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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Aconitum carmichaeliiJapanese Aconite, Carmichael's monkshood02
Aconitum koreanumKorean Monk's Hood10
Adenophora triphyllaNan Sha Shen21
Adenophora verticillata 22
Adonis aestivalisPheasant's Eye, Summer pheasant's eye01
Adonis amurensis 01
Adonis vernalisPheasant's Eye, Spring pheasant's eye03
Agrimonia pilosaHairy Agrimony23
Akebia trifoliataAkebia, Threeleaf Akebia42
Apocynum androsaemifoliumSpreading Dogbane02
Apocynum cannabinumIndian Hemp22
Apocynum venetum 02
Astragalus membranaceusHuang Qi05
Astragalus mongholicusMongolian Astragalus03
Bassia scopariaSummer Cypress, Burningbush22
Brassica oleraceaWild Cabbage, Broccoli, Tronchuda cabbage, Brussels sprouts, Kohlrabi, Sprouting broccoli42
Camellia sinensisTea Plant, Assam tea, Tea Tree Camellia44
Cinnamomum camphoraCamphor, Camphortree23
Clinopodium vulgareWild Basil21
Convallaria majalisLily Of The Valley, European lily of the valley13
Coronilla variaCrown Vetch01
Corydalis cava 03
Corydalis yanhusuoYan Hu Suo03
Crataegus aestivalisEastern Mayhaw, May hawthorn, Mayhaw, Apple Hawthorn32
Crataegus anomalaArnold hawthorn32
Crataegus apiifoliaParsley-Leaved Hawthorn22
Crataegus apricaSunny Hawthorn32
Crataegus armena 22
Crataegus arnoldianaArnold Hawthorn52
Crataegus atrosanguinea 32
Crataegus azarolusAzarole42
Crataegus baroussanaTejocote42
Crataegus caesa 42
Crataegus calpodendronPear Hawthorn32
Crataegus canadensisCanadian hawthorn22
Crataegus champlainensisQuebec hawthorn42
Crataegus chrysocarpaFireberry Hawthorn, Red haw, Piper's hawthorn,32
Crataegus coccinoidesKansas Hawthorn32
Crataegus columbianaColumbian Hawthorn32
Crataegus crus-galliCockspur Thorn, Cockspur hawthorn, Dwarf Hawthorn22
Crataegus cuneataSanzashi, Chinese hawthorn33
Crataegus dilatataBroadleaf hawthorn32
Crataegus dispessaMink hawthorn32
Crataegus douglasiiBlack Hawthorn42
Crataegus durobrivensisCaughuawaga Hawthorn42
Crataegus ellwangerianaScarlet Hawthorn52
Crataegus elongata 42
Crataegus festiva 52
Crataegus flabellataFanleaf hawthorn32
Crataegus flavaSummer Haw, Yellowleaf hawthorn32
Crataegus gemosaHaw32
Crataegus heterophylla 22
Crataegus hupehensis 32
Crataegus illinoiensis 42
Crataegus intricataCopenhagen hawthorn32
Crataegus jackii 22
Crataegus jonesiaeMiss jones' hawthorn22
Crataegus laciniata 42
Crataegus laevigataMidland Hawthorn, Smooth hawthorn, English Hawthorn35
Crataegus lobulataRed Haw22
Crataegus macrospermaBig-Fruit Hawthorn32
Crataegus maximowiczii 22
Crataegus missouriensis 52
Crataegus mollisRed Haw, Downy hawthorn42
Crataegus monogynaHawthorn, Oneseed hawthorn35
Crataegus nigraHungarian Hawthorn22
Crataegus opacaWestern Mayhaw32
Crataegus parvifolia 22
Crataegus pedicellataScarlet Haw, Scarlet hawthorn52
Crataegus pedicellata gloriosaScarlet Haw32
Crataegus pentagyna 32
Crataegus phaenopyrumWashington Thorn, Washington Hawthorn22
Crataegus pinnatifidaChinese Haw33
Crataegus pinnatifida majorChinese Haw43
Crataegus ponticaTurkish Haw42
Crataegus pringleiPringle's hawthorn22
Crataegus pruinosaFrosted Hawthorn, Waxyfruit hawthorn32
Crataegus pubescensManzanilla32
Crataegus pubescens stipulaceaManzanilla32
Crataegus punctataDotted Hawthorn,32
Crataegus rivularisRiver Hawthorn22
Crataegus rotundifolia 32
Crataegus sanguinea 22
Crataegus songorica 32
Crataegus stipulosa 22
Crataegus submollisQuebec Hawthorn42
Crataegus subvillosa 22
Crataegus succulentaFleshy hawthorn42
Crataegus szovitskii 32
Crataegus tanacetifoliaTansy-Leaved Thorn52
Crataegus unifloraDwarf hawthorn22
Crataegus x grignonensis 32
Cytisus scopariusBroom, Scotch broom, Common Broom13
Descurainia sophiaFlixweed, Herb sophia22
Dianthus caryophyllusCarnation, Clove Pink, Border Carnation22
Doronicum pardalianchesGreat Leopard's Bane01
Ephedra gerardianaMa Huang, Gerard jointfir24
Erysimum cheiriWallflower, Aegean wallflower02
Euodia officinalis 02
Ferula assa-foetidaAsafoetida - Devil's Dung. Hing (Indian), Asafetida33
Jasminum humileYellow Jasmine11
Lepidium apetalum 22
Lepidium virginicumWild Pepper Grass, Virginia pepperweed, Intermediate pepperweed, Menzies' pepperweed, Hairy pepperwe22
Ligustrum lucidumChinese Privet, Glossy privet, White Wax Tree, Tree Ligustrum13
Linum usitatissimumFlax, Common flax43
Lotus corniculatusBird's Foot Trefoil11
Lycopus lucidusBugleweed, Rough bugleweed12
Nelumbo nuciferaSacred Water Lotus, Sacred lotus43
Nerium oleanderOleander, Rose Bay02
Nuphar luteaYellow Water Lily, Yellow pond-lily, Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Varigated yellow pond-lily32
Nymphaea albaWhite Water Lily, European white waterlily32
Nymphaea candida 22
Oldenlandia diffusaSnake-Needle Grass03
Onopordum acanthiumScotch Thistle, Scotch cottonthistle21
Panax pseudoginsengGinseng, Japanese ginseng13
Panax pseudoginseng notoginsengSan Qi15
Panax quinquefoliusAmerican Ginseng13
Petasites hybridusButterbur, Pestilence wort03
Pinellia tripartita 01
Pinus mugoDwarf Mountain Pine, Mugo pine, Mountain Pine12
Polygala tenuifoliaYuan Zhi13
Polygonatum cirrhifolium 22
Polygonatum odoratumSolomon's Seal23
Polygonum aviculareKnotweed, Prostrate knotweed23
Polygonum multiflorumHe Shou Wu, Tuber fleeceflower23
Pulsatilla cernua 12
Pulsatilla chinensisBai Tou Weng03
Pulsatilla dahurica 03
Pyrola rotundifoliaRound-Leaved Wintergreen02
Reineckia carnea 01
Schisandra chinensisMagnolia Vine, Wu Wei Zi45
Schisandra sphenanthera 25
Solanum tuberosumPotato, Irish potato52
Spirodela polyrrhizaGreat Duckweed, Common duckmeat12
Taxus baccataYew, English yew, Common Yew34
Thladiantha dubiaRed Hailstone, Manchu tubergourd12
Trigonella foenum-graecumFenugreek, Sicklefruit fenugreek45
Urginea maritimaSea Squill, Red squill03
Annona muricataSour Sop43
Camellia sinensis assamicaTea Plant, Assam Tea44
Cecropia peltataTrumpet Tree, Snakewood, Congo pump, Wild pawpaw, Pop-a-gun33
Dipteryx odorataTonka Bean, Brazilian Teak32
Linum hybridsPerennial Flax44
Coffea arabicaCoffee Arabica33
Pandanus amaryllifoliusFragrant Pandan32
Solanum paniculatumJurubeba, Nightshade04
Terminalia arjunaArjuna, Terminalia24
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