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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Abelmoschus moschatusMusk Mallow,Musk Okra23
Achillea erba-rotta moschataMusk Milfoil02
Achillea millefoliumYarrow, Boreal yarrow, California yarrow, Giant yarrow, Coast yarrow, Western yarrow, Pacific yarrow34
Achillea ptarmicaSneeze-Wort, Sneezeweed21
Achyranthes bidentataNiu Xi23
Albizia julibrissinMimosa, Silktree, Mimosa Tree,22
Allium paradoxumFew-Flowered Leek52
Allium schoenoprasumChives, Wild chives, Flowering Onion52
Allium schoenoprasum sibiricumGiant Chives52
Allium scorodoprasumRocambole, Sand leek42
Allium tuberosumGarlic Chives, Chinese chives, Oriental Chives,52
Anthriscus cerefoliumChervil, Garden chervil32
Armoracia rusticanaHorseradish, Red Cole33
Artemisia annuaQing Hao, Sweet sagewort14
Artemisia cinaCina, Santonica03
Artemisia glacialisGlacier Wormwood12
Artemisia japonica 12
Artemisia tridentataSage Brush, Big sagebrush, Bonneville big sagebrush32
Artemisia vulgarisMugwort, Common wormwood, Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood23
Asparagus racemosusShatavari35
Atractylodes japonicaJapanese Atractylodes23
Atractylodes lanceaCang Zhu13
Baptisia australisWild Indigo, Blue wild indigo, Blue False Indigo02
Bellis perennisDaisy, Lawndaisy, English Daisy23
Brassica nigraBlack Mustard33
Brassica oleracea gongylodesKohl Rabi31
Capsicum annuumSweet Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Chili Pepper, Christmas Pepper, Red Pepper, Ornamental Chili Pepper43
Capsicum baccatumLocoto, Aji33
Capsicum frutescensTabasco Pepper, Cayenne pepper34
Capsicum pubescensTree Pepper, Rocoto33
Cardamine oligospermaSpring Cress, Little western bittercress, Umbel bittercress21
Cardamine pennsylvanicaBittercress21
Cardamine pratensisCuckoo Flower32
Carlina acaulisStemless Carline Thistle22
Carum carviCaraway43
Ceanothus cuneatusBuckbrush, Sedgeleaf buckbrush, Monterey ceanothus21
Centaurium erythraeaCentaury - Feverwort, European centaury13
Chaenomeles cathayensisChinese Quince42
Chaenomeles speciosaJapanese Quince, Flowering quince32
Cichorium intybusChicory, Radicchio, Succory, Witloof43
Citrus aurantiumBitter Orange, Sour orange, Bergamot orange33
Clematis apiifolia 12
Codonopsis pilosulaDang Shen, Bellflower23
Coptis chinensisHuang Lian03
Corylus heterophyllaSiberian Filbert31
Crithmum maritimumRock Samphire22
Cucumis meloMelon, Cantaloupe42
Cydonia oblongaQuince42
Cynara cardunculusCardoon35
Cynara scolymusGlobe Artichoke35
Cynoglossum officinaleHound's Tongue, Gypsyflower12
Cyperus esculentusTiger Nut, Yellow nutsedge, Nut Grass42
Dictamnus albusBurning Bush, Gasplant, White Dittany,23
Dioscorea batatasChinese Yam55
Dryas octopetalaMountain Avens, Eightpetal mountain-avens, Alaskan mountain-avens, Hooker's mountain-avens, Kamtsch11
Echinacea angustifoliaEchinacea, Blacksamson echinacea, Strigose blacksamson05
Echinacea pallidaCone Flower, Pale purple coneflower05
Echinacea purpureaEchinacea, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge Coneflower, Black Sampson , Purple Coneflower15
Euphrasia officinalisEyebright13
Ferula caspica 02
Ficus caricaFig, Edible fig, Fig Common42
Gentiana andrewsiiClosed Bottle Gentian, Dakota gentian03
Gentiana cruciata 12
Gentiana puberulentaDowny gentian03
Gentiana saponariaHarvestbells03
Ginkgo bilobaMaidenhair Tree, Ginkgo55
Glechoma hederaceaGround Ivy, Field Balm, Gill Over The Ground, Runaway Robin23
Hedychium spicatum 12
Heracleum sphondyliumCow Parsnip, Eltrot32
Heracleum sphondylium sibiricum 32
Hordeum vulgareBarley, Common barley43
Hypericum perforatumSt. John's Wort, Common St. Johnswort24
Lablab purpureusHyacinth Bean, Bonavist-bean42
Lactuca indicaIndian Lettuce32
Lactuca indica laciniata 32
Lactuca virosaWild Lettuce, Bitter lettuce13
Laurus nobilisBay Tree, Sweet bay, Grecian Laurel, True Laurel,33
Lavandula stoechasFrench Lavender02
Levisticum officinaleLovage, Garden lovage33
Ligularia amplexicaulis 02
Magnolia officinalisHou Po03
Malva verticillataChinese Mallow, Cluster mallow52
Marrubium vulgareWhite Horehound, Horehound13
Melissa officinalisLemon Balm, Common balm, Bee Balm, Sweet Balm, Lemon Balm35
Mentha satureioidesNative Pennyroyal22
Menyanthes trifoliataBogbean, Buckbean, Marsh Trefoil,23
Micromeria chamissonisYerba Buena22
Morina longifoliaWhorlflower02
Nigella sativaBlack Cumin33
Nuphar japonicum 31
Nuphar pumilaYellow pond-lily31
Ocimum basilicumSweet Basil, Common Basil, Thai Basil, Tropical Basil43
Peganum harmalaSyrian Rue, Harmal peganum13
Petroselinum crispumParsley44
Peucedanum ostruthiumMasterwort22
Picea glaucaWhite Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Canadian Spruce22
Pimpinella anisumAniseed (Saunf - Hindi), Anise burnet saxifrage43
Poncirus trifoliataBitter Orange, Hardy orange, Trifoliat Orange, Japanese Hardy Orange32
Psoralea glandulosaCulen31
Pulsatilla patensPasque Flower, Eastern pasqueflower, Cutleaf anemone02
Raphanus sativusRadish, Cultivated radish43
Raphanus sativus caudatusRat-Tail Radish33
Raphanus sativus nigerOriental Radish43
Raphanus sativus oleiformisFodder Radish33
Rheum australeHimalayan Rhubarb33
Rhododendron anthopogon 12
Sagittaria latifoliaDuck Potato, Broadleaf Arrowhead51
Salvia columbariaeChia, Ziegler's sage32
Salvia lavandulifoliaSpanish Sage23
Satureja hortensisSummer Savory32
Satureja montanaWinter Savory43
Satureja spicigeraCreeping Savory32
Satureja thymbraThyme-Leaved Savory22
Schinus molleCalifornia Peppertree, Peruvian peppertree21
Setaria italicaFoxtail Millet42
Sinapis albaWhite Mustard33
Smyrnium olusatrumAlexanders31
Sorbus americanaAmerican Mountain Ash12
Stachys officinalisWood Betony, Common hedgenettle, Betony, Woundwort12
Swertia chirayitaChiretta03
Tagetes erectaAfrican Marigold, Aztec marigold, Big Marigold, American Marigold33
Tagetes lucidaMexican Tarragon, Sweetscented marigold43
Tagetes minutaMuster-John-Henry22
Tagetes patulaFrench Marigold, Dwarf French Marigold22
Tanacetum balsamitaAlecost, Costmary32
Teucrium chamaedrysWall Germander, Germander12
Torreya nuciferaKaya, Japanese torreya52
Trachyspermum ammiAjowan caraway23
Turnera diffusa aphrodisiacaDamiana13
Ulmus macrocarpa 21
Wasabia japonicaJapanese Horseradish, Wasabi41
Zanthoxylum simulansSzechuan Pepper, Chinese-pepper, Prickly Ash32
Prunus domestica italicaGages, Greengage52
Ananas comosusPineapple52
Ananas comosusPineapple52
Argania spinosaArgan Tree, Spiny Argania, Morocco Ironwood42
Artocarpus altilisBreadfruit54
Bambusa bambosGiant Thorny Bamboo33
Bixa orellanaAnnatto (Lipstick Plant, Urucum, Colorau, Achiote )33
Capsicum chinenseBonnet Pepper, Chinese capsicum34
Carica papayaPapaya, Mamo, Melon Tree53
Cinnamomum verumCinnamon, Ceylon Cinnamon Tree43
Citrus aurantiifoliaLime, Key Lime, Mexican Lime, Mexican Thornless Key Lime42
Cyamopsis tetragonolobaGuar, Cluster Bean43
Hibiscus sabdariffaRoselle33
Mammea americanaMammee Apple, Mammey42
Mondia whiteiMondia, White's Ginger34
Moringa oleiferaHorseradish Tree, Moringa,44
Musa acuminataDwarf Banana, Edible banana52
Pouteria sapotaSapote, Mamey Sapote42
Prunus sibiricaSiberian Apricot32
Pueraria montanaKudzu Vine45
Simarouba amaraParadise tree, bitterwood34
Simarouba glaucaParadise Tree, Bitterwood, Dysentery-bark34
Syzygium aromaticumClove, Zanzibar Redhead44
Zingiber officinaleGinger: Common,Cooking Stem, Canton45
Aloe macrosiphonTanzanian Aloe04
Aloe perryiPerry's Aloe04
Baccharis genistelloidesCarqueja04
Calotropis proceraAuricula Tree, Dead Sea Apple, Sodom Apple13
Cola acuminataCola Nut, Kola, Bissy Nut34
Commiphora myrrhaMyrrh, Myrrh Gum24
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
Cyperus articulatusJointed flatsedge, Priprioca, Piripiri14
Quassia amaraBitterwood, Amargo Bark24
Smilax aristolochiifoliaMexican Sarsaparilla24
Smilax febrifugaEcuadorian Sarsaparilla34
Smilax officinalisHonduran sarsaparilla24
Solanum paniculatumJurubeba, Nightshade04
Tachia guianensisTachia04
Tamarindus indicaTamarind43
Tectona grandisTeak22
Terminalia chebulaBlack Myrobalan, Chebulic Myroblan,35
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