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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Achillea millefoliumYarrow, Boreal yarrow, California yarrow, Giant yarrow, Coast yarrow, Western yarrow, Pacific yarrow34
Achillea sibiricaSiberian Yarrow11
Achyranthes bidentataNiu Xi23
Achyranthes japonicaJapanese Chaff Flower03
Acmella oleraceaToothache plant, Paracress33
Aconitum balfourii 01
Aconitum carmichaeliiJapanese Aconite, Carmichael's monkshood02
Aconitum heterophyllum 12
Aconitum violaceum 11
Adenanthera pavoninaRed Sandalwood, Coral Tree32
Aesculus hippocastanumHorse Chestnut, European Horsechestnut, Common Horsechestnut34
Ageratum conyzoidesGoatweed, Tropical whiteweed03
Agrimonia pilosaHairy Agrimony23
Akebia trifoliataAkebia, Threeleaf Akebia42
Alcea roseaHollyhock32
Alchornea castaneifoliaIporuru04
Alchornea cordifoliaChristmas Bush24
Aletris farinosaUnicorn Root - Colic Root, White colicroot13
Allium cepaOnion, Garden onion53
Allium cepa aggregatumPotato Onion43
Allium cepa ascalonicumShallot53
Allium cepa proliferumTree Onion, Walking Onion53
Alnus acuminataAlder02
Alocasia macrorrhizosGiant Taro, Giant Elephant Ear32
Aloe arborescensCandelabra Aloe, Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe25
Andrographis paniculataGreen Chireta, Creat, Nilavembu, Kirayat, Chuan Xin Lian, King of Bitters14
Angelica laxiflora 01
Angelica pubescensDu Huo23
Angelica sinensisDang Gui - Dong Quai - Chinese Angelica05
Anredera cordifoliaMadeira Vine, Heartleaf madeiravine20
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