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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Aconitum lycoctonumWolfsbane11
Adenophora strictaSha Shen, Ladybells21
Adiantum capillus-venerisMaidenhair Fern, Common maidenhair, Southern Maidenhair Fern, Venus Maidenhair Fern, Venus's Hair Fe22
Aletris spicata 11
Althaea officinalisMarsh Mallow, Common marshmallow55
Anagallis arvensisScarlet Pimpernel22
Anchusa azureaAnchusa, Italian bugloss21
Antennaria dioicaCatsfoot, Stoloniferous pussytoes02
Anthyllis vulnerariaKidney Vetch12
Ardisia japonicaMarlberry03
Arenaria serpyllifoliaThyme-Leaf Sandwort22
Argemone mexicanaPrickly Poppy, Mexican pricklypoppy13
Aristolochia contortaMa Dou Ling13
Aristolochia debilisMa Dou Ling13
Aristolochia rotundaSnakeroot02
Asarum blumei 01
Asarum forbesiiDu Heng01
Asarum heterotropoides 02
Asparagus cochinchinensisChinese Asparagus33
Asparagus filicinusFern Asparagus21
Asparagus schoberioides 21
Asplenium ceterachScale Fern02
Aster amellusIalian Aster22
Aster tataricusTartarian Aster13
Bellis perennisDaisy, Lawndaisy, English Daisy23
Berchemia lineata 21
Centaurea cyanusCornflower, Garden cornflower, Blue Bottle, Cornflower22
Centaurea montanaMountain Cornflower, Perennial cornflower, Mountain Bluet02
Centipeda minimaSpreading Sneeze Weed02
Citrus aurantiumBitter Orange, Sour orange, Bergamot orange33
Citrus reticulataMandarin, Tangerine, Unshu orange, Satsuma Orange,Temple Orange, Tangerine33
Corydalis cava 03
Corydalis yanhusuoYan Hu Suo03
Cucumis meloMelon, Cantaloupe42
Cynanchum atratumBai Wei12
Cynanchum glaucescens 01
Cynanchum japonicum 02
Cynanchum stauntonii 02
Cyperus rotundusNut Grass33
Daphne genkwaLilac Daphne03
Datura metelThorn Apple, Angel's Trumpet, Hindu Datura, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple13
Descurainia sophiaFlixweed, Herb sophia22
Dioscorea tokoro 22
Diospyros kakiPersimmon, Japanese persimmon43
Echium vulgareViper's Bugloss, Common viper's bugloss12
Elaeagnus multifloraGoumi, Cherry silverberry52
Elaeagnus pungensElaeagnus, Thorny olive, Thorny Elaeagnus, Oleaster, Silverberry, Silverthorn, Pungent Elaeagnus52
Ephedra distachyaSea Grape, Jointfir24
Epimedium grandiflorumBarrenwort, Bishop's Hat, Longspur Epimedium23
Eriobotrya japonicaLoquat, Japanese Loquat43
Eupatorium lindleyanum 02
Fagus sylvaticaBeech, European beech, Common Beech42
Forsythia suspensaLian Qiao, Weeping forsythia13
Fortunella japonicaRound Kumquat31
Fraxinus bungeanaXiao Ye Qin02
Fraxinus chinensis rhynchophyllaHua Qu Liu02
Fritillaria cirrhosaChuan Bei Mu23
Fritillaria pallidifloraPale-Flowered Fritillary03
Fritillaria thunbergiiZhe Bei Mu23
Fritillaria verticillata 23
Gleditsia japonica 31
Gleditsia sinensisLocust33
Glycyrrhiza uralensisGan Cao34
Gnaphalium affine 12
Haplopappus nuttallii 11
Hippophae tibetanaTibetan Sea Buckthorn43
Hydrangea macrophyllaFrench hydrangea , Florist's Hydrangea, Bigleaf Hydrangea32
Ilex pubescens 02
Inula heleniumElecampane, Elecampane inula33
Kadsura longepedunculata 22
Lepidium apetalum 22
Lepidium virginicumWild Pepper Grass, Virginia pepperweed, Intermediate pepperweed, Menzies' pepperweed, Hairy pepperwe22
Leucanthemum vulgareOx-Eye Daisy, Marguerite22
Ligularia hodgsonii 12
Lilium browniiHong Kong Lily32
Lilium japonicumBamboo Lily22
Lilium japonicum platyfoliumBamboo Lily22
Lilium longiflorumWhite Trumpet Lily, Easter lily, Trumpet Lily32
Lilium pumilumCoral Lily22
Lycopus uniflorusBugleweed, Northern bugleweed31
Lysimachia paridiformis 02
Mahonia japonica 32
Morus albaWhite Mulberry, Common Mulberry,43
Morus alba multicaulisWhite Mulberry43
Myricaria squamosa 02
Nandina domesticaSacred Bamboo, Heavenly Bamboo12
Nepeta catariaCatmint, Catnip32
Ononis spinosaSpiny Rest Harrow22
Ophiopogon japonicusSnake's Beard, Dwarf lilyturf, Mondo Grass, Monkey Grass, Dwarf Lilyturf23
Osbeckia chinensis 02
Osmanthus fragransFragrant Olive22
Paeonia anomalaAnomalous peony, Common Peony13
Paeonia browniiBrown's Peony12
Paeonia caucasica 01
Paeonia hybrida 11
Paeonia mascula 01
Papaver somniferumOpium Poppy44
Paris polyphyllaHerb Paris12
Perilla frutescensShiso, Beefsteakplant, Spreading Beefsteak Plant43
Petasites albusButterbur21
Phragmites australisCommon Reed, American common reed, Hybrid common reed, European common reed, Subtropical common re52
Phyllostachys nigraBlack Bamboo, Kuro-Chiku43
Physalis alkekengiWinter Cherry, Strawberry groundcherry,Ground Cherry, Chinese Lantern22
Phytolacca acinosaIndian Poke23
Phytolacca esculenta 22
Pinellia tripartita 01
Pinguicula vulgarisButterwort, Common butterwort12
Pistacia lentiscusMastic Tree - Pistachier Lentisque22
Plantago asiaticaChe Qian Zi13
Platycodon grandiflorusBalloon Flower23
Polygala japonica 12
Polygonatum cirrhifolium 22
Polygonatum odoratumSolomon's Seal23
Primula auricula 01
Protea melliferaSugar Bush11
Prunus armeniacaApricot43
Prunus aviumWild Cherry, Sweet cherry42
Prunus davidianaChinese Wild Peach23
Prunus pensylvanicaPin Cherry22
Prunus persicaPeach, Flowering Peach, Ornamental Peach, Common Peach53
Prunus persica nucipersicaNectarine43
Prunus serotinaRum Cherry - Wild Cherry, Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry42
Prunus sibiricaSiberian Apricot32
Pseudocydonia sinensisChinese Quince, Quince21
Rhododendron anthopogon 12
Ricinus communisCastor-Oil Plant, Castorbean, Palma Christi, Wonder Tree, Castor Oil Plant14
Rubia cordifoliaIndian Madder23
Rubia manjithIndian Madder12
Saussurea graminifolia 02
Schisandra chinensisMagnolia Vine, Wu Wei Zi45
Schisandra sphenanthera 25
Scopolia japonicaJapanese belladonna02
Thuja orientalisBiota13
Torreya grandisChinese Nutmeg Tree21
Trichosanthes kirilowiiChinese Cucumber24
Trichosanthes kirilowii japonica 33
Trichosanthes multiloba 21
Tussilago farfaraColtsfoot33
Tylophora ovata 02
Xanthium strumariumCocklebur, Rough cocklebur, Canada cocklebur13
Youngia japonicaJapanese Hawkweed, Oriental false hawksbeard11
Zanthoxylum ailanthoides 21
Zanthoxylum piperitumJapanese Pepper Tree32
Averrhoa carambolaCarambola, Star Fruit42
Bacopa monnieriHerb of Grace, Brahmi, Smooth Water Hyssop34
Barringtonia proceraPao nuts, Cut nut42
Bauhinia petersianaWhite bauhinia, Zambezi coffee32
Bauhinia thonningiiCamel's foot tree, monkey bread32
Bombax ceibaRed Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree22
Borassus flabelliferPalmyra Palm42
Brosimum alicastrumBreadnut. Maya nut32
Brosimum utileCow Tree, Palo De Vaca32
Buchanania lanzanAlmondette, Charoli Nut42
Cajanus cajanPigeon Pea, Puerto Rico Bean, Gandul, Dhal, Congo Pea42
Canarium luzonicumManila Elemi43
Canarium schweinfurtiiAfrican elemi33
Canavalia gladiataSword Bean32
Ceiba pentandraKapok Tree, Cotton Tree, Suma'ma33
Corymbia citriodoraLemon-Scented Gum, blue spotted gum, lemon eucalyptus, eucalyptus citriodora.23
Corypha utanGebang Palm. Corypha palm, Sugar palm32
Embelia ribesFalse black pepper, White-flowered Embelia34
Erythrina fuscaCoral Bean, Swamp Immortelle22
Eugenia unifloraBrazil Cherry43
Garcinia kolaBitter Kola34
Inga edulisIce Cream Bean, Monkey Tamarind42
Ipomoea aquaticaKangkong, Swamp Morning Glory42
Jatropha curcasPhysic Nut, Barbados Nut23
Linum hybridsPerennial Flax44
Malpighia glabraEscobillo, Acerola41
Mangifera indicaMango, Bowen Mango53
Mondia whiteiMondia, White's Ginger34
Moringa stenopetalaAfrican horseradish tree, cabbagetree43
Musa acuminataDwarf Banana, Edible banana52
Musa x paradisiacaBanana52
Musanga cecropioidesCorkwood34
Myrianthus arboreusGiant yellow mulberry, Monkeyfruit43
Phaseolus vulgarisFrench Bean, Kidney bean52
Phyllanthus emblicaEmblica, Indian Gooseberry35
Pinus caribaeaCaribbean Pine. Caribbean pitch pine22
Pongamia pinnataPongam, Karum Tree, Poonga-Oil Tree, Indian Beech03
Populus hybridsHybrid poplar33
Prunus armeniaca mandschuricaManchurian apricot43
Psidium guajavaGuava, Tropical Guava, Goiaba, Araçá-goiaba52
Ricinodendron heudelotiiManketti nut, Zambezi almond, African oil-nut-tree33
Sauropus androgynusSweet Leaf, Sweetleaf Bush, Katuk52
Senegalia senegalGum Arabic32
Senna singueanaWinter cassia, Sticky pod23
Sesamum indicumSesame33
Solanecio biafraeSierra Leone Bologi42
Sonneratia caseolarisFirefly mangrove, mangrove apple22
Spondias dulcisGolden Apple, Ambarella,42
Spondias mombinYellow Mombin, Hog Plum, Caja Fruit, Taperebá42
Talipariti tiliaceumBeach Hibiscus, Sea Hibiscus, Cottontree, Mahoe32
Tarchonanthus camphoratusCamphor Bush, Wild Camphor Bush13
Terminalia catappaIndian Almond, Tropical Almond Tree42
Treculia africanaAfrican Breadfruit or Breadnut42
Vachellia niloticaGum Arabic Tree22
Vangueria infaustaAfrican medlar42
Vigna radiataMung Bean, Thai Mung Bean42
Warburgia salutarisPepperbark Tree24
Warburgia salutarisPepperbark Tree24
Zingiber officinaleGinger: Common,Cooking Stem, Canton45
Diplazium esculentumVegetable Fern43
Piper betleBetel23
Brosimum rubescensBloodwood Cacique02
Carapa guianensisAndiroba04
Carapichea ipecacuanhaIpecac04
Carmona retusaFukien Tea, Philippine tea tree24
Cedrelopsis greveiKatrafay, Kathrafay24
Chamaecrista nigricansDiola, Diala12
Combretum imberbeLeadwood Tree, Ivory tree22
Costus aferSpiral Ginger, Ginger lily, White spiral costus.24
Cupressus lusitanicaMexican Cypress02
Erythrina vernaMulungu04
Guiera senegalensisMoshi medicine, guier du Senegal14
Maclura cochinchinensisCockspur Thorn, Thorny Cockspur22
Manicaria sacciferaUbussu, Troolie Palm22
Milicia excelsaAfrican Teak23
Milicia regiaOroko, Iroko22
Nageia wallichianaNageia02
Nauclea latifoliaAfrican Peach34
Ocotea kenyensisTransvaal stinkwood, stinkhout02
Peltophorum dasyrhachisPeltophorum, Soga02
Pycnanthus angolensisAfrican Nutmeg23
Securidaca longipedunculataViolet Tree14
Smilax officinalisHonduran sarsaparilla24
Strychnos potatorumClearing Nut22
Trema orientalisCharcoal Tree12
Turraeanthus africanusAvodire02
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