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The Hometown Herbalist: A to Z Medicinal Herbs

Welcome, friend. This is a trusted guide to the herbs families have leaned on for generations, written for everyday folks caring for their own households and neighbors. It keeps what you need to know right at your fingertips, whenever you need it.

A

B

  • Bee BalmMonarda didyma L. · Monarda fistulosa L.
  • Blue VervainVerbena hastata L. (European Vervain, Verbena officinalis L., is used the same way)
  • BurdockArctium lappa L.

C

D

  • DamianaTurnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult. (older name Turnera aphrodisiaca)
  • DandelionTaraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
  • Dong QuaiAngelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels

E

  • EchinaceaEchinacea angustifolia DC. · Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench
  • ElderSambucus nigra L. (European Elder) · Sambucus canadensis L. (American Elder)
  • ElecampaneInula helenium L.

F

  • FennelFoeniculum vulgare Mill.
  • FeverfewTanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch.Bip. (older names Chrysanthemum parthenium, Pyrethrum parthenium)
  • Flax SeedLinum usitatissimum L.

G

  • GinkgoGinkgo biloba L.
  • GoldensealHydrastis canadensis L.
  • Gotu KolaCentella asiatica (L.) Urb. (older name Hydrocotyle asiatica)

H

  • HawthornCrataegus monogyna Jacq. · Crataegus laevigata (Poir.) DC. (older name Crataegus oxyacantha)
  • HibiscusHibiscus sabdariffa L.
  • Holy BasilOcimum tenuiflorum L. (older name Ocimum sanctum)
  • HopsHumulus lupulus L.

J

  • JewelweedImpatiens capensis Meerb. (Spotted Jewelweed) · Impatiens pallida Nutt. (Pale Jewelweed)
  • Joe Pye WeedEutrochium purpureum (L.) E.E. Lamont (older name Eupatorium purpureum)
  • JuniperJuniperus communis L.

K

L

  • Lemon BalmMelissa officinalis L.
  • Licorice RootGlycyrrhiza glabra L.
  • LindenTilia cordata Mill. · Tilia platyphyllos Scop. · Tilia × europaea L. (European Lindens) · Tilia americana L. (American Basswood)

M

N

  • NeemAzadirachta indica A. Juss. (older name Melia azadirachta)
  • NettleUrtica dioica L.
  • NutmegMyristica fragrans Houtt.

O

  • OatsAvena sativa L.
  • OreganoOriganum vulgare L.
  • Oregon GrapeBerberis aquifolium Pursh (also called Mahonia aquifolium)

P

  • PassionflowerPassiflora incarnata L.
  • PeppermintMentha × piperita L.
  • PlantainPlantago major L. (Broadleaf Plantain) and Plantago lanceolata L. (Narrowleaf Plantain)

R

  • Red CloverTrifolium pratense L.
  • Red RaspberryRubus idaeus L.
  • RoseRosa species, chiefly Rosa gallica L. (Apothecary's Rose), Rosa damascena Mill. and Rosa centifolia L. for the petals, and Rosa canina L. (Dog Rose) and wild native roses for the hips
  • RosemarySalvia rosmarinus Spenn. (long known as Rosmarinus officinalis L.)

S

T

U

  • UsneaUsnea species, chiefly Usnea barbata (L.) F.H. Wigg.
  • Uva UrsiArctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

V

  • ValerianValeriana officinalis L.
  • Verbena, LemonAloysia citrodora Paláu (older names Aloysia citriodora, Aloysia triphylla, Lippia citriodora)
  • VioletViola species: Sweet Violet (Viola odorata L.), Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia Willd.) and Heartsease (Viola tricolor L.)

W

Y

How to use it

Look up an herb by any name you know it by, or simply browse from A to Z and study whatever catches your eye. When a word on the page is new to you, tap it to read a short lesson and see the other herbs like it.

For educational purposes only. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

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