CROSSINDEX of Common Names, Spanish Names and Latin Names for herbs listed and in general use in current American herbal medicine
| THIS HERB is listed | by THIS NAME |
| Acanthopanax | Eleutherococcus |
| Aconite | Aconitum |
| Actea arguta | Actea rubra |
| African Bird Pepper | Capsicum |
| Agothasma | Barosma |
| Agrimony | Agrimonia |
| Alder | Alnus |
| Alder [Black] | Prinos |
| Alder [Buckthorn] | Frangula |
| Alegria | Amaranthus |
| Alfalfa | Medicago |
| Alfilerillo | Erodium |
| Algerita | Mahonia |
| Allspice | Pimenta |
| Aloes | Socrotine Aloe |
| Alum Root | Geranium |
| Alum | American Heuchera |
| Amapa | Tabebuia |
| American | Aloe Agave |
| American Sarsaparilla | Aralia nudicaulis |
| Amole | Yucca |
| Amole Lily | Chorogalum |
| Anemone hepatica | Hepatica |
| Anemone pulsatilla | Anemone hirsutissima |
| Anise | Star Illicium |
| Aniseed | Anisum |
| Antelope Horns | Asclepias asperula |
| Arabic Gum | Acacia senegal |
| Arbor Vitae | Thuja |
| Arbutus | trailing Epigea |
| Arnica | Mexican Heterotheca |
| Artichoke | Cynara |
| Ash | Fraxinus |
| Ash | Prickly Xanthoxylum |
| Ash | Wafer Ptelea |
| Aspen | Populus tremuliodes |
| Avens | Geum |
| Balm of Gilead | Populus candicans |
| Balmony | Chelone |
| Balsam Root | Balsamorhiza |
| Baneberry | Actea |
| Barberry | Berberis |
| Bayberry | Myrica |
| Bearberry | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
| Bearsfoot | Polymnia |
| Bedstraw | Galium |
| Berberis aquifolium | Mahonia |
| Bethroot | Trillium |
| Betony | Pedicularis |
| Bilberry | Vaccinium |
| Birch | Betula |
| Biscuit Root | Lomatium |
| Bistort | Polygonum bistorta |
| Bittersweet | Solanum dulcamara |
| Black Cohosh | Cimicifuga |
| Black Haw | Viburnum |
| Black Root | Leptandra |
| Black Sampson | Echinacea angustifolia |
| Black Walnut | Juglans major |
| Blackberry | ubus villosus |
| Bladderwrack | Fucus |
| Blazing Star | Liatris |
| Bleeding Heart | Dicentra formosa |
| Blessed Thistle | Cnicus |
| Bloodroot | Sanguinaria |
| Blue Cohosh | Caulophyllum |
| Blue Flag | Iris |
| Blueberry | Vaccinium |
| Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum |
| Brahmi | Centella |
| Bricklebush | Brickellia |
| Broom Tops | Scoparius |
| Broomrape | Orobanche |
| Bryony | Bryonia |
| Buchu | Barosma |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes |
| Buckeye | Aesculus glabra |
| Buckeye | California Aesculus californica |
| Buckthorn | Frangula |
| Buckthorn [California] | Rhamnus californica |
| Buckwheat | Bush Eriogonum |
| Bugleweed | Lycopus |
| Bunchberry | Cornus |
| Burdock | Arctium |
| Burning Bush | Euonymus |
| Bursage | Ambrosia |
| Butter-and-eggs | Linaria |
| Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa |
| Butternut | Juglans cineria |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus |
| Cachana | Liatris |
| Cactus | Cereus Opuntia |
| Calamus | Acorus Calamus |
| California Buckeye | Aesculus californica |
| California Poppy | Eschscholtzia |
| California Slippery Elm | Fremontia |
| California Snakeroot | Aristolochia californica |
| Camphor Weed | Heterotheca Pluchea |
| Canada Balsam | Abies |
| Canadian Fleabane | Erigeron |
| Canadian Hemp | Apocynum |
| Canadian Snakeroot | Asarum |
| Canaigre | Rumex hymenosepalus |
| Canela | Cinnamonum |
| Canutillo | Ephedra viridis |
| Caraway | Carum |
| Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis |
| Cardo Santo | Argemone |
| Carrot | Daucus |
| Cascara Sagrada | Rhamnus purshiana |
| Cassia angustifolia | Senna |
| Cat's Paw | Antennaria |
| Cataria | Nepeta |
| Catclaw Acacia | Acacia greggii |
| Catnip | Nepeta |
| Cayenne | Capsicum |
| Cebadilla | Swertia |
| Celandine | Chelidonium |
| Celery | Apium |
| Cenizo | Leucophyllum |
| Centaury | Centaurium |
| Century Plant | Agave |
| Chamomile | Matricaria |
| Chamomile | Roman Anthemis |
| Chaparral | Larrea |
| Chaparro Amargosa | Castela |
| Chaste Tree Berries | Vitex Agnus-Castus |
| Cheeseplant | Malva |
| Cherry | Wild Prunus |
| Chestnut | Castanea |
| Chestnut | Horse Aesculus hippocast. |
| Chickweed | Stellaria Media |
| Chicory | Cichorium |
| Chilcuan | Heliopsis |
| Chimaja | Cymopterus |
| Cilantro | Coriandrum |
| Cinquefoil | Potentilla |
| Cistus | Helianthemum Cistus |
| Cleavers | Galium |
| Clover | Red Trifolium pratens |
| Clover | Sweet Melilotus |
| Clover | Yellow Melilotus |
| Cloves | Caryophyllus |
| Cocklebur | Xanthium |
| Coffee | Caffea |
| Cohosh [Black] | Cimicifuga |
| Cohosh.[Blue] | Caulophyllum |
| Coltsfoot | Tussilago |
| Coltsfoot | Western Petasites |
| Columbo | American Swertia |
| Comfrey | Symphytum |
| Coneflower | Echinacea [all] |
| Conopholis | Orobanche |
| Conyza | Erigeron |
| Copaiba | Copaifera |
| Coral Root | Coralorrhiza |
| Corn Silk | Zea Mays |
| Corn Smut | Ustilago |
| Corydalis | canadensis Dicentra |
| Cota | Thelesperma |
| Cotton Root | Gossypium |
| Couchgrass | Agropyron |
| Cow Parsnip | Heracleum |
| Cramp Bark | Viburnum |
| Cranesbill | Geranium |
| Crawley | Coralorrhiza |
| Creosote Bush | Larrea |
| Cuauchichic | Garrya |
| Cudweed | Gnaphalium |
| Culver's Root | Leptandra |
| Cypress | Cupressus |
| Cytisus | Scoparius |
| Damiana | Turnera |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum |
| Desert Anemone | Anemone Tuberosa |
| Desert Lavender | Hyptis |
| Desert Tea | Ephedra viridis |
| Desert Willow | Chilopsis |
| Devil's Claw | Harpagophytum |
| Devil's Club | Oplopanax |
| Devil's Dung | Asafetida |
| Devil's Walkingstick | Aralia hispida |
| Dodder | Cuscuta |
| Dogbane | Apocynum |
| Doggrass | Agropyron |
| Dogwood | Cornus |
| Dogwood | Jamaican Piscidia |
| Dong Quai | Angelica sinensis |
| Dryopteris | Aspidium |
| Dugaldia | Helenium |
| Dusty Miller | Cineraria |
| Elder | Sambucus |
| Elder | Dwarf Aralia hispida |
| Elecampane | Inula |
| Elephant Head | Pedicularis |
| Elephant Tree | Bursera |
| Epazote.Chenopodium | |
| Eryngo | Eryngium |
| Escoba de la Vibora | Gutierrezia |
| Everlasting | Gnaphalium |
| Eyebright | Euphrasia |
| False Aloe | Agave |
| False Solomons Seal | Smilacina |
| Fennel | Foeniculum |
| Fern [Maidenhair] | Adiantum |
| Fern [Male] | Aspidium |
| Ferula asafetida | Asafetida |
| Ferula sumbul | Sumbul |
| Feverfew | Chrysanthemum parth. |
| Figwort | Scrophularia |
| Fireweed | Epilobium Erechtites |
| Flag [Blue] | Iris |
| Flag [Sweet] | Acorus Calamus |
| Flax | Linum |
| Fleabane | Erigeron |
| Fo-Tzu | Aconitum carmichaeli |
| Fringetree | Chionanthus |
| Frostwort | Helianthemum |
| Fu-tze | Aconitum carmichaeli |
| Garlic | Allium sativum |
| Gay Feather | Liatris |
| Gentian | Gentiana |
| Gentian | Green Swertia |
| Giant Willow | Herb Epilobium |
| Ginger | Zingiber |
| Ginger [Wild] | Asarum |
| Ginseng | Panax |
| Ginseng [Siberian] | Eleutherococcus |
| Goat's Head | Tribulus |
| Gold Thread | Coptis |
| Golden Seal | Hydrastis |
| Golden Smoke | Corydalis aureus |
| Gotu Kola | Centella |
| Gravel Root | Eupatorium purpureum |
| Guarana | Paullinia |
| Guayacan | Guaiacum angustifolium |
| Gum Arabic | Acacia senegal |
| Gumweed | Grindelia |
| Habin | Piscidia |
| Hair Moss | Usnea |
| Hamula | Brickellia |
| Hawthorn | Crataegus |
| Heal All | Prunella |
| Hedge Nettle | Stachys |
| Hediondilla | Larrea |
| Helianthemum Cistus | Helianthemum |
| Hellebore [American] | Veratrum |
| Hellebore [False] | Veratrum |
| Hellebore [Green] | Veratrum |
| Helleborine | Epipactis |
| Hemlock Spruce | Abies |
| Hemp | Cannabis |
| Henbane | Hyocyamus |
| Hercules | Club Aralia spinosa |
| Holacantha | Castela |
| Hollyhock | Althea |
| Holy Thistle | Cnicus |
| Hop Tree | Ptelea |
| Hops | Humulus |
| Horehound | Marrubium |
| Horehound | Water Lycopus |
| Horse Balm | Collinsonia |
| Horse Chestnut | Aesculus hippocast. |
| Horse Nettle | Solanum carolinense |
| Horsemint | Monarda |
| Horsetail | Equisetum |
| Hound's Tongue | Cynoglossum |
| Huang Chi | Astragalus |
| Huckleberry | Vaccinium |
| Hydrocotyle | Centella |
| Hyssop | Hyssopus |
| Ilex verticillatus | Prinos |
| Incienso | Brickellia |
| Indian Root | Aristolochia watsonii |
| Indian Warrior | Pedicularis |
| Indigo | Wild Baptisia |
| Inmortal | Asclepias asperula |
| Ipe Roxo | Tabebuia |
| Jabin | Piscidia |
| Jaborandi | Pilocarpus |
| Jack-in-the-Pulpit | Arisaema |
| Jamaica Dogwood | Piscidia |
| Jasmine | Yellow Gelsemium |
| Jatamansi | Sumbul |
| Jersey Tea | Ceanothus |
| Jewel Weed | Impatiens |
| Jimson Weed | Datura |
| Jojoba | Simmondsia |
| Juniper | Juniperus |
| Kava Kava | Piper methysticum |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
| Kola | Cola |
| Labrador Tea | Ledum |
| Ladies Mantle | Alchemilla |
| Lady Slipper | Cypripedium |
| Lapacho | Tabebuia |
| Lappa | Arctium |
| Larkspur | Delphinium |
| Laurel | California Umbellularia |
| Lavender | Lavandula |
| Leafcup | Polymnia |
| Lechuguilla | Agave |
| Lemon | Limon |
| Lemon Balm | Melissa |
| Leptotania | Lomatium |
| Lettuce [Wild] | Lactuca |
| Licorice | Glycyrrhiza |
| Licorice Fern | Polypodium |
| Liferoot | Senecio |
| Lignum Vitae | Guaiacum |
| Lily of the Valley | Convallaria |
| Lily [Tiger] | Lilium tigrinum |
| Liriosma | Ptychopetalum |
| Liverwort | Hepatica |
| Lizard Tail | Anemopsis |
| Lobaria | Sticta |
| Logwood | Hematoxylon |
| Lotebush | Condalia |
| Lousewort | Pedicularis |
| Lungwort | Moss Sticta |
| Ma Huang | Ephedra vulgaris |
| Macrotys | Cimicifuga |
| Madrone | Arbutus |
| Maguey | Agave |
| Maidenhair Fern | Adiantum |
| Maidenhair Tree | Ginkgo |
| Mandrake [American] | Podophyllum |
| Manzanilla | Matricaria |
| Manzanita | Arctostaphylos |
| Maravilla | Mirabilis |
| Marigold | European Calendula |
| Marijuana | Cannabis |
| Marsh Fleabane | Pluchea |
| Marshmallow | Althea |
| Matico | Piper angustifolia |
| Maturin | Cacalia |
| Maturique | Cacalia |
| May Apple | Podophyllum |
| Mescal Buttons | Lophophora |
| Mesquite | Prosopis |
| Mikweed | Common Asclepias cornuta |
| Milfoil | Chillea |
| Milk Thistle | Silybum |
| Milkweed [Butterfly] | Asclepias tuberosa |
| Milkweed [Desert] | Asclepias subulata |
| Milkweed [Spider] | Asclepias asperula |
| Milkweed [Swamp] | Asclepias incarnata |
| Mimbre | Chilopsis |
| Mistletoe | Viscum |
| Monks Pepper | Vitex agnus-castus |
| Monkshood | Aconitum |
| Mormon Tea | Ephedra viridis |
| Motherwort | Leonurus |
| Mountain Everlasting | Antennaria |
| Mountain Laurel | Kalmia |
| Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus |
| Mugwort | Artemisia vulgaris |
| Muirapuama | Ptychopetalum |
| Mullein | Verbascum |
| Musk Root | Sumbul |
| Mustard | Sinapis |
| Myroxylum pereirae | Balsam of Peru |
| Myroxylum toluiferum | Balsam of Tolu |
| Myrrh | Commiphora |
| Navajo Tea | Thelesperma |
| Nerve Root | Cypripedium |
| Nettles | Urtica |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus |
| Night-Blooming Cereus | Cereus |
| Nutmeg | Myristica |
| Oak.Quercus | |
| Oats | Avena |
| Ocotillo | Fouqueria |
| Odontotrichum | Cacalia |
| Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra |
| Old Man's Beard | Usnea |
| Orange Sneezeweed | Helenium |
| Oregon Myrtle | Umbellularia |
| Oxe-Eye Daisy | Leucanthemum |
| Parrot's Beak | Pedicularis |
| Parsley | Petroselinum |
| Pasque Flower | Anemone hirsutissima |
| Passion Flower | Passiflora |
| Pau D'Arco | Tabebuia |
| Pausinystalia | Corynanthe |
| Peach Tree | Amygdalus |
| Pearly Everlasting | Anaphalis |
| Peniocereus | Cereus |
| Pennyroyal | Hedeoma |
| Pennyroyal [European] | Mentha pulegium |
| Peony | Paeonia |
| Pepper [Black] | Piper nigrum |
| Pepper [Cayenne] | Capsicum |
| Peppermint | Mentha piperita |
| Periwinkle | Vinca major |
| Peruvian Balsam | Balsam of Peru |
| Peruvian Bark | Cinchona |
| Peyote | Lophophora |
| Picrasma | Picraena |
| Pigweed | Amaranthus |
| Pincture Vine | Tribulus |
| Pine | Pinus |
| Pinkroot | Spigelia |
| Piper cubeba | Cubeba |
| Pipsissewa | Chimaphila |
| Plantain | Plantago |
| Pleurisy Root | Asclepias tuberosa |
| Plumajillo | Achillea |
| Poke Root [Berries] | Phytolacca |
| Poleo | Mentha arvensis |
| Poleo Chino | Hedeoma |
| Pomegranate | Granatum |
| Ponil | Cercocarpus |
| Poplar Buds | Populus candicans |
| Porlieri | Guaiacum angustifolium |
| Prickly Ash | Xanthoxylum |
| Prickly Pear | Opuntia |
| Prickly Poppy | Argemone |
| Primrose [Evening] | Oenothera |
| Privet | Ligustrum |
| Prodigiosa | Brickellia |
| Psyllium | Plantago ovata |
| Pterocarpus | Kino |
| Pulsatilla | Anemone hirsutissima |
| Punica | Granatum |
| Purple Sage | Leucophyllum |
| Pussy Toes | Antennaria |
| Pyrethrum parthenium | Chrysanthemum parth. |
| Quassia | Picraena |
| Quebracho | Aspidosperma |
| Queen of the Meadow | Eupatorium purpureum |
| Queen's Root | Stillingia |
| Quinine Bark | Cinchona |
| Quinine Bush | Garrya |
| Ragweed | Ambrosia |
| Ragwort | Senecio |
| Raiz del Indio | Aristolochia watsonii |
| Raiz del Oro | Heliopsis |
| Raspberry | Rubus idaeus |
| Rattlesnake Master | Eryngium |
| Red Osier | Cornus |
| Red Root | Ceanothus |
| Rhamnus frangula | Frangula |
| Rhatany | Krameria |
| Rheumatism Root | Jeffersonia |
| Rhubarb | Rheum |
| Rock Rose | Cistus Helianthemum |
| Roman Chamomile | Anthemis |
| Rue | Ruta graveolens |
| Rue [Goats] | Galega |
| Rue [Meadow] | Thalictrum |
| Rue [Syrian] | Peganum harmala |
| Sabal | Serenoa |
| Safflowers | Carthamus |
| Saffron | Crocus |
| Saffron [American] | Carthamus |
| Sage | Salvia |
| Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata |
| Sandalwood | Santalum |
| Sangre de Drago | Jatropha cinerea |
| Sarsaparilla | Smilax |
| Sarsaparilla [American] | Aralia nudicaulis |
| Saw Palmetto | Serenoa |
| Scarlet Globemallow | Sphaeralcea |
| Scarlet Pimpernel | Anagallis |
| Scouring Rush | Equisetum |
| Screwbean | Prosopis |
| Selenicereus | Cereus |
| Self Heal | Prunella |
| Senecio cineraria | Cineraria |
| Senega Snakeroot | Polygala |
| Senna | Cassia [Senna] |
| Serpentaria | Aristolochia serpentaria |
| Seven Barks | Hydrangea |
| Shavegrass | Equisetum |
| Shepherd's Purse | Capsella |
| Shinleaf | Pyrola |
| Silk Tassel | Garrya |
| Skullcap | Scutellaria |
| Skunk Cabbage | Dracontium |
| Skunk Cabbage [Western] | Lysichiton |
| Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiper |
| Snakeroot [Button] | Eryngium Liatris |
| Snakeroot [Canadian] | Asarum |
| Snakeroot [Kansas] | Echinacea angustifolia |
| Snakeroot [Missouri] | Echinacea purpurea |
| Snakeroot [Senega] | Polygala |
| Snakeroot [Virginia] | Aristolichia serpentaria |
| Soapberry | Sapindus |
| Solomon's Seal | Polygonatum |
| Sourwood.Oxydendron | |
| Spearmint | Mentha viridis |
| Spikenard | Aralia racemosa |
| Squaw Vine | Mitchella |
| Squaw Weed | Senecio |
| St. John's Wort | Hypericum |
| Star Grass | Aletris |
| Stavesacre | Delphinium |
| Stinkasant | Asafetida |
| Stone Root | Collinsonia |
| Storksbill | Erodium |
| Stramonium | Datura |
| Strawberry | Fragaria |
| Stream Orchid | Epipactis |
| Sumach [Fragrant] | Rhus aromatica |
| Sumach [Smooth] | Rhus glabra |
| Sumach [Sweet] | Rhus aromatica |
| Sundew | Drosera |
| Sweet Cicely | Osmorhiza |
| Sweet Clover | Melilotus |
| Sweet Flag | Acorus Calamus |
| Sweet Root | Osmorhiza |
| Sweetgum | Liquidamber |
| Symplocarpus | Dracontium |
| Syrian Rue | Peganum harmala |
| Tag Alder | Alnus |
| Taheebo | Tabebuia |
| Tang Kwei | Angelica sinensis |
| Tansy.Tanacetum | |
| Te de Coral | Bidens |
| Teasel | Dipsacus |
| Tecomblate | Condalia |
| Texas Ranger | Leucophyllum |
| Thlaspi | Capsella |
| Tickseed | Bidens |
| Toadflax | Linaria |
| Tobacco | Nicotiana |
| Tobacco [Indian] | Lobelia inflata |
| Toluifera | Balsam of Peru |
| Torote | Bursera |
| Trailing Arbutus | Epigea |
| Tree of Heaven | Ailanthus |
| Triticum | Agropyrons |
| Trumpet Creeper | Campsis |
| Trumpet Flower | Tecoma |
| Tsuga | Abies |
| Turkey Corn | Dicentra |
| Turkey Mullein | Eremocarpus |
| Turkey Rhubarb | Rheum |
| Turmeric | Curcuma |
| Turtlehead | Chelone |
| Twin Leaf | Jeffersonia |
| Unicorn Root | Aletris [Chamaelirium] |
| Uva Ursi | Arctostaphylos |
| Veronicastrum | Leptandra |
| Vervain | Verbena |
| Virgin's Bower | Clematis |
| Virginia Snakeroot | Aristolochia serpentaria |
| Wafer Ash | Ptelea |
| Wahoo | Euonymus |
| Water Eryngo | Eryngium |
| Water Horehound | Lycopus |
| Water Pepper | Polygonum hydropiper |
| Western Coltsfoot | Petasites |
| Wild Ginger | Asarum |
| Wild Indigo | Baptisia |
| Wild Lettuce | Lactuca |
| Wild Yam | Dioscorea |
| Wintergreen | Gaultheria |
| Witch Hazel | Hamamelis |
| Wolf Berry | Lycium |
| Wormseed | Chenopodium |
| Wormwood | Artemisia absinthium |
| Woundwort | Stachys |
| Yarrow | Achillea |
| Yellow Dock | Rumex crispus |
| Yellow Jasmine | Gelsemium |
| Yellow Parilla | Menispermum |
| Yellow Pond Lily | Nuphar |
| Yerba de la Negrita | Sphaeralcea |
| Yerba del Lobo | Helenium |
| Yerba del Sapo | Ambrosia |
| Yerba Mansa | Anemopsis |
| Yerba Reuma | Frankenia |
| Yerba Santa | Eriodictyon |
| Yohimbe | Corynanthe |