles

 

To select an herb, select a letter of the alphabet.

Select for either the scientific name (Latin binomial) or a common name ...

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q| R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |

A

Achyranthes bidentata
Agrimonia eupatoria
alle campane
Allium schoenoprasum
Allium tuberosum
Anethum graveolens
Angelica archangelica
Angelica sinensis
Arctium lappa
Astragalus membranaceus

 

B

basil
beggar's buttons
burdock
burrseed

C

caraway
Carum carvi
catmint
catnep
catnip
cat's wort
celandine
Chamomile
Chelidonium majus
Chinese angelica
Chinese chives
Chinese milkvetch
chives
Chrysanthemum parthenium
cocklebur (1)
cocklebur (2)
common basil
Cuchay

 

D

dang gui
dill
dillseed
dillweed
dock
dog mint
dyer's broom
dyer's greenweed

E

ellecampane
elf dock
elicompane
European angelica
evening primrose
evening star

 

F

febrifuge
feverfew
fever plant
field balm
field primrose

 

G

garden angelica
garlic chives
Genista broom
Genista tinctoria
German chamomile
gobo
great burdock
greater celandine

H

huang qi
horse elder
horse heal

 

I

Inula helenium

 

J

July campare

 

K

King's cure all

 

L

lappa
Lavandula angustifolia
lavose
Levisticum officinale
liveche

love leaves
Lycopus europaeus

 

M

Matricaria parthenium
Matricaria recutita

milkvetch
moth's moonflower

 

N

Nepeta cataria
night willow herb
Niu Xi

 

O

Ocium basilicum
Oenothera biennis
oxknee

P

primrose

 

Q

 

R

root of the Holy Ghost

 

S

scabish
scabwort
scented mayweed
St. Joseph Wort
sticklewort
sticktight
swallow wort
sweet basil

T

Tanacetum parthenium
tetterwort
thorny burr
two-toothed amaranthus
tree primrose

 

U

 

V

 

W

women's ginseng

X

 

Y

yellow chamomile

 

Z

 


For more information:
Toll Free: 1-877-424-1300
Local: (519) 826-4047
E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca
Author: Jan Schooley - Ginseng and Medicinal Herbs Specialist/OMAF
Creation Date: 01 January 2003
Last Reviewed: 28 April 2004