national center for complementary and alternative medicine five-year strategic plan 2001–2005

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Achillea millefolium yarrow
Achyranthes bidentata achyranthes root
Acorus calamus sweet flag
Actaea racemosa ([L] Nutt) black cohosh
L. (formerly Cimicifuga black cohosh
racemosa)
Aesculus hippocastanum horse chestnut
Agastache rugosa agastache
Agrimonia pilosa agrimony
Akebia trifoliate akebia
Alchemilla vulgaris lady’s mantle
Alisma plantago alisma
Allium sativa garlic
Aloe vera aloe
Althea officinalis marshmallow
Amomum villosum cardamom
Amygdalus communis sweet almond seed
Anemarrhena asphodeloides anemarrhena
Angelica archangelica angelica
Angelica sinensis dong quai, danggui
Angelica sp angelica
Apium graveolens celery
Aquilaria agallocha aquilaria wood
Aralia sp. spikenard
Arctium lappa burdock, gobo
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi bearberry (uva ursi
leaves)
Areca catechu areca peel
Aristolochia sp. snakeroot, guaco
Arnica montana arnica


Artemesia spp. southernwood,
wormwood,
absinthe, sage
brush, lad’s love,
mugwort,
tarragon, sweet
annie
Asafoetida asafoetida
Asarum sieboli asaram
Asparagus spp asparagus
Astragalus sp. vetch, rattlepod,
locoweed
Astragalus membranaceus huang-qi
Atractylodes sppn atractylodes
Baking soda
Bamboo shavings Phyllostachys nigra
Benincasa hispida benincasa
Berberis sp. barberry
Betula sp. birch
Biota orientalis biota
Borago officinalis borage
Boswellia serrata frankincense
Brassica alba mustard seed
Bryonia sp. bryony
Bupleurum chinense bupleurum
Calamus draco calamus gum
Calendula officinalis marigold
Calophyllum sp. punna, kamani
Capsicum frutescens cayenne, red pepper
Carthamus tinctorius carthamus

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APPENDIX IV


HERBS USED IN ALTERNATIVE

MEDICINE DISCIPLINES
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