List of Officinal Plants P, Q, R
List of Officinal Plants P, Q, R
– Letter A
– Letter B and C
– Letter D, E, F, G and H
– Letter I, J, K, L, M, N and O
– Letter S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z
Letter P – Q – R
Pachira aquatica Aubl. – Malabar chestnut – seeds and leaves
Pachira insignis (Sw.) Savigny – Guyana chestnut – leaves
Paeonia lactiflora Pall. – Chinese peony – seed and root
Paeonia officinalis L., 1753 – Common peony – flowers and roots
Palmaria palmata (L.) F. Weber & D. Mohr – Dulse – thallus
Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. – Ginseng – leaves and roots
Panax notoginseng (Burkill) F.H.Chen – Chinese ginseng – leaves and roots
Panax pseudoginseng Wall. – Himalayan ginseng – leaves and roots
Panax quinquefolius L. – American ginseng – leaves and roots
Panicum miliaceum, L. – Millet – fruits
Panzerina lanata (L.) Soják – Panzerina lanata – grass
Papaver rhoeas L. – Common poppy – flowers, seeds, leaves
Parietaria officinalis L. – Eastern pellitory-of-the-wall – grass
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach. 1803 – Salt shield lichen – thallus
Parthenium hysterophorus L. – Parthenium weed – grass
Passiflora edulis Sims, 1818 – Passion fruit – grass, fruits
Passiflora incarnata L., 1753 – Maypop – grass and flowers
Pastinaca sativa L. – Parsnip – tubers, grass
Paullinia cupana Kunth. – Guarana – seeds
Pedalium murex L. – Pedalium – fruits, seeds and leaves
Pedicularis palustris L., 1753 – Marsh lousewort – grass
Pedilanthus pavonis boiss. (Euphorbia bracteata Jacq.) – Slipper plant – leaves
Pelargonium graveolens, L’Hér., 1789 – Rose geranium – flowers and leaves
Pelargonium radens H.E. Moore, 1955 – Rasp-leaf pelargonium – flowers and leaves
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton – Korean perilla – seeds, leaves and oil
Persea americana Mill. – Avocado – fruits
Petiveria alliacea L. – Guinea Hen Weed – leaves, roots
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss, 1866 – Parsley – roots, leaves, tops, fruits
Peucedanum officinale L. – Sulphurweed – roots
Peucedanum oreoselinum Moenc. (Oreoselinum nigrum Delarbre) – Mountain parsley – roots
Peucedanum ostruthium (L.) W.D.J. Koch, 1824 – Masterwort – rhizome
Peumus boldus Molina – Boldo – bark, leaves
Pfaffia paniculata (Mart.) Kuntze (Hebanthe eriantha (Poir.) Pedersen) – Pfaffia – root
Phaseolus vulgaris L., 1758 – Common bean – fruits and seeds
Phillyrea latifolia L. – Green olive tree – leaves
Phoenix dactylifera L., 1753 – Date palm – fruits
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. – Common reed – root
Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. – Gale of the wind – top
Phyllanthus emblica L. – Emblic – fruits
Phyllanthus niruri L. – Gale of the wind – leaves, grass
Phyllitis scolopendrium (L.) Newman, 1844 – Hart’s Tongue Fern – leaves, grass
Physalis alkekengi L. – Bladder cherry – fruits
Physalis peruviana L. – Goldenberry – fruits
Picramnia antidesma Sw. – Simaruba bark – bark
Picrasma excelsa (Sw.) Planch. – Jamaican quassia – bark, wood
Picrasma quassioides (D. Don) Benn. – Nigaki – bark, wood
Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. – Katuka – rhizome
Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. – Allspice – fruits
Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J. W. Moore – Bay Rum Tree – fruits, leaves, essential oil
Pimpinella anisum L. – Common anise – fruits, essential oil
Pimpinella major (L.) Huds. – Greater burnet-saxifrage – root
Pimpinella saxifraga L. – Burnet Saxifrage – grass, root, rhizome
Pinckneya pubens Michaux – Georgia bark – bark
Pinus koraiensis Siebold & Zucc., 1842 – Korean nute pine – seeds, oil
Pinus masoniana Lamb. – Chinese red pine – seeds, buds, leaves, essential oil, bark
Pinus mugo Turra, 1764 – Bog pine – gems, essential oil
Pinus pinea L. – Stone pine – seeds, bark
Pinus pinaster Aiton, 1789 – Maritime pine – bark, seeds, buds, leaves, essential oil
Pinus sylvestris L., 1753 – Scots pine – fruits, buds, leaves, essential oil
Piper angustifolium Rulz-Pav. (Piper aduncum L.) – Spiked pepper – leaves
Piper cubeba L. – Cubeb – fruits
Piper longum L. – Long pepper – fruits
Piper nigrum L. – Pepper – fruits, oleoresin, oil
Pistacia vera – L. – Pistachio – fruits
Pistacia lentiscus, L. 1753 – Lentisk – resin, root
Pistacia terebinthus L. – Terebinth – bark
Pisum sativum L., 1753 – Pea – fruits, pods
Pithecellobium avaremotemo Mart. (Abarema cochliocarpos (Gomes) Barneby & J.W.Grimes) – Barbatimão – bark
Plantago afra L. – Glandular Plantain – seeds
Plantago arenaria Poiret (Plantago indica L.) – Branched Plantain – seeds
Plantago lanceolata L., 1753 – Ribwort plantain – leaves, grass, flowers
Plantago major L., 1753 – Common plantain – leaves, grass, flowers, seeds
Plantago media L., 1753 – Hoary plantain – leaves, grass
Plantago ovata Forssk. – Blond plantain – seeds, seed integument
Platanus orientalis L. – Old World sycamore – buds
Plectranthus barbatus Andrews (Coleus barbatus (Andrews) Benth. Ex G. Don;) – Indian coleus – leaves, roots, tubers
Pleurotus ostreatus Jacq. – Oyster mushroom – sporophore
Plumbago europaea L. – Common leadwort – herb, root
Polygala amara L. – Common milkwort – grass, flowers, roots
Polygala vulgaris L. – Common polygala – grass, roots
Polygonum aviculare L., 1753 – Common knotgrass – grass
Polygonum bistorta L. (Bistorta officinalis Delarbre) – Bistort – herb, root, rhizome
Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. (Reynoutria japonica Houtt.) – Japanese Knotweed – root
Polygonum dumetorum L. (Fallopia dumetorum (L.) Holub) – Copse bindweed – grass
Polygonum hydropiper L. (Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delabre 1800) – Water pepper – grass
Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. (Reynoutria multiflora (Thunb.) Moldenke) – Tuber fleeceflower – bark, rhizome, root
Polygonum persicaria L. (Persicaria maculosa (Raf.) S.F. Gray, 1821) – Red leg – leaves, grass
Polypodium calaguala Ruiz. (Campyloneurum angustifolium (Sw.) Fée 1852) – Narrow-leaf strap fern – root, rhizome
Polypodium leucotomos L. (Phlebodium aureum (L.) J.Sm.) – Golden polypody – top, rhizome
Polytrichum commune Hedwig, 1801 – Common haircap moss – grass
Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fr. (1821) – Lumpy bracket – sporophore
Populus alba L., 1753 – Silver poplar – bark, buds, leaves
Populus balsamifera L., 1753 – Balsam poplar – bark, buds, leaves
Populus nigra L., 1753 – Black poplar – bark, buds, leaves, wood
Populus tremuloides Michx., 1753 – Quaking aspen – bark, leaves, buds
Poria cocos F. A. Wolf (Wolfiporia extensa (Peck) Ginns 1984) – Poria cocos – sclerotium
Porphyra tenera Kjellman (Neopyropia tenera (Kjellman) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie, 2020) – Nori seaweed – thallus
Porphyra umbilicalis Kützing, 1843 – Nori seaweed – thallus
Portulaca oleracea L. – Common purslane – grass, leaves, roots
Potentilla anserina L. (Argentina anserina (L.) Rydb.) – Silverweed – rhizome, grass, flowers
Potentilla argentea L. – Hoary cinquefoil – grass and flower rhizome
Potentilla erecta (L.) Raeuschel, 1797 – Tormentil – rhizome, herb
Potentilla reptans L., 1753 – Creeping cinquefoil – rhizome
Poterium spinosum L. (Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach) – Thorny Burnet – root bark
Prangos pabularia Lindl. – Meadow basilisk – fruits
Primula elatior (L.) Hill., 1765 – Oxlip – flowers and roots
Primula veris, L., 1753 – Cowslip – flowers, roots
Primula vulgaris Huds., 1762 – Common primrose – flowers, leaves and roots
Protium guianense (Aubl.) Marchand – Bois D’encens – resin
Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand – Almécega – resin, wood
Protium icicariba (DC.) Marchand – Icica icicariba – resin
Prunella vulgaris L., 1753 – Common self-heal – leaves, flowers and grass
Prunus armeniaca L. – Apricot – oil
Prunus cerasus L., 1753 – Sour cherry – peduncles
Prunus domestica L., 1753 – European plum – fruits, buds
Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb, 1967 – Almond – fruits, oil, buds
Prunus laurocerasus L. – Cherry laurel – seeds, fruits
Prunus mahaleb L., 1753 – Mahaleb cherry – seed
Prunus padus L. – Bird Cherry – bark
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch – Peach tree – bark, flowers, leaves
Prunus serotina Ehrh. – Black cherry – bark, leaves
Prunus spinosa L. – Blackthorn – flowers, leaves, fruits, juice, buds
Pseudowintera colorata (Raoul) Dandy – Mountain horopito – leaves, bark
Psidium araca Raddi. (Psidium cattleyanum Sabine, 1821) – Cattley guava – bark, leaves, fruits, roots
Psidium guajava L., 1753 – Common guava – leaves
Pterocarpus draco L. (Pterocarpus officinalis Jacq.) – Dragonsblood tree – resin
Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. – African Kino – extracts of the bark
Pterocarpus indicus Willd. – Amboyna wood – wood
Pterocarpus marsupium Roxburgh – Indian Kino – extracts of the bark, wood
Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. – Red sanders – wood
Ptychopetalum olacoides Benth. – Muira Puama – bark, root, wood
Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi. (Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr.) – Kudzu vine – rhizome, root
Pueraria tuberosa (Willd.) DC. – Indian kudzu – rhizome
Pulmonaria officinalis L., 1753 – Lungwort – leaves, grass and flowers
Punica granatum, L. – Pomegranate – fruit perciarpo, flowers, seeds
Pyrola rotundifolia L. – Round-leaved Wintergreen – leaves
Pyrus communis L. – Common pear – leaves
Pyrus sorbus Gaertn. (Sorbus domestica L.) – Service tree – bud
Quassia amara L. – Bitterwood – wood
Quercus alba L. – White oak – bark, fruit, wood
Quercus coccifera L., 1753 – Kermes oak – bark
Quercus ilex L., 1753 – Evergreen oak – fruits, wood, sprouts
Quercus infectoria Olivier, 1801 – Aleppo oak – galla
Quercus petraea (Mattuschka) Liebl. – Sessile oak – leaves, seeds
Quercus pubescens Willd., 1805 – Downy oak – bark
Quercus robur L. – English oak – bark, leaves, seeds, wood, galls, buds
Quercus suber L. – Cork oak – bark
Quillaja saponaria Molina – Soap-Bark Tree – bark
Raphanus sativus L., 1753 – Common radish – seed, root
Raphia pedunculata Beauv. (Raphia farinifera (Gaertn.) Hyl.) – Raffia palm – starch
Ravensara aromatica Sonn. – Madagascar Clove – fruits
Rhamnus alpinus L. (Atadinus alpinus (L.) Raf.) – Alpine ramno – bark, fruit
Rhamnus alpinus L. Ssp Fallax M. et P. (Atadinus fallax (Boiss.) Hauenschild) – Ramno fallacious – bark, fruits
Rhamnus cathartica L., 1753 – European buckthorn – bark, unripe fruit
Rhamnus frangula L., 1753 – Alder buckthorn – bark
Rhamnus purshiana DC (Frangula purshiana (DC.) A.Gray ex J.G.Cooper) – Cascara sagrada – bark
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Steud. – Chinese Foxglove – root
Rheum emodi Wall. (Rheum australe D. Don) – Himalayan rhubarb – root, rhizome
Rheum officinale L. – Chinese rhubarb – root, rhizome
Rheum palmatum L., 1759 – Turkey Rhubarb – root, rhizome
Rheum rhaponticum L. – False rhubarb – root, rhizome
Rheum undulatum L. (Rheum rhabarbarum L.) – Common rhubarb – root, rhizome
Rhodiola crenulata (Hook.f. & Thomson) H. Ohba – Rhodiola crenulata – root
Rhodiola rosea L., 1753 – Golden root – root
Rhodymenia palmata (L.) Greville (Palmaria palmata (L.) F. Weber & D. Mohr) – Dulse – thallus
Rhus aromatica Aiton, 1789 – Fragrant sumac – root bark
Rhus coriaria L. – Sicilian sumac – leaves
Rhus glabra L. – Smooth sumac – fruits
Ribes nigrum L. – Black currant – leaves, fruits, flowers, seeds, oil, buds
Ribes rubrum L. – Red currant – leaves
Ribes uva-crispa L. – European gooseberry – leaves, fruits
Robinia pseudoacacia L. – Black locust – flowers
Roccella tinctoria DC. – Roccella tintoria – thallus
Rhododendron ferrugineum L. – Alpenrose – leaves
Rosa canina L., 1753 – Dog rose – fruit, false fruit, young shoots
Rosa × centifolia L. – Provence Rose – flowers, essential oil
Rosa gallica L. – Gallic rose – fruits, flowers
Rosa moschata Herrm. – Musk rose – essential oil
Rosmarinus officinalis, L., 1753 – Rosemary – essential oil, leaves, young shoots
Rubia cordifolia L. – Indian madder – roots, rhizomes
Rubus caesius L. – European dewberry – fruits, young shoots
Rubus fruticosus L. – European blackberry – leaves, fruits, young shoots
Rubus idaeus L., 1753 – Raspberry – leaves, fruits, young shoots
Rubus suavissimus S. Lee (Rubus chingii, Hu) – Tiancha – leaves, fruits
Rumex acetosa L. – Red sorrel – plant, roots and leaves
Rumex acetosella L. – Sheeps sorrel – plant, roots and leaves
Rumex acutus L. (Rumex conglomeratus Murray) – Sharp dock – roots and leaves
Rumex alpinus L. – Alpine dock – plant, roots and rhizome
Rumex crispus L. – Curly dock – leaves, roots and rhizome
Rumex longifolius DC. – Dooryard dock – roots, leaves
Rumex obtusifolius L. – Bitter dock – roots
Rumex patientia L. – Patience dock – plant and root
Rumex sanguineus L. – Wood dock – root
Rumex scutatus L. – French sorrel – leaves
Ruscus aculeatus L. – Butcher’s broom – roots and rhizome
Ruscus hypoglossum L., 1753 – Spineless butcher’s-broom – leaves, rhizome and roots
Guido Bissanti