Description: The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural, unlike other cereals and pseudocereals).Botanical Name: Avena sat..
Description: Oregano, scientific name Origanum vulgare, is a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is native to temperate western and southwestern Eurasia and the Mediterranean region.Oregano is a perennial herb, growing from ..
Description: Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon-grape or Oregon grape) is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to western North America. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 1 m (3 ft) tall by 1.5 m (5 ft) wide, with pinnate l..
Description: Orris
root (rhizoma iridis) is a term used for the roots Iris germanica and Iris
pallida.Botanical Name:
Iris florentinaCommon Names:
Dalmatian iris, sweet iris
Medicinal Part: RootCAS No: 90045-89-9INCI Name: Ir..
Description: The papaya is the plant Carica papaya, one of the 22 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae. It is native to the tropics of the Americas, perhaps from southern Mexico and neighboring Central America. It was fi..
Description: Parsley or garden parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a species of Petroselinum in the family Apiaceae, native to the central Mediterranean region (southern Italy, Greece, Algeria, and Tunisia), naturalized elsewhere in Europe, and wi..
Description: Passiflora is a genus of about 500 species of flowering plants, the type genus of the family Passifloraceae. They are mostly vines, with some being shrubs, and a few species being herbaceous. The family Passifloraceae has a pantropi..
Description: The pau d'arco tree is a huge canopy tree that grows up to 125 feet high, with pink to violet colored flowers. Pau D'Arco was valued by the ancient Incas who noted that when other flora disappeared in the hot and humid conditions of..
Description: Peppermint is a hybrid cross between the watermint and spearmint plants. It has a long history of use as a remedy for indigestion, dating back to Ancient Egyptian times. Mint was so valued in Egypt that it was even used as a form of..
Description: Peppermint is a hybrid cross between the watermint and spearmint plants. It has a long history of use as a remedy for indigestion, dating back to Ancient Egyptian times. Mint was so valued in Egypt that it was even used as a form of..
Description: Plantago major is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. The plant is native to most of Europe and northern and central Asia, but has widely naturalised elsewhere in the world. Plantago major is one of t..
Description: Rubus idaeus (raspberry, also called red raspberry or occasionally as European raspberry to distinguish it from other raspberries) is a red-fruited species of Rubus native to Europe and northern Asia and commonly cultivated in other..
Description: Rubus idaeus (raspberry, also called red raspberry or occasionally as European raspberry to distinguish it from other raspberries) is a red-fruited species of Rubus native to Europe and northern Asia and commonly cultivated in other..
Description: Trifolium pratense, the red clover, is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Western Asia and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalised in many other regions.Botanical N..
Description: Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) is a species of plant in the family Polygonaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial growing from short, thick rhizomes.Botanical Name: Rheum officinalisCommon Names: Rhubarb, rheum, rhaptonic , Chinese rhubarb..
Description: The rose hip, also known as rose haw or rose hep, is the fruit of the rose plant, that is typically red-to-orange, but ranges from dark purple to black in some species.Rose hips begin to form after successful pollination of flowers ..
Description: The rose hip, also known as rose haw or rose hep, is the fruit of the rose plant, that is typically red-to-orange, but ranges from dark purple to black in some species.Rose hips begin to form after successful pollination of flowers ..
Description: Sarsaparilla is a species of plant that is found in South Asia It is a slender, laticiferous, twining, sometimes prostrate or semi-erect shrub. Roots are woody and aromatic. The stem is numerous, slender, terete,..
Description: Sassafras
is a genus of three extant and one extinct species of deciduous trees in the
family Lauraceae, native to eastern North America and eastern Asia.The genus is
distinguished by its aromatic properties, which have made the ..
Description: Satureja is a genus of aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae, related to rosemary and thyme. It is native to North Africa, southern and southeastern Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. A few New World species were formerly ..
Description: Saw palmetto, is the sole species currently classified in the genus Serenoa. It is a small palm, growing to a maximum height around 7–10 ft (2–3 m). It is endemic to the lowlands and savanna scrubs of the subtropical Southeastern Un..
Description: Capsella bursa-pastoris, known by its common name shepherd's purse because of its triangular flat fruits which are purse-like, is a small (up to 0.5 m) annual and ruderal flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae. It is nat..
Description: Scutellaria lateriflora, known by its common name skullcap is a hardy perennial herb of the mint family, native to North America. Its extracts are used in herbal medicine intended as a mild sedative and sleep pro..
Description: Scutellaria lateriflora, known by its common name skullcap is a hardy perennial herb of the mint family, native to North America. Its extracts are used in herbal medicine intended as a mild sedative and sleep pro..
Description: Spearmint,
or spear mint (Mentha spicata) (also known as Mentha viridis) is a species of
mint native to much of Europe and Asia (Middle East, Himalayas, China etc.),
and naturalized in parts of northern and western Africa, North ..
Description: Mitchella repens, partridge berry, or squaw vine, is the best known plant in the genus Mitchella. It is a creeping prostrate herbaceous woody shrub occurring in North America belonging to the madder family (Rubiaceae).Botanical..
Description: Hypericum perforatum is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. The common name "St John's wort" may be used to refer to any species of the genus Hypericum.Therefore, Hypericum perforatum is sometimes called "common St John's ..