Botanical Name Family Leguminosae Ceratonia siliqua Common Names St. John’s Bread, Locust Bean, Locust Pods, Sugar Pods Cautions None listed Description Native to southeastern Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, carob … [Read more...]
Blackberry
Botanical Names Family Rosaceae Rubus fruticosus Rubus villosus Common Names American Dewberry, Bramble, Brambleberry, Goutberry, High Blackberry, Thimbleberry Cautions None listed. Description Native to temperate areas of … [Read more...]
Avocado
Botanical Name Family Lauraceae Persea americana Common Name many variations Cautions The leaves and bark can stimulate menstration, as well as inducing abortions, so should not be taken during … [Read more...]
Amargo
Botanical Name Family Simaroubaceae Quassia amara (Amargo, Bitter Wood, Bitter Ash, Bitter Bark, Jamaica/Surinam/Japanese Quassia (Bark), Cuasia or Hombre Grande [Spanish]) Picrasma excelsa syn. Picraenia excelsa (Quassia, Ash, Bitter Ash, … [Read more...]
Amaranth
Botanical Name Family Amaranthaceae Amaranthus hypochondriacus Common Names Lady Bleeding, Lovely Bleeding, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Red Cockscomb, Velvet Flower, Pilewort, Prince's Feather, Pig Weed, Cockscomb Spanish: Alegría, Chile Puerco, … [Read more...]
Alder
Botanical Name Family Betulaceae Alnus glutinosa and other Alnus species Common Names: Black Alder, Common Alder, Owler, Tag Alder Cautions Not to be confused with another plant called Black Alder (Rhamnus frangula syn.Frangula alnus Family … [Read more...]
Agrimony
Botanical Name Family Rosaceae Agrimonia eupatoria, A. procera, A. pilosa and other Agrimonia specie Common Names Stickwort, Cocklebur, Liverwort, Common Agrimony, Philanthropos, Church Steeples, Sticklewort Cautions No adverse effects have … [Read more...]