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1 Galega officinalis
professor-weed
goat's rue
hypoglycemic
galactagogue
diuretic
Aerial parts
2 Galipea officinalis
RUTACEAE
Angostura tree bitter
antispasmodic
antidiarrheal
antidysenteric
febrifuge
Bark
3 Galium aparine
GALIACEAE
madder
goose grass
cleavers
laxative
diuretic
emollient
detoxifier
stone inhibitor
hypotensive
Aerial parts
4 Galium elatum
GALIACEAE
antiepileptic Aerial parts
5 Galium orizabense
GALIACEAE
anthelmintic
febrifuge
Aerial parts
6 Galium umbrosum
GALIACEAE
gonorrhea remedy Aerial parts
7 Galium verum
GALIACEAE
cheese rennet
Our Lady's bedstraw
ladies' bedstraw
Bun an Ruadh
yellow bedstraw
bitter
diuretic
emollient
stone inhibitor
bladder stone remedy
cystotonic
antiepileptic
Aerial parts
8 Gardenia campanulata
GARDENIACEAE
cathartic
anthelmintic
Fruit
9 Gardenia gummifera
GARDENIACEAE
antiseptic
digestive tonic
10 Gardenia jasminoides
GARDENIACEAE
gardenia
zhi zi
Cape jasmine
bitter
febrifuge
styptic
Fruit
11 Gardenia taitensis
GARDENIACEAE
Tahitian gardenia analgesic
12 Gardenia thunbergia
GARDENIACEAE
Thunberg's gardenia laxative
13 Gaultheria procumbens
eastern teaberry
checkerberry
boxberry
partridge berry
wintergreen berry
teaberry
mountain tea
anti-inflammatory
antiseptic
digestive tonic
antirheumatic
carminative
antineuralgic
Leaves
Fruit
Essential oil
14 Gelidium amansii
agar demulcent
purgative
Agar
15 Gelidium cartilagineum
demulcent
purgative
Agar
16 Gelsemium sempervirens
GELSEMIACEAE
evening trumpetflower
Carolina jasmine
yellow jasmine
gelsemium
wild jasmine
sedative
antispasmodic
antineuralgic
antipertussive
antiasthmatic
relaxant
hypotensive
Rootstock
17 Gentiana adsurgens
GENTIANACEAE
digestive tonic Root
18 Gentiana andrewsii
GENTIANACEAE
bottle gentian
closed gentian
bitter Root
19 Gentiana lutea
GENTIANACEAE
yellow gentian bitter
digestive stimulant
stomachic
Root
20 Gentiana macrophylla
GENTIANACEAE
qin jiao bitter
anti-inflammatory
sedative
antibiotic
Root
21 Gentiana scabra
GENTIANACEAE
long dan cao bitter Root
22 Geranium maculatum
GERANIACEAE
spotted geranium
American cranesbill
wild geranium
astringent
antihemorrhoidal
irritable bowel relief
styptic
Root
Aerial parts
23 Geranium robertianum
GERANIACEAE
Robert geranium
Herb Robert
astringent
vulnerary
anticarcinogenic
Root
Aerial parts
24 Geum urbanum
ROSACEAE
herb bennet
avens
sedative
astringent
irritable bowel relief
antidiarrheal
antidysenteric
antihemorrhoidal
febrifuge
Aerial parts
Root
25 Ginkgo biloba
GINKGOACEAE
maidenhair tree
ginkgo
bai guo
vasodilator
antiasthmatic
antiallergenic
anti-inflammatory
Leaves
Seeds
26 Glechoma hederacea
GLECHOMACEAE
alehoof
ground ivy
gill-over-the-ground
tinnitus remedy
tonic
diuretic
decongestant
Aerial parts
27 Glycine max
soybean
soy
edamame
detoxifier
stimulant
Beans
Sprouts
28 Glycyrrhiza glabra
LEGUMINOSAE
licorice anti-inflammatory
expectorant
demulcent
adrenal stimulant
laxative
Root
29 Glycyrrhiza uralensis
LEGUMINOSAE
gan cao hypertensive Root
Rhizome
30 Gnaphalium dioicum
GNAPHALIACEAE
astringent Aerial parts
31 Gnaphalium keriense
GNAPHALIACEAE
vulnerary Aerial parts
32 Gnaphalium polycephalum
GNAPHALIACEAE
fragrant everlasting decongestant Aerial parts
33 Gnaphalium uliginosum
GNAPHALIACEAE
marsh cudweed astringent
antiseptic
decongestant
hypotensive
antidepressant
aphrodisiac
Aerial parts
34 Gossypium herbaceum
Levant cotton oxytocic
abortifacient
amenorrheic
coagulant
spermicidal
Root bark
Seed oil
35 Grindelia camporum
COMPOSITAE
gumplant antispasmodic
expectorant
bronchiolytic
antipertussive
antiallergenic
cystotonic
heals burns
Leaves
Flowers
36 Guaiacum officinale
ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
lignum-vitae antiarthritic
antirheumatic
anti-inflammatory
diuretic
laxative
diaphoretic
gout remedy
dental anesthetic
Wood
Oleo-resin
37 Guarea guara
coagulant
hemostatic
Oleo-resin
38 Guarea martiana
detoxifier
39 Guarea rusbyi
cocillana emetic
expectorant
Bark
40 Hamamelis virginiana
HAMAMELIDACEAE
witchhazel astringent
anti-inflammatory
styptic
hemostatic
Leaves
Bark
41 Haronga madgascariensis
GUTTIFERAE
haronga antiviral
antidepressant
cholagogue
astringent
laxative
antidiarrheal
antidysenteric
Leaves
Bark
42 Haronga paniculata
GUTTIFERAE
emollient Essential oil
43 Harpagophytum procumbens
PEDALIACEAE
devil's claw anti-inflammatory
analgesic
digestive stimulant
Tubers
44 Helleborus niger
HELLEBORACEAE
black hellebore
Christmas rose
cardiac
purgative
anthelmintic
Rhizome
Root
Leaves
45 Herniaria glabra
HERNIARIACEAE
smooth rupturewort diuretic
kidney tonic
cystotonic
irritable bowel relief
stone inhibitor
antispasmodic
Aerial parts
46 Hieracium pilosella
mouse-ear hawkweed bronchiolytic
antiasthmatic
antipertussive
decongestant
astringent
diuretic
vulnerary
Aerial parts
47 Hippophae rhamnoides
HIPPOPHAEACEAE
sea berry
sea buckthorn
antiscorbutic
astringent
Berries
48 Hordeum distichon
HORDEACEAE
barley demulcent
anti-inflammatory
lowers cholesterol
anticarcinogenic
Seeds
49 Hordeum vulgare
HORDEACEAE
six-rowed barley galactosuppressant Seeds
50 Humulus lupulus
hops sedative
soporific
antispasmodic
bitter
Strobiles
51 Hydrangea arborescens
HYDRANGEACEAE
wild hydrangea diuretic
stone inhibitor
bladder stone remedy
cystotonic
urethritis remedy
prostate reducer
prostate tonic
Root
52 Hydrastis canadensis
HYDRASTIDACEAE
goldenseal
orangeroot
turmeric
tonic
laxative
anti-inflammatory
antibacterial
bitter
amenorrheic
hemostatic
astringent
Rhizome
53 Hygrophila spinosa
gokulakanta demulcent
aphrodisiac
diuretic
urinary tonic
hepatoprotective
Aerial parts
Root
54 Hyoscyamus niger
HYOSCYAMACEAE
henbane
stinking nightshade
sedative
analgesic
antispasmodic
antiasthmatic
antineuralgic
antirheumatic
mydriatic
anesthetic
Leaves
Flowers
55 Hypericum perforatum
HYPERICACEAE
St. Johnswort
y fendigedig
antidepressant
antispasmodic
cholagogue
astringent
sedative
analgesic
antiviral
Flowers
56 Hyssopus officinalis
European hyssop tonic
expectorant
sedative
carminative
Flowers
Essential oil
57 Iberis amara
annual candytuft
wild candytuft
rocket candytuft
bitter
carminative
gout remedy
antirheumatic
antiarthritic
antiscorbutic
Aerial parts
Seeds
58 Ilex auifolium
ILICACEAE
holly diuretic
emetic
purgative
febrifuge
Leaves
Berries
59 Ilex guayusa
ILICACEAE
aphrodisiac
liver tonic
antimalarial
syphilis remedy
Leaves
60 Ilex paraguariensis
ILICACEAE
mat� stimulant
analgesic
diuretic
Leaves
61 Ilex vomitoria
ILICACEAE
yaupon emetic Leaves
Berries
62 Illicium anisatum
ILLICIACEAE
anise tree Fruit
63 Illicium religiosum
ILLICIACEAE
Fruit
64 Illicium verum
ILLICIACEAE
ba jiao hui xian
star anise
carminative
dental anesthetic
Fruit
65 Imperatoria ostruthium
IMPERATORIACEAE
masterwort bitter
carminative
Root
66 Inula helenium
INULACEAE
elecampane inula expectorant
antitussive
diaphoretic
bitter
anthelmintic
antiseptic
Root
67 Inula japonica
INULACEAE
xuan fu hua expectorant
bitter
antiemetic
Flowers
Aerial parts
68 Ipomoea purga
jalap cathartic
emetic
Root
69 Ipomoea turpethum
purgative Root
70 Iris versicolor
IRIDACEAE
blue flag
wild iris
detoxifier
diuretic
cholagogue
obesity treatment
Rhizome
71 Jasminum grandiflorum
JASMINACEAE
Spanish jasmine sedative
antidepressant
emollient
Flowers
Essential oil
72 Jasminum sambac
JASMINACEAE
Arabian jasmine
sambac
eyewash
73 Jateorhiza palmata
MENISPERMACEAE
jateorhiza
calumba
bitter
stomachic
tonic
febrifuge
anthelmintic
Root
74 Juglans cinerea
JUGLANDACEAE
butternut
white walnut
laxative
tonic
lowers cholesterol
anthelmintic
antimicrobial
astringent
Inner bark
75 Juglans nigra
JUGLANDACEAE
black walnut
American walnut
laxative
tonic
lowers cholesterol
anthelmintic
antimicrobial
astringent
Inner bark
Nuts
76 Juglans regia
JUGLANDACEAE
English walnut
Geinn
okhar
purgative
emollient
lowers cholesterol
Bark
Nuts
77 Juniperus communis
JUNIPERACEAE
juniper
ener
tonic
diuretic
urinary antiseptic
cystotonic
antiarthritic
gout remedy
antirheumatic
emmenagogue
Fruit
Essential oil
78 Juniperus oxycedrus
JUNIPERACEAE
Oil of Cade emollient Essential oil
79 Juniperus rigida
JUNIPERACEAE
diuretic
80 Juniperus sabina
JUNIPERACEAE
savin juniper abortifacient
81 Kickxia elatine
SCROPHULARIACEAE
sharpleaf cancerwort
fluellin
astringent
styptic
82 Krameria cystisodes
KRAMERIACEAE
astringent
antimicrobial
antidiarrheal
antidysenteric
antihemorrhoidal
styptic
Root
83 Krameria parvifolia
KRAMERIACEAE
eyewash Root
84 Krameria triandra
KRAMERIACEAE
rhatany astringent
antimicrobial
antidiarrheal
antidysenteric
antihemorrhoidal
styptic
Root
85 Lactuca sativa
LACTUCACEAE
garden lettuce sedative
anaphrodisiac
soporific
Leaves
86 Lactuca virosa
LACTUCACEAE
bitter lettuce
wild lettuce
strong-scented lettuce
sedative
anaphrodisiac
soporific
Leaves
Latex
87 Lamium album
LAMIACEAE
white deadnettle astringent
demulcent
uterine tonic
amenorrheic
antidiarrheal
antihemorrhoidal
Flowers
88 Larix decidua
European larch astringent
diuretic
antiseptic
cystotonic
respiratory tonic
emollient
Inner bark
Oleo-resin
89 Larrea tridentata
ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
creosote bush
chaparral
anticarcinogenic Aerial parts
90 Laurus nobilis
LAURACEAE
sweet bay
true laurel
bay tree
bay laurel
poet's laurel
antiarthritic
digestive tonic
emmenagogue
Leaves
Essential oil
91 Lavandula officinalis
lavender carminative
antispasmodic
antidepressant
antiseptic
antibacterial
vasodilator
Flowers
Essential oil
92 Lawsonia inermis
LAWSONIACEAE
henna
Mignonette tree
Egyptian privet
antidiarrheal
antidysenteric
astringent
emmenagogue
liver tonic
antifungal
Leaves
Bark
93 Leonurus cardiaca
motherwort cardiotonic
sedative
antispasmodic
gynecologic
Aerial parts
94 Lepidium sativum
pepperweed
garden cress
curled cress
pepper grass
detoxifier Leaves
95 Lepidium virginicum
Viginia peppergrass detoxifier
diuretic
anthelmintic
antirheumatic
Leaves
Root
96 Leptandra virginica
SCROPHULARIACEAE
black root liver tonic
gallbladder tonic
antihemorrhoidal
Root
97 Levisticum chinensis
UMBELLIFERAE
chuan xiong emmenagogue
gynecologic
Aerial parts
98 Levisticum officinale
UMBELLIFERAE
lovage tonic
carminative
diuretic
emmenagogue
Root
Seeds
Leaves
99 Linaria canadensis
LINARIACEAE
toadflax diuretic
laxative
antihemorrhoidal
100 Linaria vulgaris
LINARIACEAE
butter and eggs
yellow toadflax
wild snapdragon
liver tonic
digestive tonic
antihemorrhoidal
emollient
Aerial parts
101 Linum usitatissimum
LINACEAE
linseed
flax
demulcent
purgative
Seeds
Seed oil
102 Lippia citriodora
lemon scented verbena digestive tonic
sedative
antidepressant
Leaves
103 Lippia dulcis
yerba dulce demulcent
expectorant
104 Liquidambar orientalis
Oriental sweetgum
levant storax
expectorant
astringent
Bark
105 Liriosma ovata
OLACACEAE
muira puama tonic
aphrodisiac
impotence remedy
astringent
antidiarrheal
antidysenteric
Root
Root bark
Wood
106 Lobaria pulmonaria
lung lichen
tree lungwort
expectorant
tonic
antiasthmatic
astringent
demulcent
Whole plant
107 Lobelia inflata
LOBELIACEAE
lobelia
Indian tobacco
respiratory stimulant
antispasmodic
expectorant
emetic
diaphoretic
Aerial parts
108 Lonicera caprifolium
LONICERACEAE
Italian woodbine
honeysuckle
diuretic
gout remedy
stone inhibitor
liver tonic
astringent
tuberculosis inhibitor
hypotensive
Flowers
Leaves
Bark
109 Lonicera japonica
LONICERACEAE
Japanese honeysuckle diuretic
gout remedy
stone inhibitor
liver tonic
astringent
tuberculosis inhibitor
hypotensive
Flowers
Leaves
Bark
110 Lophophora williansii
CACTACEAE
peyote
mescal
hallucinogenic
emetic
Whole plant
111 Luffa cylindrica
CUCURBITACEAE
loofah
si gua luo
expectorant Fruit
112 Lycium chinese
LYCIACEAE
lycium
Chinese wolfberry
tonic
liver tonic
febrifuge
hypotensive
Root
Berries
113 Lycopodium clavatum
LYCOPODIACEAE
clubmoss diuretic
sedative
antispasmodic
Moss
Spores
114 Lycopus europaeus
LABIATAE
gypsywort antithyroid
astringent
cardiotonic
Aerial parts
115 Lycopus virginicus
LABIATAE
bugleweed antithyroid
sedative
astringent
Aerial parts
116 Lysimachia christinae
LYSIMACHIACEAE
diuretic
stone inhibitor
Aerial parts
117 Lysimachia nemorum
LYSIMACHIACEAE
astringent
styptic
Aerial parts
118 Lysimachia vulgaris
LYSIMACHIACEAE
yellow loosestrife astringent
antidiarrheal
antidysenteric
hemostatic
expectorant
Aerial parts
119 Lythrum salicaria
LYTHRACEAE
purple loosestrife astringent
antidiarrheal
amenorrheic
antibiotic
typhus remedy
Aerial parts
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Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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