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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Achillea sibiricaSiberian Yarrow11
Acorus gramineusGrass-leaved Sweet Rush, Japanese Sweet Flag, Dwarf Sweet Flag33
Agastache rugosaKorean Mint43
Agrimonia pilosaHairy Agrimony23
Ailanthus altissimaTree Of Heaven13
Akebia trifoliataAkebia, Threeleaf Akebia42
Aleurites fordiiTung Tree, Tung Oil Tree, Wood Oil Tree China13
Alisma plantago-aquaticaGreat Water Plantain, ZE-XIE, European water plantain, American water plantain, Northern water plan13
Alkanna tinctoriaAlkanet, Alkanna12
Allium fistulosumWelsh Onion52
Allium tuberosumGarlic Chives, Chinese chives, Oriental Chives,52
Ampelopsis japonica 02
Angelica anomala 02
Angelica dahuricaBai Zhi23
Arctium lappaGreat Burdock, Gobo45
Arctium minusLesser Burdock35
Arisaema consanguineumTian Nan Xing13
Aristolochia debilisMa Dou Ling13
Armoracia rusticanaHorseradish, Red Cole33
Arnebia euchroma 02
Artemisia annuaQing Hao, Sweet sagewort14
Artemisia capillarisYin Chen Hao13
Artemisia scopariaRedstem wormwood12
Asarum sieboldiiWild Ginger02
Asparagus cochinchinensisChinese Asparagus33
Aster tataricusTartarian Aster13
Astragalus membranaceusHuang Qi05
Atractylodes macrocephalaBai Zhu03
Baptisia tinctoriaWild Indigo, Horseflyweed13
Bassia scopariaSummer Cypress, Burningbush22
Belamcanda chinensisLeopard Lily, Blackberry lily, Leopard Flower13
Berberis aggregataSalmon Barberry32
Berberis amurensis 22
Berberis angulosaLarge-Flowered Barberry32
Berberis aristataChitra, Indian Barberry or Tree Turmeric43
Berberis asiaticaChutro, Rasanjan (Nep); marpyashi (Newa); Daruharidra, Darbi (Sans)43
Berberis buxifoliaMagellan Barberry42
Berberis calliantha 22
Berberis canadensisAllegheny Barberry, American barberry32
Berberis capillaris 22
Berberis chengii 12
Berberis chinensis 12
Berberis chitria 22
Berberis concinna 22
Berberis cooperi 32
Berberis darwiniiDarwin's Barberry, Darwin's berberis42
Berberis empetrifolia 22
Berberis everstiana 22
Berberis fendleriColorado Barberry22
Berberis flexuosa 12
Berberis gagnepainii 22
Berberis georgiiBarberry32
Berberis heterophylla 12
Berberis jaeschkeana 12
Berberis koreanaKorean Barberry, Barberry12
Berberis lycium 33
Berberis parisepala 22
Berberis rariflora 22
Berberis rubrostilla 32
Berberis ruscifolia 22
Berberis sherriffii 12
Berberis sibirica 22
Berberis sieboldii 12
Berberis sikkimensis 22
Berberis soulieana 12
Berberis thunbergiiJapanese Barberry22
Berberis tomentosa 12
Berberis ulcina 22
Berberis verruculosa 22
Berberis vulgarisEuropean Barberry, Common barberry33
Berberis wilsoniaeWilson barberry32
Berberis x carminea 32
Berberis x lologensis 32
Berberis x stenophylla 32
Bidens bipinnataSpanish Needles22
Bletilla striataHyacinth Orchid, Urn orchid, Hyacinth Bletilla, Hardy Orchid, Chinese Ground Orchid03
Bupleurum chinenseBei Chai Hu23
Bupleurum falcatumThorow-Wax22
Cannabis sativaHemp, Marijuana44
Celosia argentea cristataLagos Spinach, Common Cockscomb43
Chimaphila maculataSpotted Wintergreen, Striped prince's pine, Pipsissewa13
Chimaphila umbellataPipsissewa23
Cimicifuga dahuricaXing An Sheng Ma13
Cimicifuga foetidaFoetid Bugbane13
Cimicifuga heracleifoliaKomarov's Bugbane02
Citrus aurantiumBitter Orange, Sour orange, Bergamot orange33
Citrus limonLemon45
Clematis mandschurica 02
Cnidium officinale 12
Commelina communisDay Flower, Asiatic dayflower32
Coptis chinensisHuang Lian03
Coptis japonica 02
Coptis teetaYun Lian12
Coptis trifoliaGoldthread, Threeleaf goldthread22
Cornus chinensis 23
Cornus oblongaOblong-Petal Dogwood03
Cornus officinalisShan Zhu Yu, Asiatic dogwood, Japanese Cornel Dogwood43
Corydalis solidaFumewort, Spring fumewort13
Crataegus pinnatifidaChinese Haw33
Cuminum cyminumCumin - Jeera43
Cyperus rotundusNut Grass33
Cyrtomium fortuneiAsian netvein hollyfern02
Dendranthema x grandiflorumChrysanthemum, Cut Mum, Garden Mum, Pot Mum, Florist's Chrysanthemum23
Dianthus chinensisChinese Pink, Rainbow pink, Annual Pink, China Pink03
Dianthus superbusFringed Pink23
Dictamnus albusBurning Bush, Gasplant, White Dittany,23
Drosera rotundifoliaSundew, Roundleaf sundew13
Dryopteris filix-masMale Fern24
Eleocharis dulcisChinese Water Chestnut41
Eleutherococcus gracylistylusWu Jia Pi13
Elsholtzia ciliataCrested latesummer mint22
Epimedium grandiflorumBarrenwort, Bishop's Hat, Longspur Epimedium23
Equisetum hyemaleDutch Rush, Scouringrush horsetail, Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Rough Horsetail22
Eriobotrya japonicaLoquat, Japanese Loquat43
Eruca vesicaria sativaRocket41
Eucalyptus citriodoraLemon-Scented Gum, Lemon Scented Eucalyptus13
Eucalyptus globulusTasmanian Blue Gum, Eurabbie, Blue Gum, Blue Eucalyptus14
Eupatorium japonicumPei Lan13
Euphorbia pekinensisDa Ji03
Forsythia viridissimaGolden Bells, Greenstem forsythia, Forsythia02
Gentiana manshurica 03
Gentiana triflora 02
Geranium nepalenseNepalese Crane's Bill12
Ginkgo bilobaMaidenhair Tree, Ginkgo55
Gleditsia sinensisLocust33
Glehnia littoralisBei Sha Shen, American silvertop22
Hedera helixIvy, English ivy, Algerian ivy, Baltic Ivy, Common Ivy03
Houttuynia cordataTsi, Chameleon, Rainbow Plant, Chameleon Plant43
Humulus lupulusHop, Common hop, European Hop,45
Hydrastis canadensisGoldenseal03
Ilex pubescens 02
Illicium anisatumStar Anise, Chinese Anise,Japanese Anise12
Illicium verumBa Jiao Hui Xian, Staranise tree33
Imperata cylindricaCogongrass, Japanese Blood Grass33
Inula britannicaXuan Fu Hua, British yellowhead03
Isatis tinctoriaWoad, Dyer's woad23
Lavandula latifoliaSpike Lavender, Broadleaved lavender22
Leonurus japonicus 03
Leonurus sibiricusChinese Motherwort, Honeyweed23
Lepidium apetalum 22
Leptospermum liversidgeiLemon-Scented Tea Tree21
Leptospermum petersoniiLemon Tea Tree, Common teatree11
Liatris spicataGayfeather, Dense blazing star, Spiked Blazing Star, Button Snakewot, Gayfeather, Spiked Gayfeather,03
Ligustrum japonicumJapanese Privet, Japanese Ligustrum, Waxleaf Ligustrum, Texas Privet, Waxleaf Privet11
Liquidambar orientalisOriental Sweet Gum23
Lonicera japonicaJapanese Honeysuckle23
Lycium barbarumGoji, Box Thorn, Matrimony vine43
Lycium chinenseChinese Boxthorn, Chinese desert-thorn43
Magnolia officinalisHou Po03
Mahoberberis aquisargentii 12
Mahonia aquifoliumOregon Grape, Hollyleaved barberry, Oregon Holly Grape, Oregon Holly33
Mahonia bealeiBeale's barberry, Leatherleaf Mahonia32
Mahonia fortuneiFortune's Mahonia32
Mahonia fremontiiMahonia, Fremont's mahonia32
Mahonia ganpinensis 12
Mahonia gracilipes 22
Mahonia haematocarpaMexican Barberry, Red barberry32
Mahonia japonica 32
Mahonia lomariifoliaChinese hollygrape32
Mahonia napaulensis 32
Mahonia nervosaOregon Grape, Cascade barberry32
Mahonia neviniiNevin's barberry32
Mahonia pinnataCalifornia Barberry, Wavyleaf barberry, Island barberry, Creeping Holly Grape32
Mahonia pumilaDwarf Barberry32
Mahonia repensCreeping Oregon Grape, Creeping barberry, Grape Oregon33
Mahonia swaseyiTexas Mahonia, Texas barberry32
Mahonia trifoliolataMexican Barberry, Algerita32
Mahonia x media 32
Malus domesticaApple52
Malus pumilaParadise Apple, Common Apple, Apple Tree42
Malus sylvestrisCrab Apple, European crab apple32
Medicago lupulinaBlack Medick21
Medicago sativaAlfalfa, Yellow alfalfa43
Melaleuca alternifoliaTea Tree05
Melaleuca linariifoliaFlax-Leaved Paper-Bark, Cajeput tree03
Melilotus indicusAnnual Yellow Sweetclover12
Melissa officinalisLemon Balm, Common balm, Bee Balm, Sweet Balm, Lemon Balm35
Monotropa unifloraIndian Pipe23
Morus albaWhite Mulberry, Common Mulberry,43
Myrica ceriferaWax Myrtle - Bayberry Wild Cinnamon, Southern Bayberry, Wax Myrtle, Southern Wax Myrtle33
Nicandra physaloidesShoo Fly12
Ocimum basilicumSweet Basil, Common Basil, Thai Basil, Tropical Basil43
Oldenlandia diffusaSnake-Needle Grass03
Paeonia delavayiTree Peony, Dian mu dan13
Paeonia japonicaYama-Shakuyaku11
Paeonia lactifloraChinese Peony, Peony13
Paeonia luteaTree Peony, Dian mu dan13
Paeonia obovata 03
Paeonia ostiiTree Peony12
Paeonia potaniniiTree Peony12
Paeonia suffruticosaMoutan, Moutan peony, Tree Peony, Japanese Tree Peony12
Paeonia szechuanicaTree Peony12
Paeonia veitchii 03
Panax pseudoginsengGinseng, Japanese ginseng13
Patrinia scabiosifoliaEastern Valerian, Scabious Patrinia13
Patrinia villosa 11
Perilla frutescensShiso, Beefsteakplant, Spreading Beefsteak Plant43
Perilla frutescens nankinensisPurple Shiso43
Peucedanum praeruptorumQian Hu02
Phellodendron amurenseAmur Cork Tree, Chinese Corktree13
Phellodendron chinenseChinese Cork Tree03
Phyla nodifloraFrogfruit, Turkey tangle fogfruit12
Phytolacca acinosaIndian Poke23
Phytolacca esculenta 22
Picrorhiza kurroaKuru03
Picrorhiza scrophulariifloraHu Huang Lian03
Pinus koraiensisKorean Nut Pine, Chinese pinenut42
Plantago asiaticaChe Qian Zi13
Plantago lanceolataRibwort Plantain, Narrowleaf plantain23
Polygonatum sibiricumHuang Jing22
Polygonum multiflorumHe Shou Wu, Tuber fleeceflower23
Prostanthera rotundifoliaMint Bush02
Prunella vulgarisSelf-Heal, Common selfheal, Aleutian selfheal, Lance selfheal23
Prunus mumeJapanese Apricot, Japanese Flowering, Apricot33
Psoralea corylifoliaBu Gu Zhi14
Ptelea trifoliataHop Tree, Common hoptree, Pallid hoptree23
Ptelea trifoliata mollisHop Tree23
Pulsatilla koreanaKorean Pasque Flower02
Punica granatumPomegranate, Dwarf Pomegranate44
Raphanus sativusRadish, Cultivated radish43
Raphanus sativus caudatusRat-Tail Radish33
Raphanus sativus nigerOriental Radish43
Raphanus sativus oleiformisFodder Radish33
Rosa gallicaFrench Rose22
Rosa laevigataCherokee Rose23
Sargentodoxa cuneata 02
Satureja thymbraThyme-Leaved Savory22
Saussurea costusCostus23
Saxifraga stoloniferaStrawberry Saxifrage, Creeping Saxifrage, Strawberry Geranium, Strawberry Begonia22
Scrophularia ningpoensis 03
Scutellaria baicalensisBaikal Skullcap - Huang-Qin13
Sinapis albaWhite Mustard33
Solanum tuberosumPotato, Irish potato52
Sophora flavescensKu Shen, Shrubby sophora03
Sophora japonicaJapanese Pagoda Tree, Scholar Tree23
Taraxacum mongolicum 13
Taraxacum sinicum 13
Thlaspi arvensePennycress, Field pennycress22
Thuja orientalisBiota13
Trachelospermum jasminoidesStar Jasmine, Confederate jasmine02
Trichosanthes kirilowii japonica 33
Tropaeolum majusNasturtium, Indian Cress43
Verbena officinalisVervain, Herb of the cross, Prostrate verbena13
Vitex negundoHuang Ping, Chinese chastetree, Cut Leaf Vitex, Cut-leaf Chastetree23
Xanthium strumariumCocklebur, Rough cocklebur, Canada cocklebur13
Zanthoxylum piperitumJapanese Pepper Tree32
Acmella oleraceaToothache plant, Paracress33
Adenanthera pavoninaRed Sandalwood, Coral Tree32
Alchornea cordifoliaChristmas Bush24
Aniba rosaeodoraBrazilian Rosewood, Rosewood-oil tree23
Annona muricataSour Sop43
Anogeissus leiocarpaAfrican Birch24
Bauhinia forficataBrazilian Orchid Tree04
Canarium luzonicumManila Elemi43
Chukrasia tabularisChickrassy, Chittagong Wood, Indian Redwood.12
Corymbia citriodoraLemon-Scented Gum, blue spotted gum, lemon eucalyptus, eucalyptus citriodora.23
Croton megalocarpusCroton tree02
Garcinia kolaBitter Kola34
Manihot esculentaCassava, Tapioca Plant, Yuca52
Peltophorum pterocarpumCopperpod, Yellow Poinciana02
Pinus caribaeaCaribbean Pine. Caribbean pitch pine22
Piper nigrumBlack Pepper43
Prosopis albaWhite carob tree, Algarrobo blanco32
Psidium guajavaGuava, Tropical Guava, Goiaba, Araçá-goiaba52
Quercus brantiiBarro, Brant's oak32
Senna singueanaWinter cassia, Sticky pod23
Sesbania bispinosaPrickly Sesban22
Spondias mombinYellow Mombin, Hog Plum, Caja Fruit, Taperebá42
Spondias purpureaPurple Mombin Red Mombin, Spanish Plum, Ciruela42
Talipariti tiliaceumBeach Hibiscus, Sea Hibiscus, Cottontree, Mahoe32
Theobroma cacaoCacao, Cocoa Tree53
Thespesia populneaPortia Tree, Aden Apple, Indian Tulip Tree33
Tithonia diversifoliaMexican Sunflower03
Vitellaria paradoxaShea Butter Tree45
Diplazium esculentumVegetable Fern43
Pandanus amaryllifoliusFragrant Pandan32
Piper betleBetel23
Andrographis paniculataGreen Chireta, Creat, Nilavembu, Kirayat, Chuan Xin Lian, King of Bitters14
Brucea antidysentericaWaginos14
Calotropis proceraAuricula Tree, Dead Sea Apple, Sodom Apple13
Carmona retusaFukien Tea, Philippine tea tree24
Cassia fistulaGolden Shower, Purging Cassia, Golden Chain Tree, Indian Laburnum14
Cassia sieberianaWest African Laburnum14
Chamaecrista nigricansDiola, Diala12
Chloroxylon swieteniaEast Indian Satinwood03
Combretum imberbeLeadwood Tree, Ivory tree22
Copaifera coriaceaSapucaia tree24
Copaifera guyanensisHoepel, Guyanense Copaiba24
Copaifera langsdorffiiCopaiba, Langsdorf's copaifera14
Copaifera multijugaHayne oil, Copaiba,14
Copaifera officinalisCopaiba Balsam, Medicinal Copaiba24
Copaifera reticulataCopaiba, Reticulated Copaiba, Copaiba Balsam04
Costus aferSpiral Ginger, Ginger lily, White spiral costus.24
Croton lechleriSangre De Grado, Dragon's blood04
Croton palanostigmaSangre De Grado, Dragon's blood04
Croton salutarisSangre De Grado, Dragon's blood04
Cullen corylifoliumBu Gu Zhi14
Cyperus articulatusJointed flatsedge, Priprioca, Piripiri14
Dalbergia greveanaMadagascar Rosewood02
Dalbergia melanoxylonAfrican Blackwood, Grenadilla, Mpingo02
Diospyros malabaricaIndian Persimmon, Gaub, Timbiri, Mountain ebony13
Eucalyptus robustaSwamp Mahogany, Eucalyptus Gum03
Gossypium herbaceumLevant cotton33
Himatanthus sucuubaPlumeria sucuuba04
Indigofera suffruticosaAnil Indigo, Anil de pasto02
Lantana camaraWild Sage, Lantana Verbena24
Lawsonia inermisHenna, Mignonette Tree03
Mansonia altissimaMansonia02
Okoubaka aubrevilleiOkoubaka tree04
Orthosiphon aristatusJava Tea, Cat's Whiskers04
Pentadiplandra brazzeanaJoy perfume tree, j'oubli44
Petiveria alliaceaGuinea Hen Weed04
Pfaffia paniculataPfaffia04
Phytolacca dodecandraEndod, Pokeberry23
Psidium cattleianumStrawberry Guava33
Pterocarpus erinaceusAfrican Kino03
Senegalia catechuBlack Catechu23
Senna alataRingworm Bush, Candle Bush, Empress Candle Plant24
Smilax officinalisHonduran sarsaparilla24
Sorghum bicolorSorghum, Common wild sorghum, Grain sorghum, Sudangrass42
Swietenia mahagoniMahogany, West Indies Mahogany02
Terminalia chebulaBlack Myrobalan, Chebulic Myroblan,35
Terminalia sambesiaca 04
Theobroma glaucum 43
Theobroma grandiflorumCupuassu, Cupuacu43
Thespesia populneoidesTulip Tree; Portia Tree; Pacific Rosewood33
Trichilia dregeanaCape Mahogany43
Turraeanthus africanusAvodire02
Urera bacciferaNettle Tree, Chichaste, Ortiga02
Vernicia fordiiTung Tree, Tung Nut13
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