Anthemis Nobilis

• Botanical Name(s): Anthemis Nobilis

• Popular Name(s): Manzanilla, Maythen

• Parts Used: Flowers and Herb.

• Habitat: Chamomile is spread over Europe, North Africa and the temperate regions of Asia.

Description: Chamomile is a low-growing plant, creeping or trailing, its tufts of leaves and flowers a foot high. The root is perennial, jointed and fibrous, the stems, hairy and freely branching are covered with leaves, which are divided into thread-like segments, the fineness of which gives the whole plant a feathery appearance.

Aniba Rosaeodora

• Botanical Name(s): Aniba Rosaeodora

• Popular Name(s): Bois de Rose, Pau Rosa and Cara-Cara.

• Parts Used: The essential oil is extracted from the wood.

• Habitat: It is a native of Britain and Europe.
  

Angelica Sinensis

• Botanical Name(s): Angelica Archangelica, Angelica Sinensis

• Popular Name(s): Angelica, Dong-Quei, Dong-Quai, Tang-Kuei or Dang-Qui, Dong Quai in China.

• Parts Used: Roots, only the hips of the root, up to the head are used.

Angelica

• Botanical Name(s): Angelica Archangelica, Angelica Sinensis

• Popular Name(s): Angelica, Dong-Quei, Dong-Quai, Tang-Kuei or Dang-Qui, Dong Quai in China.

• Parts Used: Roots, only the hips of the root, up to the head are used.

• Habitat: Commonly found in well-watered mountain ravines, riverbanks and damp meadows.

Andropogon Martinii

• Botanical Name(s): Cymbopogon Martinii

• Popular Name(s): Andropogon Martinii, East Indian Geranium, Rosha, Geranium Grass

• Parts Used: Fresh and Dried Grass

• Habitat: Cape of Good Hope

American pepper

• Botanical Name(s): Capsicum Frutescens L.

• Popular Name(s): African red pepper, American pepper, Chili pepper, Chilies, Garden pepper, Red pepper

• Parts Used: Fruits

• Habitat: Africa pepper is found in Africa, Asia and South America. It is available in other parts of the world also.

Description: Africa pepper grows to a height of 3 feet or more. The plant possesses a stem which is woody at the lower areas but is branched at the upper parts. The leaves are ovate and petioled. The flowers are white to yellow in colour. The plant bears fruits which are in the form of pods having many seeds. The ripen fruit is red or yellow in colour.

American Saffron

• Botanical Name(s): Carthamus tinctorius

• Popular Name(s): Dyer's Saffron, American Saffron, Fake Saffron, Bastard Saffron

• Parts Used: Flowers

• Habitat: Safflower is grown in many parts of India, China and in other parts of Asia. It is found in Egypt and in Southern Europe also.

American Ginseng

The term ginseng refers to several species of the genus Panax . For more than two thousand years, the roots of this slow-growing plant have been valued in Chinese medicine. The two most commonly used species are Asian ginseng ( Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer), which is mostly extinct in its natural range but is still cultivated, and American ginseng ( P. quinquefolius L.), which is both harvested from the wild and cultivated. Panax ginseng should not be confused with Siberian ginseng ( Eleutherococcus senticosus ). In Russia, Siberian ginseng was promoted as a cheaper alternative to ginseng and was believed to have identical benefits. However, Siberian ginseng does not contain the ginsenosides that are present in the Panax species, which are believed to be active ingredients and have been studied scientifically.

American ginseng synonyms: Anchi ginseng, Canadian ginseng, North American ginseng, Ontario ginseng, P. quincefolium, red berry, ren shen, sang, tienchi ginseng, Wisconsin ginseng.

American Elder

• Botanical Name(s): Sambucus nigra L.

• Popular Name(s): Common Elder, Black Elder, American Elder, Sweet Elder

• Parts Used: The bark, leaves, flowers and berries

• Habitat: Elder is found widely in North America and in Europe

Amaranth

• Botanical Name(s): Amaranthus hypochondriacus

• Popular Name(s): Hsien, Lady Bleeding, Spleen Amaranth, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Red Cockscomb, Velvet Flower

• Parts Used: Seeds and leaves

• Habitat: Amaranth is found in the tropics, mostly in tropical America.

Description: Amaranth grows up to a height of 3.5 m and possesses elliptical to ovate-oblong and lanceolate leaves. The plant bears many flowers with acute bracts. The seeds generally vary in colour.

Alum Root

• Botanical Name(s): Pelargonium Odoratissimum

• Popular Name(s): Apple Geranium, Alum Root, Wild Geranium, Chocolate Flower and Wild Cranesbill.

• Parts Used: Dried rhizome leaves.

• Habitat: It is a native of Europe.

Althaea Officinalis

• Botanical Name(s): Althaea officinalis

• Popular Name(s): Mallards, Mauls, Mortification Koot

• Parts Used: The leaves, root and flowers

• Habitat: Marsh Mallow is widely found in many countries of Europe.

Description: Marsh mallow is a perennial plant and grows to a height of 3-4 ft. The roots are thick and long. The plant has round, velvety leaves that are 2-3 inch (5-7.5 cm) long and about 1 1/4 inch broad. The flowers are shaped like those of the common Mallow and have pale pink or white colours.

Uses: Marsh mallow has demulcent and emollient properties. It is used in the inflammation and irritation of the alimentary canal and in the urinary and respiratory organs. Decoction of the plant is used in painful complaints of the urinary organs and it exerts a relaxing effect upon the passages. It cures bruises, sprains or any ache in the muscles.

Alnus Glutinosa

• Botanical Name(s): Alnus glutinosa

• Popular Name(s): European Alder, Owle, Common Alder

• Parts Used: The bark and leaves

• Habitat: Black Alder is found in Europe, Asia and North Africa.

Description: Black alder is a deciduous tree growing up to a height of 20-30 m. The plant is characterized by its 5-10 cm short-stalked rounded leaves, which are 6-12 cm in length and wedge-shaped at the base. Its flowers are segregated by sex into separate catkins. The female flowers are reddish-purple in colours which develop into hard cones containing seeds.

Allium Sativum

• Botanical Name(s): Allium sativum

• Popular Name(s): Garlic, Lashan, Rasonam, Lashuna, Veluthulli, Ugragandha, Mlecchagandha, Lesan.

• Parts Used: Bulb and Oil.

• Habitat: It is a native of Southwest Siberia and Southern Europe.

Description: The leaves are long, narrow and flat like grass. The bulb (the only part eaten) is of a compound nature, consisting of numerous bulblets, known technically as 'cloves,' grouped together between the membranous scales and enclosed within a whitish skin, which holds them as in a sac.

Allium Cepa

• Botanical Name(s): Allium Cepa

• Popular Name(s): Perutile, Sweet Sandwich, Noordhollandse Bloedrode and Catawissa onion

• Parts Used: The fresh and dried bulbs are used as well as the fresh juice.

• Habitat: Onions are found in open, sunny areas throughout the temperate regions.

• Description: The onion is a hardy biennial with a bulb and hollow leaves. Green-white flowers are produced in summer.

All-heal

• Botanical Name(s): Valeriana officianalis

• Popular Name(s): English Valerian, German Valerian, Great Wild Valerian, Vermont Valerian, Vandal Root, All-heal, Setwall, [[American English Valerian]], Garden Valerian, Phu,Valerian.

• Parts Used: Root and Rhizome.

• Habitat:Valerian is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe and Asia.

Alexandrian Senna

Botanical Name(s): Cassia acutifolia (DELL.)

Popular Name(s): Alexandrian Senna, Nubian Senna, Cassia lenitiva, Cassia Lanceolata

Parts Used: Dried leaflets and pods

Habitat: Senna is found in Egypt, Nubia, Arabia and Sennar.

Akebia Quinata

Akebia Quinata

Akebia Quinata

• Botanical Name(s): Akebia Quinata

• Popular Name(s): Akebia, Chocolate Vine, Mu Tong, Clematis Stem

• Parts Used: Stem

• Habitat: Akebia is native to a region which extends from Central China to Korea and Japan. It is found in the United States and England also.