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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Abelmoschus moschatusMusk Mallow,Musk Okra23
Acinos rotundifolius 11
Aconitum heterophyllum 12
Acorus calamusSweet Flag - Calamus34
Amaranthus polygamus 21
Asparagus racemosusShatavari35
Benincasa hispidaWax Gourd33
Celastrus dependens 12
Citrus reticulataMandarin, Tangerine, Unshu orange, Satsuma Orange,Temple Orange, Tangerine33
Cnidium monnieriShe Chuang Zi, Monnier's snowparsley13
Codonopsis lanceolataTodok22
Codonopsis tangshenChuan Dang03
Codonopsis tubulosa 03
Colchicum luteum 02
Commelina dianthifoliaBirdbill Dayflower21
Crocus nudiflorus 23
Crocus sativusSaffron33
Cuminum cyminumCumin - Jeera43
Cuscuta chinensisChinese Dodder03
Cuscuta japonicaJapanese Dodder12
Cyperus esculentusTiger Nut, Yellow nutsedge, Nut Grass42
Echinacea purpureaEchinacea, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge Coneflower, Black Sampson , Purple Coneflower15
Echinocystis lobataWild Cucumber01
Echium vulgareViper's Bugloss, Common viper's bugloss12
Epilobium macranthum 11
Epimedium grandiflorumBarrenwort, Bishop's Hat, Longspur Epimedium23
Epimedium koreanumKorean Epimedium03
Epimedium sagittatumYin Yang Huo23
Eruca vesicaria sativaRocket41
Eryngium caucasicum 01
Eryngium maritimumSea Holly, Seaside eryngo33
Eryngium ternatum 01
Erysimum cheiriWallflower, Aegean wallflower02
Eucommia ulmoidesGutta-Percha13
Euryale feroxFoxnut, Euryale32
Fraxinus americanaWhite Ash12
Gastrodia elataTien Ma23
Geranium macrorrhizumBigroot Geranium01
Gnaphalium uliginosumMarsh Cudweed02
Heracleum sphondyliumCow Parsnip, Eltrot32
Heracleum sphondylium sibiricum 32
Heracleum wallichii 01
Hibiscus cannabinusKenaf, Brown Indianhemp42
Hibiscus rosa-sinensisChinese Hibiscus, Shoeblackplant, Hawaiian Hibiscus, Tropical Hibiscus, China Rose, Rose-of-China, S33
Jasminum officinaleJessamine, Poet's jasmine22
Kadsura coccinea 21
Lablab purpureusHyacinth Bean, Bonavist-bean42
Leonurus japonicus 03
Lepidium meyeniiMaca53
Liriodendron tulipiferaTulip Tree, Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Canary Whitewood12
Liriope graminifoliaLilyturf21
Liriope minor 21
Liriope muscariLilyturf, Big blue lilyturf, Border Grass, Blue Lilyturf, Liriope21
Liriope spicataLily Turf, Creeping liriope, Creeping Lilyturf21
Magnolia officinalisHou Po03
Matthiola incanaStock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock21
Melia azederachBead Tree, Pride of India, Chinaberry33
Micromeria chamissonisYerba Buena22
Ophiopogon japonicusSnake's Beard, Dwarf lilyturf, Mondo Grass, Monkey Grass, Dwarf Lilyturf23
Orobanche ammophylaLie Dang22
Panax pseudoginsengGinseng, Japanese ginseng13
Paris quadrifoliaHerb Paris02
Paronychia argenteaAlgerian Tea11
Paronychia capitataAlgerian Tea11
Pedicularis canadensisCommon Lousewort12
Peganum harmalaSyrian Rue, Harmal peganum13
Photinia serratifoliaTaiwanese photinia , Chinese Photinia01
Potentilla discolor 21
Prangos pabularia 12
Prunus japonica nakaiJapanese Plum33
Psoralea corylifoliaBu Gu Zhi14
Rubia peregrinaWild Madder01
Rubus coreanusKorean Bramble12
Rumex maritimusGolden Dock12
Salix capreaGoat Willow, Kilmarnock Willow, Pink Pussy Willow, Pussy Willow12
Saussurea costusCostus23
Saussurea graminifolia 02
Schisandra chinensisMagnolia Vine, Wu Wei Zi45
Schisandra sphenanthera 25
Serenoa repensSaw Palmetto23
Solanum carolinenseHorse Nettle, Carolina horsenettle02
Spiranthes spiralisAutumn Lady's Tresses01
Tribulus terrestrisCaltrop, Puncturevine13
Trillium erectumBeth Root - Indian Balm, Red trillium, Wakerobin, Purple Trillium23
Valeriana hardwickii 03
Vitex agnus-castusAgnus Castus, Lilac chastetree, Vitex, Chastetree25
Withania somniferaAshwagandha - Indian Ginseng, Withania14
Ferula assa-foetidaAsafoetida - Devil's Dung. Hing (Indian), Asafetida33
Pseudosasa japonicaMetake - Bamboo21
Clitoria marianaAtlantic Pigeonwings, Butterfly Pea00
Aniba rosaeodoraBrazilian Rosewood, Rosewood-oil tree23
Anogeissus leiocarpaAfrican Birch24
Artocarpus heterophyllusJackfruit52
Bambusa bambosGiant Thorny Bamboo33
Bauhinia vahliiMalu Creeper, Adda Leaf, Pahur Camel's Foot Creeper23
Bixa orellanaAnnatto (Lipstick Plant, Urucum, Colorau, Achiote )33
Borassus aethiopumAfrican Fan Palm, Palmyra Palm42
Borassus akeassiiAfrican Fan Palm42
Borojoa patinoiBorojo42
Cananga odorataYlang Ylang, Perfume Tree23
Carica papayaPapaya, Mamo, Melon Tree53
Cinnamomum verumCinnamon, Ceylon Cinnamon Tree43
Cocos nuciferaCoconut Palm, Coconut52
Dendrocalamus giganteusGiant Bamboo, Bhalu bans, Dhungre bans21
Durio zibethinusDurian51
Garcinia kolaBitter Kola34
Hibiscus sabdariffaRoselle33
Irvingia gabonensisDika Nut43
Mangifera indicaMango, Bowen Mango53
Mondia whiteiMondia, White's Ginger34
Morus mesozygiaAfrican mulberry23
Plukenetia conophoraConophor. Nigerian walnut. Awusa nut,42
Ricinodendron heudelotiiManketti nut, Zambezi almond, African oil-nut-tree33
Vachellia karrooCape Thorn Tree21
Vanilla planifoliaVanilla42
Coffea arabicaCoffee Arabica33
Piper betleBetel23
Alchornea castaneifoliaIporuru04
Aquilaria malaccensisAgar Wood, Eaglewood, Indian Aloewood, Aloeswood13
Aquilaria sinensisAgar Wood, Pak Muk Heung, White Wood Incense03
Cedrelopsis greveiKatrafay, Kathrafay24
Commiphora wightiiGuggul, Indian bdellium-tree23
Cullen corylifoliumBu Gu Zhi14
Curculigo orchioidesStar grass, Golden-eyed grass14
Dalbergia melanoxylonAfrican Blackwood, Grenadilla, Mpingo02
Griffonia simplicifoliaGriffonia24
Himatanthus sucuubaPlumeria sucuuba04
Khaya anthothecaWhite Mahogany, East African Mahogany02
Khaya senegalensisDryzone Mahogany23
Mansonia altissimaMansonia02
Milicia excelsaAfrican Teak23
Milicia regiaOroko, Iroko22
Pausinystalia johimbeYohimbe05
Pausinystalia macrocerasFalse johimbe05
Pentadiplandra brazzeanaJoy perfume tree, j'oubli44
Pericopsis angolensisEast African afrormosia02
Pterocarpus erinaceusAfrican Kino03
Ptychopetalum olacoidesMuira Puama, marapuama04
Ptychopetalum uncinatumMuira Puama04
Scoparia dulcisSweet Broom, Licorice Weed, Vassourinha24
Strychnos potatorumClearing Nut22
Tabernanthe ibogaIboga04
Tinospora cordifoliaKanda Amrta24
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