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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Akebia trifoliataAkebia, Threeleaf Akebia42
Arisaema consanguineumTian Nan Xing13
Aristolochia macrophyllaPipevine, Dutchman's Pipe01
Artemisia tilesiiWormwood, Tilesius' wormwood12
Asarum canadenseSnake Root, Canadian wildginger, Canada Wild Ginger, Wild Ginger33
Astragalus gummiferTragacanth, Gum tragacanth milkvetch23
Berberis x carminea 32
Beta vulgaris altissimaSugar Beet42
Beta vulgaris cracaBeetroot42
Beta vulgaris flavescensSwiss Chard42
Beta vulgaris maritimaSea Beet22
Caesalpinia gilliesiiBird Of Paradise, Bird-of-paradise shrub01
Clematis chinensisWei Ling Xian12
Clematis tibetana 02
Cornus chinensis 23
Cornus oblongaOblong-Petal Dogwood03
Cornus officinalisShan Zhu Yu, Asiatic dogwood, Japanese Cornel Dogwood43
Echinops setiferGlobe Thistle12
Euodia ruticarpaWu Zhu Yu03
Eupatorium cannabinumHemp Agrimony03
Hyoscyamus nigerHenbane, Black henbane04
Ipomoea nilJapanese Morning Glory, Whiteedge morning-glory02
Lepidogrammitis drymoglossoides 01
Ligustrum lucidumChinese Privet, Glossy privet, White Wax Tree, Tree Ligustrum13
Lithospermum erythrorhizonLithospermum03
Mahoberberis aquisargentii 12
Mahonia aquifoliumOregon Grape, Hollyleaved barberry, Oregon Holly Grape, Oregon Holly33
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
Oldenlandia diffusaSnake-Needle Grass03
Pedicularis canadensisCommon Lousewort12
Physalis heterophyllaClammy Ground Cherry, Rowell's groundcherry31
Polygonum japonicumJapanese Knotweed, Mexican Bamboo, Japanese Knotweed33
Polygonum multiflorumHe Shou Wu, Tuber fleeceflower23
Prunus dulcisAlmond, Sweet almond43
Ranunculus japonicusMao Gen11
Rheum officinaleChinese Rhubarb13
Rheum palmatumTurkey Rhubarb, Chinese Rhubarb - Da Huang, Chinese rhubarb35
Rheum palmatum tanguticumDa Huang35
Rheum x cultorumRhubarb43
Rubia akaneAsian Madder12
Trigonella foenum-graecumFenugreek, Sicklefruit fenugreek45
Verbena officinalisVervain, Herb of the cross, Prostrate verbena13
Vitex negundoHuang Ping, Chinese chastetree, Cut Leaf Vitex, Cut-leaf Chastetree23
Wisteria venustaSilky Wisteria12
Aleurites moluccanusCandle Nut, Country Walnut33
Cecropia peltataTrumpet Tree, Snakewood, Congo pump, Wild pawpaw, Pop-a-gun33
Paraderris ellipticaDerris02
Phyllanthus emblicaEmblica, Indian Gooseberry35
Schleichera oleosaMalay Lac Tree. Lac tree, Ceylon oak32
Sesbania bispinosaPrickly Sesban22
Sesbania grandifloraVegetable Hummingbird, Agati,32
Vachellia niloticaGum Arabic Tree22
Vigna angularisAdzuki Bean42
Alchornea castaneifoliaIporuru04
Baccharoides hymenolepisBaccharoides42
Brassica juncea integrifolia crispifoliaCurled Mustard42
Brassica juncea integrifolia rugosaHead Mustard42
Brassica juncea integrifolia strumataLarge Petiole Mustard42
Brassica juncea integrifolia subintegrifoliaLeaf Mustard42
Brassica juncea tsatsai multicepsGreen In The Snow42
Brassica juncea tsatsai tumidaSwollen-Stem Mustard42
Brucea antidysentericaWaginos14
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
Croton lechleriSangre De Grado, Dragon's blood04
Croton palanostigmaSangre De Grado, Dragon's blood04
Croton salutarisSangre De Grado, Dragon's blood04
Euphorbia tirucalliAfrican Milkbush, Pencil Cactus, Milk Bush02
Handroanthus impetiginosusPau D'Arco, Pink Trumpet Tree24
Handroanthus serratifoliusYellow Trumpet Tree02
Himatanthus sucuubaPlumeria sucuuba04
Lantana camaraWild Sage, Lantana Verbena24
Paederia foetidaSkunk Vine24
Petiveria alliaceaGuinea Hen Weed04
Phytolacca dodecandraEndod, Pokeberry23
Pycnanthus angolensisAfrican Nutmeg23
Quassia amaraBitterwood, Amargo Bark24
Senna alataRingworm Bush, Candle Bush, Empress Candle Plant24
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