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

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Podophyllum peltatum, mayapple,
P. hexandrum, P. emodi mandrake, Indian
apple, wild
lemon, duck’s
foot
Polygala tenuifolia polygala root
Polygonatum odoratum polygonatum
Polyporus umbellatus polyporus
Poria cocos poria fungus
Polygonum aviculare knotgrass
Potentilla sp. cinquefoil,
silverweed
Prunella vulgaris self-heal
Prunus armeniaca apricot or bitter
almond seed
Prunus persica peach seed
Pseudoginseng roo panax
pseudoginseng
Pseudostellaria heterophyllapseu
dostellaria root
Psoralia corylifolia psoralea seed
Pueraria lobata kudzu
Pygeum africanum African prune
Raphanus sativus radish seed
Red dates Zizyphus jujuba
Red pepper Capsicum anuum
Rehmannia glutinosa rehmannia
Rheum officinale rhubarb
Ribes nigrum L. black currant
Rosa laevigata rose hips
Rosmarinus officinalis L. rosemary
Rubia cordyfoliarubia
Rubus chingii rubus
Rubus idaeus aspberry leaves
Ruta graveolensrue
Salix alba white willow bark
Salvia officinalissage leaves
Sambucus nigra L. black elderberry
Sanguinaria canadensis L. bloodroot
Sargassum fusiformsargassum
Sassafras albidum (Nuttall) sassafras
Saussurea lappa saussurea
Schisandra chinensis wu wei zi,
wu ren chun
Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi Baical skullcap


Serenoa serrulata & saw palmetto
S. repens (Arecaceae)
Siler divaricatumsileris
Silybum marianum Gaertn. milk thistle
Smilax glabra Roxb. sarsaparilla
Stephania tetrandra stephania root
Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni sweetleaf,
candyleaf
Swertia sp. swertia
Symphytum officinale L. comfrey
Syzygium sp. clove, jamun
Tabebuia avellanedae pau d’arco
Tabernanthe iboga iboga
Tamarindus indica tamarind
Tanacetum parthenium. feverfew
Schultz-Bip
Tanacetum vulgare (L.) tansy
Taraxacum mongolicum dandelion root
Taraxacum officinale dandelion
(Dhudhal)
Terminalia arjuna myrobalan
Terminalia chebula hirda
Thuja occidentalis arborvitae
Thuja plicata western red cedar
Thymus vulgaris thyme
Tilia europea linden
Tribulus terrestris L. puncture vine,
goathead
Trichosanthes sp. snake gourd,
gualou
Trigonella foenum fenugreek
graecum L.
Turmeric Curcuma longae
turnera diffusadamiana
Tussilago farfara coltsfoot
Uncaria rynchophyllauncaria stem
Uncaria tomentosa cat’s claw,
(Willd.) D.C. uno de gato
Urtica dioica stinging nettles
Vaccinium macrocarpon cranberry
Vaccinium myrtillus bilberry
Valeriana officinalis valerian
Verbascum thapsus. L. mullein
Viburnum sp. cramp bark, high
bush cranberry

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