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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Achyranthes bidentataNiu Xi23
Allanblackia floribundaVegetable Tallow. Tallow tree32
Alliaria petiolataGarlic Mustard32
Allium ampeloprasumWild Leek, Broadleaf wild leek53
Allium canadenseCanadian Garlic, Meadow garlic, Fraser meadow garlic, Hyacinth meadow garlic42
Allium canadense mobilenseCanadian Garlic52
Allium porrumLeek, Garden leek42
Allium sativumGarlic, Cultivated garlic55
Allium sativum ophioscorodonSerpent Garlic55
Allium ursinumWild Garlic53
Allium vinealeCrow Garlic, Wild garlic, Compact onion, False Garlic, Wild, Onion32
Aloe macrosiphonTanzanian Aloe04
Ammi visnagaVisnaga. Khella. Bishop's Weed, Toothpickweed15
Aquilaria crassnaAgar Wood, Agarwood03
Aquilaria malaccensisAgar Wood, Eaglewood, Indian Aloewood, Aloeswood13
Aquilaria sinensisAgar Wood, Pak Muk Heung, White Wood Incense03
Arisaema dracontiumGreen-Dragon11
Aristolochia contortaMa Dou Ling13
Artemisia argyi 02
Artemisia caruifolia 13
Artocarpus heterophyllusJackfruit52
Asarum canadenseSnake Root, Canadian wildginger, Canada Wild Ginger, Wild Ginger33
Asclepias eriocarpaWoollypod Milkweed22
Atherosperma moschatumBlack Sassafras22
Averrhoa carambolaCarambola, Star Fruit42
Bacopa monnieriHerb of Grace, Brahmi, Smooth Water Hyssop34
Balanites aegyptiacaDesert Date. Desert date, Soapberry tree32
Baphia nitidaCamwood, Baphia22
Bixa orellanaAnnatto (Lipstick Plant, Urucum, Colorau, Achiote )33
Borassus aethiopumAfrican Fan Palm, Palmyra Palm42
Borassus akeassiiAfrican Fan Palm42
Brosimum guianenseBastard Breadnut12
Brucea antidysentericaWaginos14
Buchanania lanzanAlmondette, Charoli Nut42
Calotropis giganteaGiant Milkweed, Crown Flower, Giant Calotrope, Swallow-wort23
Calotropis proceraAuricula Tree, Dead Sea Apple, Sodom Apple13
Camphorosma monspeliaca 01
Cananga odorataYlang Ylang, Perfume Tree23
Canavalia gladiataSword Bean32
Capsicum chinenseBonnet Pepper, Chinese capsicum34
Catharanthus roseusMadagascar Periwinkle, Jasmine, Cayenne Old Maid Periwinkle14
Cecropia peltataTrumpet Tree, Snakewood, Congo pump, Wild pawpaw, Pop-a-gun33
Cedrelopsis greveiKatrafay, Kathrafay24
Ceiba pentandraKapok Tree, Cotton Tree, Suma'ma33
Chenopodium ambrosioidesMexican Tea23
Chenopodium ambrosioides anthelminticumWormseed23
Chenopodium botrysJerusalem Oak, Jerusalem oak goosefoot22
Chenopodium schraderianum 21
Chloroxylon swieteniaEast Indian Satinwood03
Cissus quadrangularisVeldt Grape24
Citrus reticulataMandarin, Tangerine, Unshu orange, Satsuma Orange,Temple Orange, Tangerine33
Cocculus orbiculatusQueen coralbead12
Coffea arabicaCoffee Arabica33
Curculigo orchioidesStar grass, Golden-eyed grass14
Datura metelThorn Apple, Angel's Trumpet, Hindu Datura, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple13
Datura stramoniumThorn Apple, Jimsonweed, Jamestown Weed04
Descurainia sophiaFlixweed, Herb sophia22
Dipteryx odorataTonka Bean, Brazilian Teak32
Draba nemerosa 11
Dysphania anthelminticaWormseed24
Elaeagnus pungensElaeagnus, Thorny olive, Thorny Elaeagnus, Oleaster, Silverberry, Silverthorn, Pungent Elaeagnus52
Ephedra distachyaSea Grape, Jointfir24
Ephedra fragilis 24
Ephedra gerardianaMa Huang, Gerard jointfir24
Ephedra intermediaZhong Ma Huang14
Ephedra majorMa Huang14
Epimedium grandiflorumBarrenwort, Bishop's Hat, Longspur Epimedium23
Eriodictyon californicumYerba Santa, California yerba santa23
Eriodictyon trichocalyxHairy Yerba Santa11
Eucalyptus robustaSwamp Mahogany, Eucalyptus Gum03
Euphorbia hirtaAsthma Weed, Pill-Bearing Spurge13
Euphorbia tirucalliAfrican Milkbush, Pencil Cactus, Milk Bush02
Ferula foetidaAsafoetida23
Fritillaria roylei 02
Ginkgo bilobaMaidenhair Tree, Ginkgo55
Gloriosa superbaGloriosa Lily, Climbing Lily, Flame Lily04
Grindelia camporumGumplant, Great Valley gumweed, Bract gumweed03
Guarea guidoniaMuskwood , Carrapeta, Cedro Macho02
Himatanthus sucuubaPlumeria sucuuba04
Iberis amaraRocket Candytuft, Annual candytuft12
Indigofera tinctoriaIndigo, True Indigo, dye indigo22
Jasminum sambacJasmine Tea33
Lantana camaraWild Sage, Lantana Verbena24
Lavandula stoechasFrench Lavender02
Lepidium apetalum 22
Lepidium sativumCress, Gardencress pepperweed31
Lepidium virginicumWild Pepper Grass, Virginia pepperweed, Intermediate pepperweed, Menzies' pepperweed, Hairy pepperwe22
Lilium japonicumBamboo Lily22
Lilium japonicum platyfoliumBamboo Lily22
Lilium longiflorumWhite Trumpet Lily, Easter lily, Trumpet Lily32
Lilium pumilumCoral Lily22
Lobelia dortmannaWater Lobelia, Dortmann's cardinalflower02
Lobelia inflataIndian Tobacco03
Lonicera sempervirensTrumpet Honeysuckle, Coral Honeysuckle01
Ludwigia palustrisWater Purslane, Marsh seedbox01
Mangifera indicaMango, Bowen Mango53
Manicaria sacciferaUbussu, Troolie Palm22
Melia azederachBead Tree, Pride of India, Chinaberry33
Mentha longifoliaHorsemint22
Milicia excelsaAfrican Teak23
Milicia regiaOroko, Iroko22
Mimosa pudicaMorivivir, Sensitive Plant22
Morinda citrifoliaNoni, Indian Mulberry34
Moringa oleiferaHorseradish Tree, Moringa,44
Moringa stenopetalaAfrican horseradish tree, cabbagetree43
Morus albaWhite Mulberry, Common Mulberry,43
Morus alba multicaulisWhite Mulberry43
Passiflora quadrangularisGiant Granadilla, Badea42
Perilla frutescensShiso, Beefsteakplant, Spreading Beefsteak Plant43
Petasites japonicusSweet Coltsfoot, Japanese sweet coltsfoot, Butterbur32
Petiveria alliaceaGuinea Hen Weed04
Phragmites australisCommon Reed, American common reed, Hybrid common reed, European common reed, Subtropical common re52
Phytolacca acinosaIndian Poke23
Phytolacca dodecandraEndod, Pokeberry23
Phytolacca esculenta 22
Pinus mugoDwarf Mountain Pine, Mugo pine, Mountain Pine12
Piper betleBetel23
Prosopis cinerariaJandi, Ghaf32
Prunus americanaAmerican Plum, American Wild Plum, Wild Plum32
Prunus armeniacaApricot43
Prunus armeniaca mandschuricaManchurian apricot43
Prunus davidianaChinese Wild Peach23
Prunus persicaPeach, Flowering Peach, Ornamental Peach, Common Peach53
Prunus persica nucipersicaNectarine43
Prunus sibiricaSiberian Apricot32
Pterocarpus angolensisAmbila03
Ranunculus aquatilisWater Crowfoot, White water crowfoot11
Ranunculus arvensisCorn Buttercup01
Ranunculus muricatusRough-Seed Buttercup, Spinyfruit buttercup01
Rhus sempervirens 21
Salix lucidaShining Willow, Greenleaf willow02
Sesamum indicumSesame33
Strychnos potatorumClearing Nut22
Syzygium aromaticumClove, Zanzibar Redhead44
Syzygium jambosJambos, Rose Apple, Plum Rose32
Tamarindus indicaTamarind43
Tarchonanthus camphoratusCamphor Bush, Wild Camphor Bush13
Terminalia chebulaBlack Myrobalan, Chebulic Myroblan,35
Thuja orientalisBiota13
Trema orientalisCharcoal Tree12
Uncaria guianensisCat's Claw24
Uncaria tomentosaCat's Claw24
Urtica dioicaStinging Nettle, California nettle55
Urtica gracilisStinging Nettle33
Urtica holosericeaStinging Nettle32
Urtica lyalliiStinging Nettle33
Urtica piluliferaRoman Nettle33
Urtica urensAnnual Nettle33
Vachellia tortilisUmbrella Thorn22
Viola aduncaWestern Dog Violet, Hookedspur violet, Kirk's violet31
Viola tricolorHeartsease, Johnny jumpup, Field Pansy,23
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