Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

(Dana P.) #1

palustre susp. groenlandicum (Oeder)
Hultén, Rhododendron groenlandicum
(Oeder) Kron & Judd), 447
Lady Fern; Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ex Mert.
(Synonym: Polypodium filix-femina L.), 447
Lady’s Bedstraw (Yellow Bedstraw); Galium verum
L., 448
Lady’s Mantle; Alchemilla vulgaris L. or A.
xanthochlora Rothm., 448
Lady’s Slipper; Cypripedium spp., 449
Lambkill (Dwarf Laurel, Pig Laurel, Sheep Laurel,
Sheepkill, Wicky); Kalmia angustifolia L.
(Synonym: K. intermedia Lange), 449
Laminaria, Brown Kelp; Laminaria hyperborea
(Gunn.) Fosl., 449
Langsat, Duku; Lansium domesticum Correa, 450
Larkspur, Forking Larkspur (Field Larkspur, Rocket
Larkspur); Consolida regalis S. F. Gray
(Synonym: Delphinium consolida L.), 450
Latua; Latua pubiflora (Gris.) Phil. (Not in GRIN),
451
Lavender; Lavandula spp., 451
Lavender-Cotton; Santolina chamaecyparissus L.,
453
Lemon; Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. (Synonyms: C.
limonum Risso, C. medica var. limon L.), 453
Lemonbalm (Balm, Bee Balm, Melissa); Melissa
officinalis L., 454
Lemon Bush; Lippia javanica (Burm. f.) Spreng.
(Synonym: Verbena javanica Burm. f.), 455
Lemongrass (West Indian Lemongrass); Cymbopogon
citratus (DC.) Stapf. (Synonym: Andropogon
citratus DC.), 456
Lemon Verbena; Aloysia citrodora Palau (Synonyms:
Aloysia triphylla (L’Her.) Britton, Lippia
citrodora Kunth, L. triphylla (L’Her.) Kuntze,
Verbena triphylla L’Her., Zappania citrodora
Lam.), 457
Lemon Wood; Schisandra sphenanthera Rehder & E.
H. Wilson (Synonym: S. chinensis var.
rubriflora Franch.), 457
Lesser Galangal (Chinese Ginger); Alpinia
officinarum Hance (Synonym: Languas
officinarum (Hance) Farw.), 458
Lesser Periwinkle (Common Periwinkle, Running
Myrtle); Vinca minor L., 459
Levant Cotton (Arabian Cotton, Maltese Cotton,
Short-Staple Cotton, Syrian Cotton);
Gossypium herbaceum L. (Synonym:
Gossypium transvaalense G. Watt), 460
Levant Wormseed (Santonica Wormwood,
Wormseed); Artemisia cina O. Berg
(Synonym: Seriphidium cinum (O. Berg)
Poljakov), 461
Licorice; Glycyrrhiza glabra L., 461


Life-Root, Squaw Weed; Senecio aureus L., 464
Lily of the Valley; Convallaria majalis L., 466
Lima Bean (Butter Bean, Sieva Bean, Sugar Bean);
Phaseolus lunatus L. var. lunatus, 467
Lime (Key Lime, Mexican Lime, Sour Lime, West
Indian Lime); Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.)
Swingle (Synonyms: C. acida Roxb., C.
hystrix subsp. acida (Roxb.) Engl., C. lima
Lunan, C. limetta var. aromatica Wester, C.
medica var. acida (Roxb.) Hook. f., Limonia
aurantiifolia Christm.), 467
Linden; Tilia spp., 467
Lobelia (Indian Tobacco) Lobelia inflata L., 469
Logwood; Haematoxylum campechianum L., 470
Longleaf Pine (Longleaf Yellow Pine, Pitch Pine,
Southern Yellow Pine); Pinus palustris Miller
(Synonyms: P. australis F. Michx., P.
longifolia Salisb.), 470
Long Pepper (Indian Long Pepper, Jaborandi Pepper);
Piper longum L., 471
Loosestrife (Willowweed, Willowwort); Lysimachia
vulgaris L., 472
Lotus (East Indian Lotus, Oriental Lotus, Sacred
Lotus); Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
(Synonyms: N. caspica Eichw., N. komarovii
Grossh., N. nelumbo (L.) Druce, N.
speciosum Willd., Nymphaea nelumbo L.),
473
Lovage; Levisticum officinale W. D. J. Koch, 474
Lucky Nut, Yellow Oleander; Thevetia peruviana
(Pers.) K. Schum. (Synonyms: Cascabela
thevetia (L.) Lippold, Cerbera thevetia L.,
Thevetia neriifolia Juss. ex Steud.), 475
Lungmoss, Lungwort Lichen; Lobaria pulmonaria
(L.) Hoffm. (Synonym: Sticta pulmonaria
L.), 475
Lungwort; Pulmonaria officinalis L., 476

M

Maca, Peruvian Ginseng; Lepidium meyenii Walp.
(Synonym: Lepidium peruvianum Chacon),
477
Madder, Dyer’s Madder; Rubia tinctorum L., 477
Magnolia Vine (Five-Flavor Fruit); Schisandra
chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. (Synonym: Kadsura
chinensis Turcz.), 478
Maidenhair Fern (Southern Maidenhair, Venus
Maidenhair, Venus’ Hairfern); Adiantum
capillus-veneris L., 479
Maitake; Grifola frondosa, 480
Malabar Nut (Pavettia); Justicia adhatoda L.
(Synonym: Adhatoda vasica Nees), 480
Malabar Tamarind (Brindal Berry, Garcinia);
Garcinia cambogia (Gaertn.) Desr.
Free download pdf