Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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American Ginseng, Ginseng; Panax quinquefolius L.,
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American Hellebore (American White-Hellebore,
Itchweed, White-Hellebore); Veratrum viride
Aiton (Synonyms: V. eschscholtzii A. Gray,
V. lobelianum var. eschscholtzianum Schult.
& Schult. f.), 23
American Liverleaf (Liverwort Herb, Sharp-Lobe
Hepatica); Anemone acutiloba (DC.) G.
Lawson (Synonym: Hepatica nobilis var.
acuta (Pursh) Steyermark), 24
American Pennyroyal; Hedeoma pulegioides (L.)
Pers. (Synonym: Melissa pulegioides L.), 25
American Solomon’s-Seal (Small Solomon’s Seal,
Solomon’s Seal); Polygonatum biflorum
(Walter) Elliot, 25
American White Spruce (Black Hills Spruce,
Canadian Spruce, White Spruce); Picea
glauca (Moench.) Voss (Synonym: Abies
canadensis Mill., P. canadensis (Mill.)
Britton et al., P. glauca f. aurea (J. Nelson)
Rehder, P. glauca var. conica Rehder, Pinus
glauca Moench, Pinus laxa Ehrh.), 26
Ammoniac; Dorema ammoniacum D. Don, 26
Amur Corktree (Chinese Corktree, Phellodendron
Bark); Phellodendron amurense Rupr., 27
Anemarrhena; Anemarrhena asphodelioides Bunge,
27
Angelica, Wild Parsnip; Angelica archangelica L.
(Synonyms: A. officinalis Moench,
Archangelica officinalis (Moench) Hoffm.),
28
Angled Loofah, Chinese Okra (Ribbed Gourd, Ribbed
Loofah, Ridged Gourd, Silky Gourd); Luffa
acutangula (L.) Roxb. (Synonym: Cucumis
acutangulus L.), 29
Angostura; Angostura trifoliata (Willd.) T. S. Elias
(Synonyms: Bonplandia trifoliata Willd.,
Galipea officinalis Hancock; Cusparia
febrifuga Humb. ex DC., Cusparia trifoliata
(Willd.) Engl.), 29
Anise (Sweet Cumin); Pimpinella anisum L.
(Synonym: Anisum vulgare Gaertn.), 30
Annatto (Lipsticktree); Bixa orellana L., 32
Annual Mercury (Herb Mercury); Mercurialis annua
L., 33
Anserina, Silverweed (Goose Grass, Goose Tansy);
Potentilla anserina L., 33
Apple; Malus domestica Borkh. (Synonyms: M.
malus (L.) Britton, M. pumila auct., M.
pumila var. domestica (Borkh.) C. K.
Schneid, M. sylvestris auct., M. sylvestris var.
domestica (Borkh.) Mansf., Pyrus malus L.),
34


Apricot; Prunus armeniaca L. (Synonyms:
Amygdalus armeniaca (L.) Dumort.,
Armeniaca vulgaris Lam., P. armeniaca var.
vulgaris Zabel), 35
Araroba; Andira araroba Aguan, 36
Arjuna; Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight &
Arn. (Synonym: Pentaptera arjuna Roxb. ex
DC.), 36
Arnica (European Arnica, Leopardsbane, Mountain
Tobacco); Arnica montana L., 37
Arrach (Stinking Goosefoot); Chenopodium vulvaria
L., 38
Arrow-Poison; (Strophanthus sarmentosus DC.), 38
Arrowroot (Maranta, West Indian Arrowroot);
Maranta arundinacea L., 39
Artichoke (Cardoon, Globe Artichoke); Cynara
cardunculus L. subsp. cardunculus
(Synonym: Cynara scolymus L.), 39
Asafetida, Devil’s Dung; Ferula assa-foetida L., 40
Ashwagandha; Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
(Synonym: Physalis somnifera L.), 41
Asian Meadow-Rue; Thalictrum foliolosum DC., 43
Asiatic Dogwood, Japanese Cornel (Japanese
Cornelian Cherry); Cornus officinalis
Siebold & Zucc., 43
Asoka; Saraca indica L., 43
Asparagus; Asparagus officinalis L. (Synonym: A.
longifolius Fisch. ex Steud.), 44
Autumn Crocus, Colchicum, Meadow-Saffron;
Colchicum autumnale L., 45
Avens, Bennet’s Root (Cloveroot, Herb-Bennet,
Wood Avens); Geum urbanum L., 46
Avocado; Persea americana Mill., 47
Aztec Marigold (African Marigold, Big Marigold,
Marigold, Saffron Marigold); Tagetes erecta
L., 48

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Baby’s Breath; Gypsophila paniculata L., 49
Bael, Bengal Quince (Baeltree, Belfruit Tree, Golden
Apple, Indian Baelfruit); Aegle marmelos L.
Correa (Synonym: Belou marmelos (L.) A.
Lyons, Crateva marmelos L.), 49
Baical Skullcap; Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, 50
Bai Zhu, Atractylodes; Atractylodes macrocephala
Koidz., 51
Balloon Flower (Chinese Bellflower); Platycodon
grandiflorum (Jacq.) A. DC (Synonyms:
Campanula glauca Thunb., C. grandiflora
Jacq., P. glaucus (Thunb.) Nakai), 51
Balmony, Turtlehead (Snakehead); Chelone glabra
L., 52
Balsam Fir (Balsam, Canadian Balsam, Eastern Fir);
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill (Synonyms: A.
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