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Index of Alternative and Listed Name of Plants (Herbs)

INDEX
ALTERNATE NAME…… OTHER NAME

Acanthopanax………Eleutherococcus
Aconite…………………Aconitum
Actea arguta………….Actea rubra
African Bird Ppr…… Capsicum
Agothasma.. …………Barosma
Alder…………………….Alnus
Alder, Black………….Prinos
Alder, Buckthorn… Frangula
Alegria………………….Amaranthus
Alfalfa…………………..Medicago
Alfilerillo……………..Erodium
Algerita…………………Mahonia
Allspice…………………Pimenta
Aloes Socrotine…….Aloe
Alum Root.. …………Geranium
Alum, American….Heuchera
Amapa………………….Tabebuia
Amer. Aloe…………..Agave
Amer. Sarsaparilla..Aralia nudicaulis
Amole…………………..Yucca
Amole Lily……………Chorogalum
Anemone hepatica Hepatica
Anemone pulsatilla…..A. hirsutissima
Anise, Star……………Illicium
Aniseed………………..Anisum
Antelope Horns……Asclepias asperula
Arabic Gum. …………Acacia senegal
Arbor Vitae………….. Thuja
Arbutus, trailing…..Epigea
Arnica, Mexican….. Heterotheca
Artichoke……………..Cynara
Ash……………………….Fraxinus
Ash, Prickly………….Xanthoxylum
Ash, Wafer……………Ptelea
Aspen…………Populus tremuliodes
Avens………………….Geum
Balm of Gilead……..Populus candicans
Balmony……………….Chelone
Balsam Root …………Balsamorhiza
Baneberry……………..Actea
Barberry…….. …………Berberis
Bayberry………………..Myrica
Bearberry…… Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bearsfoot………………Polymnia
Bedstraw……………….Galium
Berberis aquifolium……….Mahonia
Bethroot………………Trillium
Betony…………………..Pedicularis
Bilberry…………………Vaccinium
Birch……………………..Betula
Biscuit Root. …………Lomatium
Bistort…………………..Polygonum bistorta
Bittersweet……………Solanum dulcamara
Black Cohosh………. Cimicifuga
Black Haw…………….Viburnum
Black Root…………….Leptandra
Black Sampson……..Echinacea angustifolia
Black Walnut………. Juglans major
Blackberry…. …………Rubus villosus
Bladderwrack………. .Fucus
Blazing Star. …………Liatris
Bleeding Heart……..Dicentra formosa
Blessed Thistle……..Cnicus
Bloodroot……………..Sanguinaria
Blue Cohosh…………Caulophyllum
Blue Flag………………Iris
Blueberry………………Vaccinium
Boneset…………….Eupatorium perfoliatum
Brahmi………………..Centella
Bricklebush…………..Brickellia
Broom Tops………….Scoparius
Broomrape……………Orobanche
Buchu…………………..Barosma
Buckbean………………Menyanthes
Buckeye………………..Aesculus glabra
Buckeye, Cal………… Aesculus californica
Buckthorn…………….Frangula
Buckthorn, Cal…….Rhamnus californica
Buckwheat Bush……. Eriogonum
Bugleweed…………..Lycopus
Bunchberry…………..Cornus
Burdock………………..Arctium
Burning Bush……… Euonymus
Bursage…………………Ambrosia
Butter-and-eggs…….Linaria
Butterfly Milkweed……..Asclepias tuberosa
Butternut…………….Juglans cineria
Button Bush …………Cephalanthus
Cachana………………..Liatris
Cactus……………………Cereus, Opuntia
Calamus……………..Acorus Calamus
California Buckeye……Aesculus californica
California Poppy…..Eschscholtzia
California Slippery Elm………Fremontia
California Snakeroo……….Aristolochia californica
Camphor Weed…… Heterotheca, Pluchea
Canada Balsam……..Abies
Canadian Fleabane……….Erigeron
Canadian Hemp….. Apocynum
Canadian Snakeroot……….Asarum
Canaigre……. Rumex hymenosepalus
Canela…………………..Cinnamonum
Canutillo……………..Ephedra viridis
Caraway………………..Carum
Cardinal Flower……Lobelia cardinalis
Cardo Santo………….Argemone
Carrot……………………Daucus
Cascara Sagrada….Rhamnus purshiana
Cassia angustifolia…….Senna
Cat’s Paw………………Antennaria
Cataria…………………..Nepeta
Catclaw Acacia…….. Acacia greggii
Catnip…………………..Nepeta
Cayenne………………..Capsicum
Cebadilla……………….Swertia
Celandine……………..Chelidonium
Celery……………………Apium
Cenizo…………………..Leucophyllum
Centaury……………….Centaurium
Century Plant……….Agave
Chamomile. …………Matricaria
Chamomile, Roman……..Anthemis
Chaparral….. …………Larrea
Chaparro Amargosa……..Castela
Chastetree Berries…Vitex Agnus-Castus
Cheeseplant. …………Malva
Cherry, Wild……….. Prunus
Chestnut……………….Castanea
Chestnut, Horse……Aesculus hippocast.
Chickweed…………..Stellaria Media
Chicory………………..Cichorium
Chilcuan……………….Heliopsis
Chimaja………………..Cymopterus
Cilantro………………..Coriandrum
Cinquefoil…………….Potentilla
Cistus………… Helianthemum, Cistus
Cleavers………………..Galium
Clover, Red…………..Trifolium pratens
Clover, Sweet……….Melilotus
Clover, Yellow……..Melilotus
Cloves…………………..Caryophyllus
Cocklebur……………..Xanthium
Coffee………………….. Caffea
Cohosh, Black……… Cimicifuga
Cohosh, Blue………..Caulophyllum
Coltsfoot……………….Tussilago
Coltsfoot, Western……….Petasites
Columbo, American…….Swertia
Comfrey………………..Symphytum
Coneflower…………..Echinacea, all
Conopholis…………..Orobanche
Conyza…………………Erigeron
Copaiba…………………Copaifera
Coral Root…………….Coralorrhiza
Corn Silk…… …………Zea Mays
Corn Smut… …………Ustilago
Corydalis canadensis……..Dicentra
Cota……………………..Thelesperma
Cotton Root………….Gossypium
Couchgrass……………Agropyron
Cow Parsnip…………Heracleum
Cramp Bark………….Viburnum
Cranesbill……………..Geranium
Crawley…………………Coralorrhiza
Creosote Bush……… Larrea
Cuauchichic………….Garrya
Cudweed………………Gnaphalium
Culver’s Root……….Leptandra
Cypress………………….Cupressus
Cytisus………………….Scoparius
Damiana……………….Turnera
Dandelion…………….Taraxacum
Desert Anemone……. Anemone Tuberosa
Desert Lavender……. Hyptis
Desert Tea……………Ephedra viridis
Desert Willow………Chilopsis
Devil’s Claw …………Harpagophytum
Devil’s Club………….Oplopanax
Devil’s Dung………..Asafetida
Devil’s Walkingstick……..Aralia hispida
Dodder………………….Cuscuta
Dogbane………………..Apocynum
Doggrass……………….Agropyron
Dogwood………………Cornus
Dogwood, Jamaican……….Piscidia
Dong Quai…………….Angelica sinensis
Dryopteris…………….Aspidium
Dugaldia……………….Helenium
Dusty Miller…………Cineraria
Elder……………………..Sambucus
Elder, Dwarf…………Aralia hispida
Elecampane. …………..Inula
Elephant Head…….. Pedicularis
Elephant Tree……….Bursera
Epazote……………….Chenopodium
Eryngo…………………..Eryngium
Escoba de la Vibora……….Gutierrezia
Everlasting……………Gnaphalium
Eyebright……………..Euphrasia
False Aloe……………Agave
False Solomons Seal……..Smilacina
Fennel…………………Foeniculum
Fern, Maidenhair…..Adiantum
Fern, Male…………….Aspidium
Ferula asafetida…….Asafetida
Ferula sumbul…….. Sumbul
Feverfew…… Chrysanthemum parth.
Figwort………………..Scrophularia
Fireweed……………….Epilobium, Erechtites
Flag, Blue……………..Iris
Flag, Sweet……………Acorus Calamus
Flax……………………….Linum
Fleabane……. …………Erigeron
Fo-Tzu………. Aconitum carmichaeli
Fringetree……………..Chionanthus
Frostwort………………Helianthemum
Fu-tze…………Aconitum carmichaeli
Garlic…………………….Allium sativum
Gay Feather…………..Liatris
Gentian…………………Gentiana
Gentian, Green……. Swertia
Giant Willow Herb……….Epilobium
Ginger…………………..Zingiber
Ginger, Wild……….. Asarum
Ginseng…….. ………….Panax
Ginseng, Siberian………Eleutherococcus
Goat’s Head………….Tribulus
Gold Thread …………Coptis
Golden Seal. …………Hydrastis
Golden Smoke…….. Corydalis aureus
Gotu Kola……………..Centella
Gravel Root………Eupatorium purpureum
Guarana………………..Paullinia
Guayacan…………Guaiacum angustifolium
Gum Arabic………….Acacia senegal
Gumweed…………….Grindelia
Habin…………………… Piscidia
Hair Moss……………..Usnea
Hamula………………..Brickellia
Hawthorn…………….Crataegus
Heal All………………..Prunella
Hedge Nettle……….. Stachys
Hediondilla………….Larrea
Helianthemum…..Cistus, Helianthemum
Hellebore, American………Veratrum
Hellebore, False…… Veratrum
Hellebore, Green…… Veratrum
Helleborine…………..Epipactis
Hemlock Spruce……… Abies
Hemp……………………Cannabis
Henbane……………….Hyocyamus
Hercules Club……….Aralia spinosa
Holacantha.. …………Castela
Hollyhock…. …………Althea
Holy Thistle………….Cnicus
Hop Tree…… ………….Ptelea
Hops……………………..Humulus
Horehound…………..Marrubium
Horehound, Water……..Lycopus
Horse Balm…………..Collinsonia
Horse Chestnut…….Aesculus hippocast.
Horse Nettle …………Solanum carolinense
Horsemint… …………Monarda
Horsetail……………….Equisetum
Hound’s Tongue ……..Cynoglossum
Huang Chi……………Astragalus
Huckleberry………….Vaccinium
Hydrocotyle………….Centella
Hyssop………. …………Hyssopus
Ilex verticillatus……..Prinos
Incienso………………..Brickellia
Indian Root………….Aristolochia watsonii
Indian Warrior……. Pedicularis
Indigo, Wild …………Baptisia
Inmortal……………….Asclepias asperula
Ipe Roxo……………….Tabebuia
Jabin……………………Piscidia
Jaborandi………………Pilocarpus
Jack-in-the-Pulpit……….Arisaema
Jamaica Dogwood……….Piscidia
Jasmine, Yellow……Gelsemium
Jatamansi……………..Sumbul
Jersey Tea….. …………Ceanothus
Jewel Weed…………..Impatiens
Jimson Weed………. Datura
Jojoba……………………Simmondsia
Juniper………………….Juniperus
Kava Kava… …………Piper methysticum
Kinnikinnick…….Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Kola………………………… Cola
Labrador Tea…………Ledum
Ladies Mantle……….Alchemilla
Lady Slipper………….Cypripedium
Lapacho………………..Tabebuia
Lappa…………………….Arctium
Larkspur……………….Delphinium
Laurel, California……….Umbellularia
Lavender………………Lavandula
Leafcup…………………Polymnia
Lechuguilla…………..Agave
Lemon………………….Limon
Lemon Balm……….. Melissa
Leptotania…………….Lomatium
Lettuce, Wild………..Lactuca
Licorice……… …………Glycyrrhiza
Licorice Fern…………Polypodium
Liferoot…………………Senecio
Lignum Vitae……….Guaiacum
Lily of the Valley…….Convallaria
Lily, Tiger……………..Lilium tigrinum
Liriosma……………….Ptychopetalum
Liverwort……………..Hepatica
Lizard Tail…………….Anemopsis
Lobaria……………………Sticta
Logwood……………….Hematoxylon
Lotebush……………….Condalia
Lousewort…………….Pedicularis
Lungwort Moss………Sticta
Ma Huang…………….Ephedra vulgaris
Macrotys……. …………Cimicifuga
Madrone……………….Arbutus
Maguey……… …………Agave
Maidenhair Fern……. Adiantum
Maidenhair Tree……. Ginkgo
Mandrake, Amer………..Podophyllum
Manzanilla.. …………Matricaria
Manzanita…………….Arctostaphylos
Maravilla….. …………Mirabilis
Marigold, European……..Calendula
Marijuana…. …………Cannabis
Marsh Fleabane…… Pluchea
Marshmallow……… Althea
Matico…………………..Piper angustifolia
Maturin………………..Cacalia
Maturique…………….Cacalia
May Apple… …………Podophyllum
Mescal Buttons……. Lophophora
Mesquite……………….Prosopis
Milfoil…………………..Achillea
Milk Thistle………….Silybum
Milkweed, Butterfly…….Asclepias tuberosa
Mikweed, Common….Asclepias cornuta
Milkweed, Desert………Asclepias subulata
Milkweed, Spider……Asclepias asperula
Milkweed, Swamp…….Asclepias incarnata
Mimbre…………………Chilopsis
Mistletoe………………Viscum
Monks Pepper………Vitex agnus-castus
Monkshood. …………Aconitum
Mormon Tea……….. Ephedra viridis
Motherwort. …………Leonurus
Mountain Everlasting……..Antennaria
Mountain Laurel…….Kalmia
Mountain Mahogany………Cercocarpus
Mugwort………………Artemisia vulgaris
Muirapuama………..Ptychopetalum
Mullein………………..Verbascum
Musk Root……………Sumbul
Mustard………………..Sinapis
Myroxylum pereirae……….Balsam of Peru
Myroxylum toluiferum…..Balsam of Tolu
Myrrh……………………Commiphora
Navajo Tea.. …………Thelesperma
Nerve Root…………..Cypripedium
Nettles………………… Urtica
New Jersey Tea……. Ceanothus
Night-Blooming Cereus………Cereus
Nutmeg……………….Myristica
Oak……………………….Quercus
Oats……………………….Avena
Ocotillo…………………Fouqueria
Odontotrichum…….. Cacalia
Ohio Buckeye……….Aesculus glabra
Old Man’s Beard……..Usnea
Orange Sneezeweed……..Helenium
Oregon Myrtle………Umbellularia
Oxe-Eye Daisy……….Leucanthemum
Parrot’s Beak……….. Pedicularis
Parsley…………………..Petroselinum
Pasque Flower………Anemone hirsutissima
Passion Flower……..Passiflora
Pau D’Arco.. …………Tabebuia
Pausinystalia……….. Corynanthe
Peach Tree…………….Amygdalus
Pearly Everlasting……. Anaphalis
Peniocereus. …………Cereus
Pennyroyal……………Hedeoma
Pennyroyal, European…….Mentha pulegium
Peony………… …………Paeonia
Pepper, Black………..Piper nigrum
Pepper, Cayenne…..Capsicum
Peppermint…………..Mentha piperita
Periwinkle… …………Vinca major
Peruvian Balsam…….Balsam of Peru
Peruvian Bark………Cinchona
Peyote……………………Lophophora
Picrasma……………….Picraena
Pigweed…….. …………Amaranthus
Pincture Vine……….Tribulus
Pine…………… ………….Pinus
Pinkroot……. …………Spigelia
Piper cubeba………….Cubeba
Pipsissewa…. …………Chimaphila
Plantain………………..Plantago
Pleurisy Root………..Asclepias tuberosa
Plumajillo…………….Achillea
Poke Root, Berries……….Phytolacca
Poleo…………………..Mentha arvensis
Poleo Chino………….Hedeoma
Pomegranate……….. Granatum
Ponil……………………Cercocarpus
Poplar Buds. …………Populus candicans
Porlieri……….Guaiacum angustifolium
Prickly Ash.. …………Xanthoxylum
Prickly Pear.. …………Opuntia
Prickly Poppy………..Argemone
Privet……………………Ligustrum
Prodigiosa…………….Brickellia
Psyllium……………….Plantago ovata
Pterocarpus………….Kino
Pulsatilla…… Anemone hirsutissima
Punica…………………..Granatum
Purple Sage…………..Leucophyllum
Pussy Toes…………….Antennaria
Pyrethrum parthenium…………………..Chrysanthemum parth.
Quassia………………..Picraena
Quebracho…………….Aspidosperma
Queen of the Meadow……………………Eupatorium purpureum .
Queen’s Root………. Stillingia
Quinine Bark………. Cinchona
Quinine Bush……… Garrya
Ragweed……………….Ambrosia
Ragwort………………..Senecio
Raiz del Indio……..Aristolochia watsonii
Raiz del Oro………….Heliopsis
Raspberry……………..Rubus idaeus
Rattlesnake Master…….Eryngium
Red Osier………………Cornus
Red Root………………Ceanothus
Rhatany………………..Krameria
Rheumatism Root………Jeffersonia
Rhubarb………………..Rheum
Rock Rose………Cistus, Helianthemum
Roman Chamomile……Anthemis
Rue………………….Ruta graveolens
Rue, Goats…………….Galega
Rue, Meadow……….Thalictrum
Rue, Syrian…………..Peganum harmala
Sabal……………………..Serenoa
Safflowers…………….Carthamus
Saffron………………….Crocus
Saffron, American…….Carthamus
Sage…………………….Salvia
Sagebrush…….Artemisia tridentata
Sandalwood………….Santalum
Sangre de Drago……Jatropha cinerea
Sarsaparilla…………..Smilax
Sarsaparilla, American…..Aralia nudicaulis
Saw Palmetto………. Serenoa
Scarlet Globemallow………Sphaeralcea
Scarlet Pimpernel…Anagallis
Scouring Rush…….. Equisetum
Screwbean…………….Prosopis
Selenicereus …………Cereus
Self Heal……………….Prunella
Senecio cineraria……. Cineraria
Senega Snakeroot…Polygala
Senna……………………Cassia, Senna
Serpentaria………..Aristolochia serpentaria
Seven Barks………….Hydrangea
Shavegrass……………Equisetum
Shepherd’s Purse… Capsella
Shinleaf………………..Pyrola
Silk Tassel…………….Garrya
Skullcap………………..Scutellaria
Skunk Cabbage……..Dracontium
Skunk Cab, West……. Lysichiton
Smartweed……………Polygonum hydropiper
Snakeroot, Button……Eryngium, Liatris
Snakeroot, Canadian……..Asarum
Snakeroot, Kansas……Echinacea angustifolia
Snakeroot, Missouri…….Echinacea purpurea
Snakeroot, Senega…….Polygala
Snakeroot, Virg……..Aristolochia serpentaria
Soapberry…………….Sapindus
Solomon’s Seal…….Polygonatum
Sourwood…………….Oxydendron
Spearmint…………….Mentha viridis
Spikenard……………..Aralia racemosa
Squaw Vine………….Mitchella
Squaw Weed……….. Senecio
St. John’s Wort……. Hypericum
Star Grass….. …………Aletris
Stavesacre…………….Delphinium
Stinkasant…………….Asafetida
Stone Root……………Collinsonia
Storksbill………………Erodium
Stramonium……….. Datura
Strawberry…………….Fragaria
Stream Orchid………Epipactis
Sumach, Fragrant……Rhus aromatica
Sumach, Smooth…… Rhus glabra
Sumach, Sweet……. Rhus aromatica
Sundew………………..Drosera
Sweet Cicely………….Osmorhiza
Sweet Clover………..Melilotus
Sweet Flag…………….Acorus Calamus
Sweet Root……………Osmorhiza
Sweetgum…………….Liquidamber
Symplocarpus……… Dracontium
Syrian Rue……………Peganum harmala
Tag Alder….. …………Alnus
Taheebo………………..Tabebuia
Tang Kwei…………….Angelica sinensis
Tansy…………………….Tanacetum
Te de Coral……………Bidens
Teasel……………………Dipsacus
Tecomblate…………..Condalia
Texas Ranger………..Leucophyllum
Thlaspi………………….Capsella
Tickseed………………..Bidens
Toadflax………………..Linaria
Tobacco……… …………Nicotiana
Tobacco, Indian…….Lobelia inflata
Toluifera…………….Balsam of Peru
Torote……….. …………Bursera
Trailing Arbutus……. Epigea
Tree of Heaven……. Ailanthus
Triticum……. …………Agropyrons
Trumpet Creeper…………Campsis
Trumpet Flower….. Tecoma
Tsuga………………….. Abies
Turkey Corn …………Dicentra
Turkey Mullein…… Eremocarpus
Turkey Rhubarb….. Rheum
Turmeric…………….Curcuma
Turtlehead………….Chelone
Twin Leaf……………..Jeffersonia
Unicorn Root………. Aletris, Chamaelirium
Uva Ursi……………….Arctostaphylos
Veronicastrum……. Leptandra
Vervain……………….Verbena
Virgin’s Bower……. Clematis
Virginia Snakeroot……Aristolochia serpentaria
Wafer Ash…………..Ptelea
Wahoo………………..Euonymus
Water Eryngo……….Eryngium
Water Horehound……..Lycopus
Water Pepper………. Polygonum hydropiper
Western Coltsfoot………Petasites
Wild Ginger …………Asarum
Wild Indigo. …………Baptisia
Wild Lettuce…………Lactuca
Wild Yam…. …………Dioscorea
Wintergreen…………Gaultheria
Witch Hazel …………Hamamelis
Wolf Berry…………..Lycium
Wormwood………….Artemisia absinthium
Woundwort …………Stachys
Yarrow………………..Achillea
Yellow Dock …………Rumex crispus
Yellow Jasmine…….Gelsemium
Yellow Parilla……….Menispermum
Yellow Pond Lily…….Nuphar
Yerba de la Negrita…..Sphaeralcea
Yerba del Lobo………Helenium
Yerba del Sapo………Ambrosia
Yerba Mansa…………Anemopsis
Yerba Reuma………..Frankenia
Yerba Santa…………..Eriodictyon

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Principles and Practice of Constitutional Physiology for Herbalists by Michael Moore

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