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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Achillea millefoliumYarrow, Boreal yarrow, California yarrow, Giant yarrow, Coast yarrow, Western yarrow, Pacific yarrow34
Aconitum heterophyllum 12
Agrimonia eupatoriaAgrimony, Churchsteeples23
Allium ampeloprasumWild Leek, Broadleaf wild leek53
Allium porrumLeek, Garden leek42
Allium sativumGarlic, Cultivated garlic55
Allium sativum ophioscorodonSerpent Garlic55
Allium ursinumWild Garlic53
Anagallis arvensisScarlet Pimpernel22
Antennaria dioicaCatsfoot, Stoloniferous pussytoes02
Arctium lappaGreat Burdock, Gobo45
Arctium minusLesser Burdock35
Artemisia abrotanumSouthernwood13
Artemisia campestrisField Southernwood02
Artemisia capillarisYin Chen Hao13
Artemisia maritimaSea Wormwood12
Artemisia scopariaRedstem wormwood12
Artemisia vulgarisMugwort, Common wormwood, Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood23
Asplenium scolopendriumHart's Tongue Fern02
Baptisia tinctoriaWild Indigo, Horseflyweed13
Berberis vulgarisEuropean Barberry, Common barberry33
Betula pendulaSilver Birch, European white birch, Common Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch33
Buxus sempervirensBox, Common box, American Boxwood12
Calendula arvensisField Marigold23
Calendula officinaliscalendula, Pot Marigold35
Calluna vulgarisHeather, Scotch Heather22
Calystegia sepiumHedge Bindweed, Hedge false bindweed, Appalachia false bindweed, Bingham's false bindweed21
Cannabis sativaHemp, Marijuana44
Centaurium erythraeaCentaury - Feverwort, European centaury13
Chelidonium majusGreater Celandine, Swallow Wort, Greater Celandine13
Chelone glabraBalmony, White turtlehead03
Chionanthus virginicusFringe Tree, White fringetree, Old Man's Beard, Fringe Tree13
Chrysosplenium carnosum 02
Cichorium intybusChicory, Radicchio, Succory, Witloof43
Cnicus benedictusBlessed Thistle23
Convolvulus arvensisField Bindweed12
Coptis chinensisHuang Lian03
Coptis deltoidea 02
Cotinus coggygriaSmoke Tree, European smoketree, Venetian Sumac, Wig Tree, Smoke Tree11
Cynara cardunculusCardoon35
Cynara scolymusGlobe Artichoke35
Dioscorea villosaWild Yam24
Euonymus atropurpureusWahoo- Indian Arrow Wood - Burning Bush, Eastern wahoo12
Euonymus europaeusSpindle Tree, European spindletree12
Eupatorium cannabinumHemp Agrimony03
Eupatorium perfoliatumThoroughwort, Boneset, Common boneset03
Fabiana imbricataPichi02
Fumaria officinalisFumitory, Drug fumitory13
Gastrodia elataTien Ma23
Gentiana acaulisGentian03
Gentiana kurroo 03
Gentiana luteaYellow Gentian15
Gentiana pannonica 13
Gentiana punctataSpotted Gentian13
Gentiana purpurea 13
Gentiana scabraLong Dan Cao13
Gentiana scabra buergeri 13
Glycyrrhiza uralensisGan Cao34
Gnaphalium luteoalbumJersey Cudweed11
Helianthus tuberosusJerusalem Artichoke41
Helichrysum arenariumEverlasting Flower02
Herpetospermum pedunculosum 12
Hydrastis canadensisGoldenseal03
Hypericum perforatumSt. John's Wort, Common St. Johnswort24
Inula britannicaXuan Fu Hua, British yellowhead03
Inula britannica chinensisXuan Fu Hua13
Inula heleniumElecampane, Elecampane inula33
Iris versicolorBlue Flag, Harlequin blueflag03
Juglans cinereaButternut - White Walnut, Butternut33
Laburnum alpinumScotch Laburnum, Alpine Bea Tree, Alpine Golden Chain Tree01
Lamium albumWhite Dead Nettle23
Lavandula angustifoliaEnglish Lavender, True Lavender23
Lavandula x intermediaLavender, Lavandin22
Lysimachia christiniaeJin Qian Cao02
Mahonia aquifoliumOregon Grape, Hollyleaved barberry, Oregon Holly Grape, Oregon Holly33
Mahonia repensCreeping Oregon Grape, Creeping barberry, Grape Oregon33
Marrubium vulgareWhite Horehound, Horehound13
Matricaria recutitaGerman Camomile15
Mentha aquaticaWater Mint33
Mentha x piperita citrataEau De Cologne Mint, Eau de Cologne Mint, Peppermint22
Mentha x piperita officinalisWhite Peppermint35
Mentha x piperita vulgarisBlack Peppermint45
Olea europaeaOlive, African olive, European olive43
Origanum majoranaSweet Marjoram33
Origanum onitesPot Marjoram31
Origanum vulgareOregano, Pot Marjoram43
Origanum vulgare hirtumGreek Oregano43
Origanum x majoricumHardy Marjoram22
Paeonia emodi 12
Parietaria judaicaPellitory Of The Wall, Spreading pellitory23
Parietaria officinalisPellitory Of The Wall, Upright pellitory23
Peumus boldusBoldu, Boldo23
Phellodendron amurenseAmur Cork Tree, Chinese Corktree13
Phellodendron chinenseChinese Cork Tree03
Picrorhiza scrophulariifloraHu Huang Lian03
Pilosella officinarumMouse-Ear Hawkweed03
Pimpinella saxifragaBurnet Saxifrage, Solidstem burnet saxifrage22
Podophyllum aurantiocaule 22
Podophyllum hexandrumHimalayan May Apple24
Podophyllum pleianthum 23
Podophyllum versipelle 23
Polygonum aviculareKnotweed, Prostrate knotweed23
Polypodium vulgarePolypody, Adders Fern, Golden Maidenhair Fern, Wall Fern, Common Polypod Fern23
Prunus mumeJapanese Apricot, Japanese Flowering, Apricot33
Raphanus sativusRadish, Cultivated radish43
Raphanus sativus caudatusRat-Tail Radish33
Raphanus sativus nigerOriental Radish43
Raphanus sativus oleiformisFodder Radish33
Rhamnus frangulaAlder Buckthorn03
Rheum officinaleChinese Rhubarb13
Rheum palmatumTurkey Rhubarb, Chinese Rhubarb - Da Huang, Chinese rhubarb35
Rheum palmatum tanguticumDa Huang35
Rheum x cultorumRhubarb43
Rhus chinensisChinese Gall, Chinese sumac23
Rhus succedaneaWax Tree12
Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack Locust, Yellow Locust32
Rosmarinus officinalisRosemary33
Rubia tinctorumMadder, Dyer's madder02
Rumex crispusCurled Dock, Curly dock23
Rumex longifoliusdooryard dock11
Salvia fruticosaGreek Sage, Greek oregano23
Salvia officinalisSage, Kitchen sage, Small Leaf Sage, Garden Sage45
Sambucus ebulusDwarf Elder, Dwarf elderberry12
Sambucus wightianaElder02
Saponaria officinalisSoapwort, Bouncingbet03
Schisandra chinensisMagnolia Vine, Wu Wei Zi45
Schisandra sphenanthera 25
Scutellaria baicalensisBaikal Skullcap - Huang-Qin13
Silybum marianumMilk Thistle, Blessed milkthistle35
Stachys officinalisWood Betony, Common hedgenettle, Betony, Woundwort12
Taraxacum japonicum 11
Taraxacum mongolicum 13
Taraxacum officinaleDandelion - Kukraundha, Kanphool, Common dandelion, Dandelion43
Taraxacum sinicum 13
Thladiantha dubiaRed Hailstone, Manchu tubergourd12
Tilia x europaeaLinden, Common Lime53
Veronicastrum virginicumBeaumont's Root, Culver's root, Bowman's Root, Culver's Root, Black Root03
Zea maysSweet Corn, Corn53
Artemisia absinthiumWormwood, Absinthium.13
Crescentia cujeteCalabash Tree32
Hibiscus sabdariffaRoselle33
Myrianthus arboreusGiant yellow mulberry, Monkeyfruit43
Pongamia pinnataPongam, Karum Tree, Poonga-Oil Tree, Indian Beech03
Gloriosa superbaGloriosa Lily, Climbing Lily, Flame Lily04
Tachia guianensisTachia04
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