Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

Morning Glory; Ipomoea hederacea Jacq.
(Synonyms: I. barbigera Sweet, Pharbitis
hederacea (Jacq.) Choisy), 509
Mother Of Thyme (Breckland Thyme, Creeping
Thyme, Wild Thyme); Thymus serpyllum L.,
509
Motherwort; Leonurus cardiaca L., 510
Mountain Ash (American Mountain Ash); Sorbus
americana Marshall, 511
Mountain-Avens; Dryas octopetala L., 511
Mountain Laurel (Calico Bush, Spoonwood); Kalmia
latifolia L. (Synonym: K. latifolia var.
myrtifolia Bosse), 512
Mouse Ear Hawkweed; Hieracium pilosella L.
(Synonym: Pilosella officinarum F. W.
Schultz & Sch. Bip.), 513
Mugwort (Carline Thistle); Artemisia vulgaris L.
(Synonym: A. vulgaris var. coarctata
Forselles ex Besser), 513
Muira Puama; Ptychopetalum olacoides Benth., 514
Mullein; Verbascum spp., 514
Musk-Mallow, Musk Okra (Tropical Jewel-Hibiscus);
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. (Synonym:
Hibiscus abelmoschus L.), 515
Mustard; Brassica juncea (L.) Czern., B. nigra (L.)
W. D. J. Koch, and Sinapis alba L., 516
Myrrh (African Myrrh, Herabol Myrrh, Somali
Myrrh); Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl.
and other spp. (Synonyms: Balsamodendrum
myrrha Nees, Commiphora molmol Engl., C.
myrrha var. molmol Engl.), 517
Myrtle; Myrtus communis L., 519

N

Nasturtium (Garden Nasturtium, Indian Cress);
Tropaeolum majus L., 521
Neem (Indian Lilac, Margosa, Nimtree); Azadirachta
indica A. Juss. (Synonyms: Antelaea
azadirachta (L.) Adelb., Melia azadirachta
L.), 523
Nepalese Cardamom (Indian Cardamom); Amomum
aromaticum Roxb., 523
Nettle (European Nettle, Stinging Nettle); Urtica
dioica L., 524
New Jersey Tea (Jersey-Tea Ceanothus,
Mountainsweet, Wild Snowball); Ceanothus
americanus L. (Synonyms: C. americanus
var. intermedius (Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray, C.
intermedius Pursh), 526
Niando, Iporuru; Alchornea floribunda Muell. Arg.,
527
Niauli; Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn., 527

Night-Blooming Cereus (Queen-of-the-Night);

Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britt. & Rose

(Synonym: Cactus grandiflorus L.), 528

Noni, Indian Mulberry; Morinda citrifolia L., 529

Northern Maidenhair, Pointer Weed (Five-Finger

Fern) Adiantum pedatum L., 529

Nutmeg (Mace); Myristica fragrans Houtt.

(Synonym: M. officinalis L. f.), 530

Nux Vomica (Strychninetree); (Strychnos nux-vomica

L.), 531

O

Oak; Quercus spp., 533

Oakgall; Quercus infectoria Olivier., 534

Oats (Red Oat, Side Oat, Tree Oat); Avena sativa L.,

534

Okra (Gumbo, Lady’s Fingers); Abelmoschus

esculentus (L.) Moench. (Synonym: Hibiscus

esculentus L.), 535

Olive Leaf; Olea europaea L., 535

Olive Oil; Olea europaea L., 536

Ololiuqui, Moonflower (Beach Moonflower, Sea

Moonflower); Ipomoea violacea L.

(Synonyms: Convolvulus tuba Schltdl.,

Ipomoea macrantha Roem. & Schult., I. tuba

(Schltdl.) G. Don), 536

Onion (Shallot); Allium cepa L., 537

Opium Antidote; Combretum micranthum G. Don,

539

Opium Poppy; Papaver somniferum L., 539

Orange (Blood Orange, Navel Orange, Sweet Orange,

Valencia Orange); Citrus sinensis (L.)

Osbeck) (Synonyms: C. aurantium var.

sinensis L., C. macracantha Hassk.), 540

Orange Peel (Blood Orange, Navel Orange, Sweet

Orange, Valencia Orange); Citrus sinensis

(L.) Osbeck (Synonym: C. aurantium var.

sinensis L., C. macracantha Hassk.), 541

Ordeal Bean, Calabar Bean (Physostigma venenosum

Balf.), 542

Oregano (European Oregano, Pot Marjoram, Wild

Marjoram, Wintersweet); Origanum vulgare

L., 543

Oregon Grape (Blue Barberry, Holly Barberry, Holly

Mahonia, Mountain Grape); Mahonia

aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. (Synonyms:

Berberis aquifolium Pursh, B. diversifolia

(Sweet) Steud., Mahonia diversifolia Sweet),

544

Oriental Arborvitae (Chinese Arborvitae);

Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

(Synonyms: Biota orientalis, Retinispora

juniperoides Carriere, Thuja orientalis L.,

Thuja orientalis f. juniperoides (Carriere)