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List of officinal plants A

List of officinal plants A

Description and regulations

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

Letter A –
Abelmoschus esculentus (l.) – Okra – fruits
Abelmoschus moschatus (L.) Medik. – Abelmosck – leaves, buds and seeds
Abies alba Mill., 1759 – Silver fir – cones, bark, leaves, buds, essential oil and resin
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill., 1768 – Balsamic fir – balsam
Abies fraseri (Pursh.) Poir., 1817 – Fraser fir – balsam
Abies sibirica Ledeb. – Siberian fir – leaves
Abroma augustum (L.) L.f. – Devil’s cotton – bark and roots
Abrus precatorius L. – Rosary Pea – leaves, roots
Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd. – Catechu – gum, roots
Acacia decurrens Willd. – Black wattle – Bark, flowers and gum
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd, 1806 – Sweet acacia – flowers and rubber
Acacia laeta r. br. ex benth. – (Senegalia laeta (R. Br. Ex Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger) – Dagger – rubber
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile – Gum arabic tree – rubber
Senegal Acacia Willd. (Senegalia senegal (Britton) – Gum acacia – bark, gum
Acacia seyal Delile (Vachellia seyal (Delile) P.J.H. Hurter) – Shittim Wood – gum
Acacia suma (Roxb.) Voigt (Senegalia polyacantha (C.L.Willd.) White thorn – gum, bark
Acalypha indica L. – Nettle of India – leaves and roots
Acanthus mollis L. – Bear’s breeches – leaves and roots
Acer campestris L. – Field maple – buds and bark
Acer negundo L. – Boxelder maple – bark
Acer saccharinum L. – Silver maple – bark and wood
Achillea ageratum L. – Sweet yarrow – plant and flowers
Achillea atrata L. – Black Yarrow – grass and flowers
Achillea herba-rotta All., 1773 – Leaved milfoil – grass
Achillea erba-rotta subsp. moschata (Wulfen) I. Richardson – Musky Ilva – leaves, flowers and oils
Achillea millefolium L. – Yarrow – leaves, flowers and essential oil
Achillea nana L. – Dwarf yarrow – leaves and flowers
Achillea ptarmica L. – Sneezewort – roots, leaves and flowers
Achras sapota L. (Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen 1953) – Sapotiglia – flowers
Actinidia chinensis Planch., 1847 (Actinidia deliciosa (A. Chev.) C.F. Liang & A.R. Ferguson) – Kiwi – fruits and buds
Actinomeris helianthoides (Michx.) Nutt. (Verbesina helianthoides Michx.) – Yellow crownbeard – roots
Adansonia digitata L. – Baobab – bark, leaves, roots, seeds and fruits
Adhatoda vasica Nees (Justicia adhatoda L.) – Malabar nut – flowers, leaves and roots
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. – Maidenhair fern – leaves and buds
Adiantum pedatum L. – Northern Maidenhair Fern – leaves and buds
Adoxa moschatellina L. – Muskroot – buds
Aegle marmelos L. Corrêa – Bael – bark, leaves, roots, seeds
Aegopodium podagraria L. – Ground elder – buds
Aesculus hippocastanum L. – Horse chestnut – bark, firoi, leaves and buds
Aframomum exscapum (Sims) Hepper – Aframomum – seeds
Aframomum melegueta K. Schum. – Malaguetta pepper – seeds
Agrimonia odorata auct. (Agrimonia eupatoria L.) – Common agrimony – leaves and buds
Agropyron repens (L.) P. Beauv. (Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. Ex Nevski, 1933) – Couch grass – rhizome
Ajuga chamaepitys (L.) Screb., 1774 – Ground-pine – flowers, leaves and buds
Ajuga iva (L.) Schreb. – Southern Bugle – top
Ajuga reptans L., 1753 – Common Bugle – leaves, buds and flowers
Albizia anthelmintica (A. Rich.) Brongn. – Worm-Cure Albizia – bark
Alchemilla alpina L. – Alpine lady’s-mantle – buds and flowers
Alchemilla vulgaris auct. – (Alchemilla xanthochlora Rothm., 1937) – Lady’s mantle – leaves, buds, roots
Aletris farinosa L. – Unicorn root – rhizomes and roots
Alisma orientale (Sam.) Juz. 1933 – Plantain of Asian water – rhizome
Alisma plantago-aquatica L., 1753 – European water-plantain – rhizome and leaves
Alliaria petiolata (M.Bieb) Cavara & Grande – Garlic mustard – sprouts and seeds
Allium ascalonicum L. – Shallot – bulbs and sprouts
Allium cepa L. – Onion – bulbs
Allium porrum L. – Leek – bulbs and sprouts
Allium sativum L. – Garlic – bulbs
Allium schoenoprasum L. – 1753 – Chives – sprouts
Allium ursinum L. – Bear’s garlic – bulbs and leaves
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn., 1790 – Black alder – bark, leaves and buds
Alnus incana (L.) Moench – White alder – buds
Aloe africana (L.) Burm.f. – Uitenhage Aloe – juice and gel deprived of the skin
Aloe arborescens Mill., 1768 – Aloe arborescens – juice and gel without the skin
Aloe ferox Mill. – Bitter Aloe – juice and gel without the skin
Aloe perryi Baker – Socotrine aloe – juice and gel without the skin
Aloe plicatilis Mill. – (Kumara plicatilis (L.) G.D.Rowley) – Fan aloe – juice, gel without skin
Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. – Aloe – gel without the skin
Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd. – Galangal major – rhizome
Alpinia officinarum Hance – Colic root – rhizome
Alsidium helminthochorton (Schwendimann) Kützing, 1843 – Alsidium – Thallus
Althaea officinalis L., 1753 – Marsh-mallow – flowers, leaves and roots
Althaea rosea Cav. – (Alcea rosea L., 1753) – Common hollyhock – flowers

Amaranthus caudatus L. – Amaranth – fruits and seeds
Amaranthus cruentus L., 1759 – Amaranth bloody – fruits and seeds
Amaranthus hypochondriacus L., 1753 – Hypochondriac amaranth – fruits and seeds
Amomum xanthioides Wallich ex Baker – Bastard cardamom – seeds
Amorphophallus konjac Karl Heinrich Koch – Konjac – tubers and starch
Ampelopsis veitchii Hort. (Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch.) – Boston ivy – buds and young shoots
Amygdalus communis L. (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb, 1967) – Almond tree – seeds, oil and buds
Amyris balsamifera L. – Balsam Torchwood – wood
Anacardium occidentale L. – Anacardio – leaves, fruits, roots, seeds and peduncles
Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Link) – Pellitory – roots
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. – Pineapple – plants and fruits
Anchietea salutaris A.St.-Hil. (Anchietea pyrifolia (Mart.) G.Don) – Anchietea – roots
Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall. Ex Nees – Green chireta – plant and roots
Anemopaegma mirandum (Cham.) Mart. ex DC. (Anemopaegma arvense (Vell.) Stelff. Ex Souza) – Catuaba – bark
Anethum graveolens L. – Dill – seeds
Angelica archangelica L. – Angelica – leaves, fruits, roots, buds, essential oil
Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels – dong quai – fruits and roots
Angelica sylvestris L. – Wild Angelica – fruits, leaves, buds, and roots
Aniba rosaeodora Ducke – Rosewood – wood and essential oil
Annona muricata L., 1753 – Soursop – fruits
Annona reticulata L. – Custard apple – fruits, leaves and bark
Annona squamosa L. – Sugar-apple – fruits
Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb. Ex DC.) Wall. ex Guill. & For R. – Axle wood – rubber
Anredera baselloides (Kunth) Baill. – Anredera – tubers and leaves
Antennaria dioica (L.) Gaertn. – Mountain everlasting – flowers and buds
Anthemis cotula L. – Stinking Chamomile – buds and flowers
Anthemis tinctoria L. (Cota tinctoria (L.) J. Gay, 1845) – Golden marguerite – flowers, buds and roots.
Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm. – Chervil – leaves, buds and flowers
Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm., 1814 – Wild chervil – fruits and shoots
Anthyllis vulneraria L., 1753 – Vulneraria – flowers and buds
Antirrhinum majus L., 1753 – Snapdragon – buds
Aphanes arvensis L. – Parsley-piert – leaves and flowers
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (Linnaeus) Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault, 1888 – Klamath seaweed – bacteria
Apium graveolens L. – Celery – fruits, shoots, leaves and roots
Apium graveolens L. var. rapaceum (Miller) DC – Celery root – roots, leaves and latex
Apium graveolens var. Secalinum Alef. – Leaf celery – stems and leaves
Aquilaria agallocha Roxb. – Agrawood – wood
Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. – Agarwood – wood
Arachis hypogaea L. – Peanut – seeds
Aralia racemosa L. – American spikenard – roots
Arbutus unedo L. – Strawberry tree – flowers, leaves and roots
Arctium lappa L. – Greater burdock – fruits, shoots, roots, oil
Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh., 1800 – Lesser burdock – leaves, fruits, roots
Arctium tomentosum Miller, 1768 – Woolly Burdock – roots
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. – Bearberry – leaves
Armoracia rusticana G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb., 1800 – Horseradish – roots
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott 1821 – Black chokeberry – fruits
Arnica montana L. – Wolf’s bane – leaves, flowers and rhizomes
Artemisia abrotanum L. – Southernwood – leaves and buds
Artemisia absinthium L., 1753 – Grand wormwood – leaves and flowers
Artemisia campestris L., 1753 – Field wormwood – flower heads, leaves and buds
Artemisia capillaris Thunberg, 1784 – Oriental wormwood – leaves
Artemisia chinensis Pursh (Artemisia stelleriana Besser.) – Hoary mugwort – leaves
Artemisia dracunculus L. – Tarragon – leaves and flowers
Artemisia frigida, Willd. – Fringed Mountain Sage – plant and top
Artemisia genipi Weber – Genepì male – flowers and leaves
Artemisia glacialis L. – Glacial Wormwood – leaves, flowers and tops
Artemisia judaica L. – Judean Wormwood – leaves and flowers
Artemisia maritima L. – Sea Wormwood – buds, leaves and flowers
Artemisia nana Gaud. (Artemisia borealis Pall.) – Boreal sagebrush – leaves and flowers
Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC. – Dhavanam – leaves, flowers and buds
Artemisia pontica L., 1753 – Roman wormwood – plant and flowers
Artemisia umbelliformis Lam., 1783 – White Genepì – plant and flowers
Artemisia vallesiaca All.- Alpine Wormwood Pontic – leaves and flowers
Artemisia verlotiorum Lamotte – Chinese mugwort – leaves and flowers
Artemisia vulgaris L., 1753 – Common mugwort – flowers, leaves, roots and rhizome
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn) Fosberg – Breadfruit – wood, seeds and fruit
Ascophyllum nodosum (L.) Le Jolis – Norwegian seaweed – thallus
Asimina triloba L. – Papaw – fruits
Aspalathus linearis (Burm.f.) R. Dahlgren – Rooibos – leaves
Asparagus officinalis L. – Asparagus – roots and rhizome
Asparagus racemosus Willd. – Shatavari – roots
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L., 1753 – Black spleenwort – leaves
Asplenium ruta-muraria L., 1753 – Wall-rue – aerial part
Asplenium trichomanes L. – Maidenhair spleenwort – leaves
Astragalus adscendens Boiss. & Haussk. ex Boiss. (Astragalus brachycalyx Fisch.) – Persian manna – rubber
Astragalus creticus Lam. – Cretan astralago – rubber
Astragalus gummifer Labill. – Gum tragacanth milkvetch – rubber
Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge (Astragalus propinquus Schischkin) – Huáng qí – roots
Astragalus microcephalus Willd. – Astralago microcephalus – roots
Astragalus verus Oliver – True astragalus – rubber
Astrantia major L. – Great masterwort – roots
Athamanta cretensis L. – Common Atamanta – flowers, leaves and fruits
Athamantha macedonica Spreng. (Bubon macedonicum L.) – Macedonian atamanta – fruits and leaves
Atherosperma moschatum Labill. – Southern sassafras – bark and leaves
Auricularia auricula-judae (Fr.) Quél., 1886 – Ear of Judah – sporophore
Avena fatua L., 1753 – Wild oats – fruits and tops
Avena sativa L., 1753 – Common oats – fruits and tops
Averrhoa carambola L. – Carambola – leaves and fruits




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