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 Index of Herb Profiles by Botanical Name

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Click on the name of the herb you are interested in and you will be directed to the relevant Profile.

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A

Acacia catechu

Achillea millefolium

Acorus calamus - coming soon

Agathosma betulina

Agrimonia eupatoria

Agropyron repens

Alchemilla arvensis

Alchemilla vulgaris - coming soon

Allium sativum

Alnus serrulata - coming soon

Aloe barbadensis

Althaea officinalis

Anemone pulsatilla

Anemopsis californica - coming soon

Anethum graveolens

Angelica archangelica - coming soon

Apium graveolens

Arctium lappa

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Armoracia rusticana - coming soon

Arnica montana

Artemisia abrotanum

Artemisia absinthium

Artemisia vulgaris - coming soon

Asclepias tuberosa

Atropa belladonna - coming soon

Avena sativa

 

B

 Ballota nigra - coming soon

Baptisia tinctoria

Barosma betulina

Berberis aquifolium - coming soon

Berberis vulgaris

Borago officinalis

 

C

Calendula officinalis

Camellia sinensis

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Capsicum minimum

Carduus marianus

Carum carvi - coming soon

Cascara sagrada

Cassia spp.

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Centaurium erythraea

Cereus grandiflorus

Cetraria islandica

Chamaelirium luteum

Chamaemelum nobile - coming soon

Chamomilla recutita

Chelidonium majus

Chelone glabra

Chimaphila umbellata - coming soon

Chionanthus virginicus

Chondrus crispus

Cimicifuga racemosa

Cinnamonum zeylanicum

Cnicus benedictus - coming soon

Coffee arabica

Cola spp. - coming soon

  Commiphora molmol

Convallaria majus

Crataegus oxyacanthoides

Curcuma longa

Cypripedium pubescens

 

D

Datura stramonium - coming soon

Dioscorea villosa

Drosera rotundifolia

 

E

Echinacea angustifolia

Elettaria cardamomum - coming soon

Ephedra sinica - coming soon

Equisetum arvense

Erythraea centaurium

Eschscholzia californica - coming soon

Eucalyptus globulus

Eugenia caryophyllus

Euonymous atropurpureus

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Eupatorium purpureum

Euphorbia pilulifera

Euphrasia officinalis

 

F

Fagopyrum esculentum

Filipendula ulmaria

Foeniculum vulgare

Fucus vesiculosus

Fumaria officinalis - coming soon

 

G

Galium aparine

Gaultheria procumbens - coming soon

Gelsemium sempervirens - coming soon

Gentiana lutea

Geranium maculatum

Ginkgo biloba

Glechoma hederacea

Geum urbanum

Glycyrrhiza glabra

Guaiacum officinale - coming soon

 

H

Hamamelis virginiana

Harpagophytum procumbens

Humulus lupulus

Hydrangea arborescens

Hydrastis canadensis

Hydrocotyle asiatica - coming soon

Hyoscyamus niger

Hypericum perforatum

Hyssopus officinalis

 

I

Ilex paraguarensis

Inula helenium

Iris versicolor

 

J

Juglans cinerea

Juniperus communis

 

L

Lactuca virosa - coming soon

Lamium alba

Larrea mexicana

Lavandula officinalis - coming soon

Leptandra virginica

Leonurus cardiaca

Ligusticum porteri - coming soon

Linum catharticum

Linum usitatissimum

Liquidambar orientalis - coming soon

Lobaria pulmonaria

Lobelia inflata

Lycopus europaeus

Lycopus virginicus

 

M

Mahonia aquifolia - coming soon

Marrubium vulgare

Melaleuca alternifolia

Melilotus officinalis

Melissa officinalis

Mentha piperata

Menyanthes trifoliata - coming soon

Mitchella repens

Myrica cerifera

Myristica fragrans

Myroxylon pereirae

 

N

Nepeta cataria

Nymphaea odorata - coming soon

 

O

Oenothera biennis

Oplopanax horridum - coming soon

Origanum vulgare

 

P

Panax ginseng

Panax quinquefolium - coming soon

Parietaria diffusa - coming soon

Passiflora incarnata

Petroselinum crispum - coming soon

Phytolacca decandra

Pimpinella anisum

Piper methysticum - coming soon

Piscidia erythrina

Plantago lanceolata - coming soon

Plantago psyllium

Polygonum bistorta

Potentilla erecta

Primula veris

Prunus serotina

 

Q

Quercus robur

 

R

Ranunculus ficaria

Rhamnus frangula

Rhamnus purshiana

Rheum palmatum

Rhus aromatica - coming soon

Rosa canina

Rosmarinus officinalis

Rubus idaeus

Rumex crispus

 

S

Salix alba - coming soon

Salix nigra - coming soon

Salvia officinalis

Sanguinaria canadensis

Sambucus nigra

Saponaria officinalis

Sarothamnus scoparius - coming soon

Scrophularia nodosa

Scutellaria lateriflora

Senecio aureus

Serenoa serrulata

Sinapsis alba

Sinapsis nigra

Silybum marianum

Smilax ornata

Solidago virgaurea - coming soon

Stachys betonica

Stellaria media

Sticta pulmonaria

Stillingia sylvatica

Styrax benzoin

Symphytum officinalis

Symplocarpus foetidus - coming soon

 

T

Tanacetum parthenium

Tanacetum vulgare - coming soon

Taraxacum officinale

Thuja occidentalis

Thymus vulgaris

Tilia europaea - coming soon

Trifolium pratense

Trigonella foenum-graecum

Trillium erectum

Trillium pendulum

Triticum repens

Turnera diffusa

Tussilago farfara

 

U

Ulmus fulva

Urtica dioica

 

V

Valeriana officinalis

Verbascum thapsus

Verbena officinalis

Viburnum opulus

Viburnum prunifoilum

Viola odorata - coming soon

Viola tricolor

Viscum album

Vitex agnus-castus

 

X

Xanthoxylum americanum

 

Z

Zanthoxylum americanum

Zea mays

Zingiber officinale

 

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Last updated 27th November 2014     ©Purple Sage Botanicals