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Pharmacopeia
These are the herbs in our Pharmacopoeia which are used at The Hermit's Grove. Monographs have been completed and may be purchased for any herb(s) on this list. Additional herbs marked as staples in our price list are being researched and will be added to this list on a monthly basis. With some exceptions (e.g. aconite, belladonna, colchicum, foxglove, lily of the valley and mandrake) monographs are available but dried botanicals are not available for sale. Many of these plants are grown in our gardens. We also offer a monograph for squill which is currently not available.
As of 8 September, 2003 ce there are 194 herbs in the Pharmacopoeia.
| Pharmacopoeia Listing |
Botanical Name |
Common Name(s) |
— A —
| Acacia | Acacia senegal | gum Arabic |
| Aconite | Aconitum napellus L. | blue rocket, monkshood, wolf's bane |
| Agar Agar | Gelidium amansii | Japanese isinglass |
| Agrimony | Agrimonia eupatoria L. | church Steeples, sticklewort |
| Alder [English, Black] | Alnus glutinosa Alnus rubra |
common alder, owler, tag alder |
| Alfalfa | Medicago sativa | buffalo herb, California clover, lucerne, purple medick |
| Allspice | Pimenta racemosa Pimento dioica L. |
clove pepper, Jamaica pepper, pimenta |
| Aloe | Aloe barbadensis Aloe vera Aloe capensis Aloe vulgaris |
Cape aloe |
| Angelica | Angelica archangelica L. | — |
| Anise Seed | Pimpinella anisum | aniseed |
| Anise, Star | Illicium verum | Anisa Stellata, Chinese anise, star anise |
| Arnica | Arnica montana | leopard's bane, European arnica, wolf's bane |
| Astragalus | Astragalus membranaceus | yellow vetch |
— B —
| Barberry | Berberis vulgaris L. | berberry, jaundice berry, mountain grape, pipperidge, sow berry |
| Basil [Sweet and Bush] | Ocymum basilicum Ocymum minimum |
St. Josephwort |
| Bayberry | Myrica cerifera | candleberry, tallow shrub, waxberry, wax myrtle |
| Bay Laurel | Lauris nobilis L. | — |
| Belladonna | Atropa belladonna | belladonna, devil's herb, dwale, naughty man's cherries |
| Benzoin | Styrax benzoin | gum Benjamin, styrax, Sumatra benzoin |
| Birch | Betula alba L. Betula pendula Roth. Betula verrucosa Ehrh. |
silver birch, white birch |
| Blackberry | Rubus fruticosus | bramble, brameberry |
| Black Cohosh | Cimicifuga racemosa | black snakeroot, bugbane, rattleroot, squawroot |
| Black Haw | Viburnum prunifolium | American sloe, stagbush, sweet viburnum |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | — |
| Bladderwrack | Fucus vesiculosus L. | black-tang, bladder fucus, cutweed, kelp, kelpwrack, seawrack |
| Blessed Thistle | Cnicus benedictus G. | holy thistle |
| Bloodroot | Sanguinaria canadensis | coon root, Indian paint, red puccoon, red Indian
paint, red root, snakebite, sweet slumber, tetterwort |
| Blue Cohosh | Caulophyllum thalictroides Leontice thalictroides L. |
beechdrops, blueberry root, blue ginseng, papoose root, squaw root |
| Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum | feverwort, thoroughwort |
| Borage | Borago officinalis | — |
| Burdock Root | Arctium lappa Arctium minus |
beggar's buttons |
— C —
| Calendula | Calendula officinalis | common marigold, golds, pot marigold |
| Cannabis | Cannabis sativa Linn. | marijuana |
| Caraway | Carum carvi | — |
| Catnip | Nepeta cataria | catmint |
| Cat's Claw | Uncaria tomentosa | 'sacred herb of the rain forest,' una del gato |
| Cayenne | Capsicum annuum Capsicum minimum Capsicum fructescens |
chili pepper, hot pepper, tabasco pepper |
| Cedar | Juniperus virginiana | arbor vitae, false white cedar, hackmatack, lebensdaum, tree of life, western hemlock, yellow cedar |
| Celandine [Greater] | Chelidonium majus L. | |
| Centaury | Centaurium umbellatum, Centaurium erythraea Rafn. | bitterbloom, Christ's ladder, feverwort, filwort |
| Chamomile [Roman]
Chamomile [German] |
Anthemis nobilis Chamaemelum nobile Matricaria recutita L. |
— |
| Chaparral | Larrea tridentata Larrea divaricata |
creosote bush, greasewood |
| Chaste Berry | Vitex agnus-castus | — |
| Chervil [Sw. Cicely] | Anthriscus cerefolium Myrrhis odorata Osmorhiza longistylis |
anise chervil, British myrrh, sweet cicely, sweet fern |
| Chickweed | Stellaria media | adder's mouth, Alsine media, passerina, satin flower, star chickweed, starweed, starwort, stitchwort, tongue grass, winterweed |
| Chicory | Cichorium intybus | barbe de pacuin, hendibeh, succory, wild succory |
| Cinchona | Cinchona succirubra Cinchona pubescens |
Jesuit's powder, Peruvian bark, red bark |
| Cinnamon | Cinnamomum verum Cinnamomum vulgare Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume |
— |
| Cinquefoil | Potentilla reptans | five-leaf grass, potentilla, synkefoyle |
| Cleavers | Galium aparine L. | barweed, bedstraw, burweed, catchweed, clivers, erriffe, everlasting friendship, goosebill, goosegrass, grip grass, hayriffe, hedgeheriff, love-man, mutton chops, robin-run-in-the-grass, scratweed |
| Cloves | Syzygium aromaticum Eugenia caryophyllata Eugenia aromatica Jambosa caryophyllus |
— |
| Colchicum | Colchicum autumnale L. | autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked ladies |
| Coltsfoot | Tussilago farfara | bull's foot, coughwort, foal's foot, horsehoof |
| Comfrey | Symphytum officinale | blackwort, consound, knitbone, nipbone, slippery root |
| Copal | Bursera odorata Bursera bipinnata Bursera delpechiana Bursera fugaroides |
— |
| Coriander | Coriandrum sativum | — |
| Cornflower | Centaurea cyanus | bachelor's buttons, blueblow, bluebonnet, bluebottle, blue cap, blue centaury, bluet, hurtsickle |
| Cramp Bark | Viburnum opulus | black haw, gaitre berries, guelder rose, high cranberry, may rose, red elder, rose elder, snowball tree, whitsun bosses |
| Cranesbill | Geranium maculatum L. | alumroot, crowfoot, storksbill |
| Cubeb | Piper cubeba | tailed pepper |
| Cumin | Cuminum cyminum L. | — |
— D —
| Damiana | Turnera aphrodisiaca Turnera diffusa |
— |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | blowball, fairy clock, Irish daisy, peasant's cloak, priest's crown, puffball, swine's snout, yellow gowan |
| Devil's Claw | Harpagophytum procumbens | — |
| Dill | Anethum graveolens Peucedanum graveolens L. |
— |
| Dittany of Crete | Origanum dictamnus Dictamnus albus |
burning bush, false dittany, fraxinella, gas plant |
| Dogwood | Cornus florida | American boxwood, bitter redberry, box tree, boxwood, dog tree, flowering cornel, flowering dogwood, osier, rose willow, Virginia dogwood |
| Dong Quai | Angelica polymorpha Angelica sinensis |
dong qui, tang kwei |
| Dragon's Blood | Dæmomorops draco Blume | — |
— E —
| Echinacea | Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea pallida Echinacea purpurea |
black sampson, Kansas snake root |
| Elder | Sambucus nigra | black elder, elderberry |
| Elecampagne | Inula helenium | elecampane, elf dock, elfwort, horseheal, scabwort, wild sunflower, yellow starwort |
| Eleuthero | Eleutherococcus senticosus | devil's shrub, Siberian ginseng, touch-me-not, wild pepper |
| Ephedra | Ephedra sinica Ephedra equisetina Ephedra gerardiana |
Ma Huang |
| Epimedium | Epimedium grandiflorum | barrenwort, horny goat weed, yin yang huo |
| Eucalyptus | Eucalyptus globulus | blue gum |
| Evening Primrose | Oenothera biennis | fever plant, king's cureall, night willowherb, scabish, sun drop |
| Eyebright | Euphrasia officinalis | euphrasia |
— F —
| Fennel | Foeniculum vulgare Foeniculum officinale |
— |
| Fenugreek | Trigonella foenum-graecum L. | foenugreek |
| Feverfew | Tanacetum parthenium | bachelor's buttons, featherfew, featherfoil, flirtwort, midsummer daisy, nosebleed |
| Flax | Linum usitatissimum L. | linseed |
| Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea | dead men's bells, dog's finger, fairy fingers, fairy caps, fairy gloves, fairy thimbles, finger flower, folks' glove, lion's mouth, ladies' glove, witches' gloves, gloves of our lady, purple foxglove, virgin's glove, witches' gloves, woolly foxglove |
| Frankincense | Boswellia thurifera Boswellia carteri |
olibanum |
— G —
| Garlic | Allium sativum | — |
| Gentian | Gentiana lutea | yellow gentian |
| Ginger | Zingiber officinale Roscoe | |
| Ginkgo | Ginkgo biloba Salisburia adiantifolia |
maidenhair-tree |
| Ginseng | Panax ginseng | — |
| Goldenseal | Hydrastis canadensis | orange root, yellow root |
| Gotu Kola | Centella asiatica | centella, hydrocotyle, Indian pennywort, marsh penny, white rot |
| Green Tea | Camellia sinensis | — |
| Guarana | Paullinia cupana | Brazilian cocoa |
— H —
| Hawthorne | Crataegus oxyacantha Crataegus laevigata |
haws, mayblossom, thorn, white thorn |
| Henna | Lawsonia alba Lawsonia inermis Linn. |
alcanna, Egyptian privet, Jamaica mignonette, mehndi, mignonette tree, reseda |
| Hibiscus | Hibiscus sabdariffa | red sorrel, roselle |
| Hop | Humulus lupulus | — |
| Horehound | Marrubium vulgare | — |
| Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | bottle-brush, Dutch rushes, nature's hoover, paddock pipes, pewterwort, shave grass |
| Hyssop | Hyssopus officinalis | — |
— J —
| Jasmine | Jasminum officinale | common jasmine |
| Juniper | Juniperus communis | — |
— K —
| Kava Kava | Piper methysticum | kava |
| Kola Nut | Cola acuminata | — |
— L —
| Lady's Mantle | Alchemilla vulgaris | bear's foot, lion's foot, stellaria |
| Lavender | Lavendula vera Lavendula angustifolia |
— |
| Lemon | Citrus limonum L. | — |
| Lemon Balm | Melissa officinalis | balm, balm melissa, cure all, sweet balm |
| Lemon Grass | Cymbopogon citratus | Melissa grass, sereh |
| Lemon Verbena | Aloysia triphylla Lippia citriodora |
herb Louisa, verbena citriodora |
| Licorice | Glycyrrhiza glabra | — |
| Lily of the Valley | Convallaria majalis L. | Jacob's ladder, male lily, May lily |
| Lobelia | Lobelia inflata | cardinal flower, Indian tobacco, pukeweed |
| Lotus | Nymphæa lotus Nelumbium nucifera Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. |
— |
| Lovage | Levisticum officinale | — |
— M —
| Male Fern | Dryopteris filix-mas L. | — |
| Mandrake | Atropa mandragora Mandragora officinarum |
devil's apple |
| Mandrake [American] | Podophyllum peltatum L. | devil's apple, duck's foot, hog apple, Indian apple, May apple, wild lemon |
| Marjoram | Origanum marjorana L. Origanum hortensis Moensch. |
— |
| Marshmallow | Althea officinalis | — |
| Meadowsweet | Filipendula ulmaria | bridewort, dolloff, Lady of the Meadow, meadsweet, Meadow Queen, meadow-wort, Queen of the Meadow, Spirea ulmaria |
| Milk Thistle | Silybum marianum Carduus marianum (former) |
Carduus marianus, Marian thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, our lady's thistle |
| Mistletoe | Viscum album | — |
| Motherwort | Leonurus cardiaca | heart heal, lion's tale |
| Mugwort | Artemisia vulgaris | Cingulum Sancti Johannis, felon herb, St. John's plant |
| Mullein | Verbascum thapsus L. | Aaron's rod, candlewick plant |
| Myrrh | Commiphora sp. | didin, didthin, guggal gum |
| Myrtle | Myrtus communis | — |
— N —
| Nettle, Stinging | Urtica dioica (Linn.) | stinging nettle |
| Nutmeg | Myristica frangrans L. | — |
— O —
| Oak Moss | Evernia prunastri L. | — |
| Oat | Avena sativa L. Avenae stramentum |
common oat |
| Orange | Citrus aurantium Citrus sinensis |
Bigarde orange, bitter orange, China orange, Seville orange, sweet orange |
| Oregano | Origanum vulgare L. | — |
| Oregon Grape | Mahonia aquifolium | holly-leaved berberis, mountain grape, Oregon barberry, Oregon grapeholly |
| Orris Root | Iris florentina | Florentine orris, orris root |
— P —
| Papaya Leaf | Carica papaya L. | melon tree, papaw, papaya vulgaris, pawpaw |
| Passion Flower | Passiflora incarnata | granadilla, maracoc, maypops, passion vine |
| Patchouli | Pogostemon cablin Pogostemon patchouli |
— |
| Pau D'arco | Tabebuia sp. | bowstick, ipe roxo, taheebo |
| Pennyroyal | Mentha pulegium | lurk-in-the-ditch, pudding grass, pulegium, run-by the-ground |
| Peony | Paeonia officinalis | — |
| Peppermint | Mentha piperita L. | — |
| Periwinkle [lesser] | Vinca minor | sorcerer's violet |
| Plantain | Plantago major L. | rat's tail, waybread |
| Pleurisy Root | Asclepias tuberosa L. | butterfly weed, Canada root, flux root, orange milk-weed, swallow-wort, white root, wind root |
| Poke Root | Phytolacca decandra Phytolacca americana L. |
pigeon berry, pokeweed |
— R —
| Raspberry | Rubus idaeus L. | bramble of Mount Ida, hindberry |
| Red Clover | Trifolium pratense | trefoil |
| Rose Blossoms | Rosa gallica L. Rosa centifolia L. |
cabbage rose, hundred-leaved rose |
| Rose Hips | Rosa canina L. | dog-rose, rosehips, wild briar |
| Rosemary | Rosemarinus officinalis | compass plant |
| Rowan | Sorbus aucuparia | European mountain ash, wichen, wild ash, witchbane, witchwood |
| Rue | Ruta graveolens | herb of grace, herbygrass |
— S —
| Sage | Salvia officinalis | Cadmus, Consus, Jupiter, Zeus |
| Saint John's Wort | Hypericum perforatum | hypericum, Saint Joan's Wort |
| Sandalwood | Santulum album Santulum rubrum |
— |
| Sarsaparilla Root | Smilax officinalis | — |
| Sassafras | Sassafras officinale Sassafras albidum |
ague tree, cinnamon wood, saloop, sassafrax |
| Saw Palmetto | Serenoa serrulata Sabal serrulata Serenoa repens |
— |
| Scotch Broom | Cytisus scoparius L. Sarothamnus scoparius |
dyer's greenweed. green broom |
| Scullcap | Scutellaria lateriflora Scutellaria galericulata |
Am. scullcap: mad-dog scullcap, madweed, common scullcap: greater scullcap, helmet flower, hoodwort, Quaker bonner, skullcap |
| Senna | Cassia angustifolia Cassia senna L. Cassia acutifolia |
— |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus fulva Ulmus rubra Muhl. |
common elm, field elm |
| Solomon's Seal | Polygonatum multiflorum Polygonatum odoratum |
dropberry, lady's seals, Saint Mary's seal, sealroot |
| Spearmint | Mentha spicata L. Mentha viridis |
— |
| Spikenard
|
Inula Conyza Aralia racemosa Nardostachys jatamansi Aralia racemosa |
cinnamon root, cloron's hard, great fleabane, horse heal |
| Squaw Vine | Mitchella repens L. | checker berry, deer berry, one berry, partridge berry, squawberry, winter clover |
| Squill | Drimia maritima L. Drimia indica Roxb |
scilla |
— T —
| Tansy | Tanacetum vulgare | — |
| Tarragon | Artemisia dracunculus | French tarragon |
| Tea Tree Oil | Melaleuca alternifolia | — |
| Thuja | Thuja occidentalis | arbor vitae, false white cedar, hackmatack, lebensdaum, swamp cedar, tree of life, western hemlock, white cedar, yellow cedar |
| Thyme | Thymus vulgaris Thymus serpyllum |
common thyme, garden thyme, mother of thyme, serphyllum |
| Tragacanth | Astragalus gummifer | gum dragon, Syrian tragacanth |
| Turmeric | Curcuma aromatica Salisbury Curcuma longa Curcuma domestica |
jiang huang |
— U —
| Unicorn Root [True] | Aletris farinosa | ague root, blazing star, colic root, star grass, starwort |
| Uva Ursi | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | barberry, bearberry, bearsgrape, kinnikinnick, mealberry, mountain box, mountain cranberry, redberry leaves, sagackhomi, sandberry |
— V —
| Valerian | Valeriana officinalis | all-heal, amantilla, capon's tail, garden heliotrope, heliotrope, setwall, setewale, vandal root |
| Vervain | Verbena officinalis | enchanter's plant, herba veneris, herb of grace, Juno's tears, pigeon's grass, simpler's joy, verbena |
| Violet | Viola odorata | — |
— W —
| Wahoo Bark | Euonymus atropurpureus | burning bush, fusanum, gadrose, gatter, pigwood, spindle tree |
| Walnut | Juglans regia L. | Jupiter's nuts |
| White Willow | Salix alba | — |
| Wild Cherry | Prunus serotina | black cherry, black choke, choke cherry, rum cherry, Virginia prune bark |
| Wild Lettuce | Lactuca virosa | bitter lettuce, lactucarium, lettuce opium, prickly lettuce |
| Wild Yam | Dioscorea villosa L. | colic root, rheumatism root, wild yamwurzel |
| Wintergreen | Gaultheria procumbens | boxberry, checkerberry, eastern teaberry, mountain tea, partridge berry, teaberry |
| Wood Betony | Betonica officinalis L. Stachys officinalis |
bishopswort |
| Wormwood | Artemisia absinthium | artemisia, green ginger |
— Y —
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | bad man's plaything, bloodwort, carpenter's weed, devil's nettle, devil's plaything, milfoil, nosebleed, old man's pepper, sanguinary, soldier's woundwort, staunchweed, thousand weed, yarroway |
| Yellow Dock | Rumex crispus L. | curled dock |
| Yerba Mate | Ilex paraguariensis | Jesuit's Brazil tea, Paraguay tea |
| Yohimbe | Pausinystalia yohimbe Coryanthe yohimbi Schum |
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