List of Officinal Plants S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
List of Officinal Plants S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
– Letter A
– 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 – Z
Sabatia angularis (L.) Pursh – Rosepink – grass
Saccharum officinarum L., 1753 – Sugar cane – juice
Sageraea laurifolia Blatter (Sageraea laurina Dalzell) – Sageraea laurina – leaves
Salacia reticulata Wight – kothala himbutu – root
Salix alba L. – White willow – bark, leaves, buds, peel of young branches, catkins, sap
Salix caprea L., 1753 – Goat willow – bark
Salix purpurea L., 1753 – Purple willow – bark
Salvia lavandulifolia Vahl (Salvia officinalis subsp. Lavendulifolia (Vahl) Gams) – Spanish sage – essential oil
Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge – Red sage – leaves, roots
Salvia officinalis L., 1753 – Common sage – leaves, essential oil
Salvia pratensis L., 1753 – Meadow Clary – leaves, flowering tops
Salvia sclarea L., 1753 – Clary sage – flowers and grass
Sambucus canadensis L. – Canadian elderberry – flowers
Sambucus ebulus L. – Danewort – flowers
Sambucus nigra L. – Elderberry – flowers, bark, leaves, fruits
Sanguisorba minor Scop. (Poterium sanguisorba L.) – Salad burnet – Tender leaves
Sanguisorba officinalis L. – Great burnet – grass, roots
Sanicula europaea L. – Wood sanicle – leaves, grass, roots
Santalum album L. – Indian sandalwood – wood, bark, essential oil
Saponaria officinalis L. – Common soapwort – leaves, grass, roots
Sarracenia purpurea L., 1753 – Purple pitcher plant – leaves, rhizome
Satureja hortensis L., 1753 – Summer savory – top, seeds
Satureja montana L., 1753 – Mountain savory – leaves, grass, flowers, essential oil
Satureja thymbra L. – Savory of Crete – grass, flowers
Saxifraga granulata L. – Meadow saxifrage – leaves, roots
Schinopsis quebracho Colorado (Schltdl.) F.A. Barkley et T. Meyer (Schinopsis lorentzii (Griseb.) Engl.) – Quebracho colorado -wood
Schinus molle L. – Peruvian pepper – leaves, fruits, resin
Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. – Magnolia-vine – leaves, fruits
Scorzonera hispanica L. (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum (L.) Zaika, Sukhor. & N.Kilian, 2020) – Black salsify – root
Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi – Baikal skullcap – leaves, roots
Scutellaria lateriflora L. – Blue skullcap – grass
Secale cereale L., 1753 – Rye – fruits, roots
Sedum acre L. – Goldmoss stonecrop – leaves
Sedum album L. – White stonecrop – leaves and stems
Sempervivum tectorum L., 1753 – Common houseleek – leaves, grass
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindman, Buchholz, 1939) – Giant redwood – buds, young shoots
Serenoa repens (W. Bartram) Small, 1926 – Saw palmetto – fruits
Sesamum indicum L. – Sesame – seed
Seseli tortuosum L. – Mediterranean fennel – fruits
Shorea robusta Roth – Sal tree – resin
Sigesbeckia orientalis L. – Oriental Siegesbeckia – leaves, roots
Silaum silaus (L.) Schinz & Thell. – Pepper-saxifrage – roots, fruits
Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn., 1791 – Milk thistle – fruits, seed integuments, grass
Simaba cedron Planch. – Cedron – seed
Simarouba amara Aubl. 1775 – Simarouba amara – bark
Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K.Schneid., 1907 – Jojoba – oil
Sison amomum L. – Stone parsley – fruits
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. – Hedge mustard – leaves, tops, flowers
Sium erectum Huds. (Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville) – Cutleaf waterparsnip – grass
Sium latifolium L. – Great water-parsnip – fruits, grass
Sium ninsi L. – Sium ninsi – root
Sium sisarum L. – Skirret – grass, roots
Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill. – Mexican sarsaparilla – root
Smilax aspera, L. 1753 – Common smilax – root
Smilax china L., 1753 – China root – root
Smilax febrifuga Kunth – Ecuadorian sarsaparilla – root
Smilax officinalis Kunth – Sarsaparilla officinale – root
Smilax ornata Lem. – Honduran sarsaparilla – root
Solanum lycopersicum, L. 1753 – Tomato – fruit
Solanum melongena L. – Eggplant – fruit
Solanum tuberosum L. – Potato – tuber
Solidago virgaurea L., 1753 – European goldenrod – grass, flowers
Sorbus aucuparia L. – Rowan – seeds, fruits
Sorghum vulgare Pers. – Sorghum – seeds
Spathyema foetida Raf. (Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. Ex W.P.C. Barton, 1817) – Skunk cabbage – grass, root, rhizome
Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl – Red sandspurry – grass, flowers
Spilanthes oleracea L. (Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K. Jansen) – Toothache plant – grass, flowers
Spinacia oleracea L. – Spinach – leaves
Spirulina maxima (Setchell & N.L. Gardner) Geitler, 1932 (Arthrospira maxima Setchell & N.L. Gardner, 1917) – Maximum spirulina – thallus
Spirulina platensis (Gomont) Geitler (Arthrospira platensis (Nordstedt) Gomont) – Spirulina platense – thallus
Spilanthes acmella Murr. (Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson) – Para cress flower – flower heads, grass, leaves
Stachys officinalis (L.) Trevis. (Betonica officinalis L.) – Common hedgenettle – leaves, grass, top
Stachys recta L. – Perennial yellow-woundwort – grass
Stachys sylvatica L., 1753 – Whitespot – grass
Stellaria media (L.) Vill. – Common chickweed – grass
Sterculia urens Roxb. – Indian tragacanth – rubber
Styrax benzoides Craib – Siam benzoin – balm, resin
Styrax benzoin Dryand., 1787 – Gum benjamin tree – balm
Styrax officinalis L., 1753 – Storax tree – balm
Styrax paralleloneurum Perkins, 1902 – Sumatran benzoin – balm
Styrax tonkinensis (Pierre) Craib ex Hartwich – Lao benzointree – balm
Succisa pratensis Moench, 1794 – Devil’s-bit – flowers, leaves
Swertia chirata (Wall.) C. B. Clarke – Chiretta – grass, root
Swertia japonica (Schult.) Makino – Senburi – grass, root
Syringa vulgaris L., 1753 – Common lilac – flowers, leaves, fruits, bark, buds
Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry – Cloves – fruits, flowers, leaves, essential oil
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels. – Malabar plum – leaves, fruits, bark, seeds
Syzygium jambos L. Alston – Rose apple – flowers, leaves, fruits, bark, seeds
Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry, 1938 – Malay rose apple – flowers, leaves, bark
Tabebuia avellanedae Lorentz ex Griseb. (Handroanthus impetiginosus (Mart. Ex DC.) Mattos) – Pink ipê – bark, flowers
Tagetes erecta L., 1753 – Aztec marigold – flower heads
Tagetes minuta L. – Huacatay – flowers, seeds
Tamarindus indica L., 1753 – Tamarind – fruits, juice
Tamarix gallica L. – French tamarisk – bark, gall, bud, young shoots
Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch. Bip., 1844 – Feverfew – flower heads, grass, flowers
Tanacetum vulgare L., 1753 – Tansy – top, flower heads, grass, flowers
Taraxacum officinale, Weber ex F.H. Wigg. 1780 – Common dandelion – grass, adices, leaves
Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. – Beach-almond – fruits
Terminalia chebula Retz. – Black myrobalan – fruits
Terminalia citrina (Gaertn.) Roxb. ex Fleming – Yellow myrobalan – fruits
Thalictrum flavum L. 1753 – Common meadow-rue – root
Theobroma cacao L. – Cocoa – seed
Thlaspi arvense L., 1753 – Field pennycress – seed
Thymus serpyllum L. – Breckland thyme – leaves, top, essential oil
Thymus vulgaris L. – Common thyme – leaves, top, essential oil
Tilia americana L. – American basswood – bark
Tilia cordata Mill. – Small-leaved lime – leaves, flowers, buds
Tilia platyphyllos Scop. – Large-leaved lime – leaves, flowers, bark, buds
Tilia tomentosa Moench – Silver linden – flowers, buds
Trachyspermum ammi Sprague (Carum ajowan Benth. & Hook.f.) – Ajowan – essential oil, fruits, seeds
Tradescantia elongata Gfw M. (Tripogandra serrulata (Vahl) Handlos) – Purple scimitars – leaves
Tragopogon porrifolius L., 1753 – Purple salsify – root
Trametes suaveolens (L.) Fries, 1838 – Turkey tail – sporophore
Tribulus terrestris L., 1753 – Caltrop – fruits, grass
Trichilia catigua A. Juss. – Great catuaba – bark
Tridax procumbens L., 1753 – Coat buttons – grass
Trifolium pratense L. – Red clover – flowers, grass
Trigonella caerulea (L.) Ser. – Blue fenugreek – leaves, flowers, grass
Trigonella foenum-graecum L. – Fenugreek – seed
Trilisa odoratissima Cass. (Carphephorus odoratissimus (J.F.Gmel.) H.J.-C. Hebert) – Vanilla leaf – leaves
Trillium erectum L. – Red trillium – rhizome
Triticum aestivum L. – Common wheat – fruit, germ oil
Triticum dicoccum L. – Emmer – fruits
Tropaeolum majus L., 1753 – Garden nasturtium – fruits, grass, leaves, seeds
Tropaeolum minus L. – Dwarf nasturtium – fruits, grass
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière – Eastern hemlock – bark, leaves, resin, top
Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult. – Damiana – flowers, leaves, tops
Ulmus minor Mill., 1768 – Field elm – bark, flowers, leaves, buds
Ulmus rubra Muhl. – Slippery elm – bark
Ulva lactuca L., 1753 – Sea lettuce – thallus
Umbilicus erectus DC., 1805 – Reniform Venus’ navel – leaves, grass
Umbilicus horizontalis (Guss.) DC. – Horizontal navelwort – leaves, grass
Umbilicus rupestris (Salisb.) Dandy, 1948 – Navelwort – leaves, grass
Uncaria gambir (W. Hunter) Roxb., 1824 – Gambier – leaves, top
Uncaria rhynchophylla (Miq.) Miq. ex Havil., 1897 – Cat’s claw herb – juice
Uncaria tomentosa (Willd. Ex Schult.) DC. – Cat’s claw – root, bark
Undaria pinnatifida Harvey (Suringar), 1873 – Wakame – thallus
Urtica dioica L. – Nettle – leaves, tops, roots
Urtica urens L., 1753 – Annual nettle – leaves, tops, roots
Usnea barbata (L.) F.H. Wigg., 1780 – Beard lichen – thallus
Usnea glabrata (Ach.) Vain., 1915 – Usnea glabra – thallus
Vaccinium corymbosum L., 1753 – Northern highbush blueberry – fruits
Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton, 1789 – Large cranberry – leaves, fruits
Vaccinium myrtillus L., 1753 – European blueberry – leaves, fruits, young shoots
Vaccinium uliginosum L., 1753 – Bog bilberry – leaves, fruits
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L., 1753 – Alpine cranberry – flowers, leaves, young shoots
Valeriana celtica L. – Celtic valerian – root
Valeriana officinalis L., 1753 – Valerian – root, rhizome
Valeriana officinalis L. subsp. sambucifolia (Valeriana excelsa subsp. sambucifolia (J.C. Mikan) Holub) – Elder-leaf Valerian – root
Valeriana phu L. – Turkey Valerian – root
Valerianella locusta L. – Mâche – leaves
Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex Andrews, 1808 – Flat-leaved vanilla – fruits, oleoresin, fluid extract, dry extract
Vateria indica L. – White dammar – resin
Verbascum densiflorum Bertol. – Denseflower mullein – flowers, leaves, grass
Verbascum nigrum L. – Orange mullein – flowers, leaves
Verbascum phlomoides L. – Mullein barbarastio – flowers, leaves, grass
Verbascum thapsus L. – Great mullein – flowers, leaves, grass
Verbena officinalis L. – Common verbena – grass, flowers
Veronica allionii Vill. – Allioni’s veronica – grass
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. – Water speedwell – leaves
Veronica austriaca L., 1759 – Broadleaf speedwell – grass, flowers
Veronica beccabunga L. – European speedwell – leaves
Veronica chamaedrys L. – Germander speedwell – grass, flowers
Veronica officinalis L. – Heath speedwell – herb, flowers
Vetiveria zizanioides Nash. (Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty) – Vetiver – roots
Vicia ervilia Willd. (Ervilia sativa Link) – Bitter vetch – seed
Vicia faba L., 1753 – Broad bean – grass, flowers, fruits
Viola canina L. – Heath dog violet – flowers
Viola odorata L., 1753 – Wood violet – flowers, leaves, rhizomes
Viola tricolor L. – Wild pansy – flowers, grass
Viscum album L. – Common mistletoe – leaves, grass, young shoots
Vitex agnus-castus L. folium, fructus, radix
Vitis vinifera L., 1753 – Common grape vine – leaves, fruits, seeds, oil, buds
Wasabia japonica (Miq.) Matsum. (Eutrema japonicum (Miq.) Koidz.) – Wasabi – roots, epigeal parts
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal – Winter cherry – root
Xeranthemum annuum L., 1753 – Immortelle – flowers
Yucca filamentosa L. – Adam’s needle – grass
Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies – Mojave yucca – grass
Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC. – Andaliman – bark, fruits
Zanthoxylum americanum Mill. – Common pricklyash – bark, fruits
Zanthoxylum armatum DC. – Winged pricklyash – bark, fruits
Zanthoxylum piperitum (L.) DC., 1824 – Japanese pepper – fruits
Zea mays L., 1753 – Maize – fruits, roots
Zingiber officinale Roscoe, 1807 – Ginger – rhizome, oil
Ziziphus jujuba Mill. – Jujube – bark, leaves, fruits, seeds
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