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Alpinia malaccensis scientifically known as Malacca Ginger is a robust herb belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. The plant is mostly cultivated for ornamental and medicinal purposes....
Read articleLavandula stoechas commonly known as Spanish lavender or French lavender is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. The plant is native to northwestern...
Read articleBharangi is a shrub that reaches a height of 0.9 to 2.4 meters. It is scarcely woody and not much branched with stems that are bluntly...
Read articleBoneset (Eupatorium Perfoliatum) also known as thoroughwort, sweat plant, vegetable antimony , feverwort , agueweed , Indian sage , sweating plant , eupatorium , crosswort , thoroughstem...
Read articleCinchona officinalis commonly known as Cinchona is actually an evergreen tree belonging to Rubiaceae (Madder family). The plant is native to mountainous tropical regions of South...
Read articleFig Leaf Gourd/Cucurbita ficifolia is a species of squash, grown for its edible seeds, fruit, and greens. It has many common names in English such as the fig-leaf gourd, Malabar gourd, black seed squash, and cider....
Read articleGlycyrrhiza lepidota popularly known as American licorice or Wild licorice is a species of Glycyrrhiza a genus in the pea/bean family, Fabaceae. The plant is native...
Read articleThe hairy gourd is also known as fuzzy melon and mo kwa. Just as its name implies, the hairy gourd has fine and short hair all...
Read articleAmpelopsis brevipedunculata, commonly called porcelain vine, is a vigorous, climbing vine belonging to Grape family (Vitaceae). The plant is native to China, Korea, Japan, and Russian...
Read articleHibiscus syriacus commonly called the rose of Sharon or shrub althea is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The plant is native...
Read articleA russet potato is a type of potato that is large, with dark brown skin and few eyes. The flesh is white, dry, and mealy, and it is suitable for baking, mashing,...
Read articleEleutheroccocus senticosus, commonly known as Siberian ginseng, Eleuthero, Russian ginseng, Devil’s shrub, Touch-me-not, Wild pepper, Shigoka, Ci wu ja, eleuthero, Kan Jang, chi wu cha, thorny...
Read articlePlantain herb scientifically known as Plantago major is a low-growing perennial plant belonging to the Plantaginaceae or the plantain family. The plant is native to most...
Read articlePleurisy root is also known by many other names including butterfly weed (it is the food of both Monarch and Queen butterfly larvae), Canada root, chigger...
Read articlePleurisy root, is also known by many other names including butterfly weed (it is the food of both Monarch and Queen butterfly larvae), Canada root, chigger flower,...
Read articlePrickly Ash scientifically known as Zanthoxylum americanum is a shrub or small deciduous aromatic tree, of the Rutaceae (citrus) family. The plant is native to central...
Read articleSouthern prickly ash botanically called Zanthoxylum clava-herculis has other common names such as Toothache tree, Tingle tongue, Hercules’ club, Pepperwood, Hercules-club prickly ash, Prickly Ash, Southern...
Read articlePopulus tremuloides commonly known as quaking aspen, American Aspen, Poplar, Quaking aspen, White Poplar, trembling aspen, golden aspen, mountain aspen, popple, trembling poplar, popple and aspen is a...
Read articlePasque-flower scientifically known as Pulsatilla vulgaris belongs to the Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) and is closely related to the genus Anemone. The plant is native to northern...
Read articleQuassia amara commonly known as Quassia, Bitter Quassia, Amargo, Bitter-ash, Bitter-wood, Jamaica Quassia, Bitter Bark, Quassia Bark and Quassia Wood is a small evergreen shrub or rarely a...
Read articleQueen’s delight scientifically known as Stillingia sylvatica, commonly known as Stillingia , nettle potato, mercury , cockup-hat, Indian flea root, Queen’s Delight, Queen’s Root, Silver Leaf, Yaw...
Read articleRhodiola rosea commonly known as Rhodiola, golden root, roseroot, roseroot, western roseroot, Aaron’s rod, arctic root, king’s crown, lignum rhodium, orpin rose, Sedum Species, Golden Root, Roseroot...
Read articleSaw palmetto is also known by its scientific name, Serenoa repens is a type of fan palm that usually grows together in clumps and it mainly...
Read articleSkullcap is the name of a flowering perennial plant from the mint family, Lamiaceae. With the scientific name Scutellaria lateriflora, this plant can be found in...
Read articlePolygala Senega commonly known as Senega root, Seneca snakeroot, Senega, senega snakeroot, senega root, rattlesnake root, and mountain flax and Milkwort is a species of flowering plant in...
Read articleDrimia maritima (syn. Urginea maritima) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (formerly the family Hyacinthaceae). This species is known by...
Read articleSenna alexandrina commonly known as Senna is an ornamental plant belonging to the legume family Fabaceae and in the genus Senna. S. alexandrina is also known...
Read articleSymplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as skunk cabbage, eastern skunk cabbage, swamp cabbage, clump foot cabbage, meadow cabbage, foetid pothos, and polecat weed is a low growing, foul-smelling...
Read articleThyme scientifically known as Thymus vulgaris is an upright, woody-based perennial which is primarily grown as a culinary herb in herb gardens. The herb is commonly...
Read articleTanacetum vulgare, commonly known as Tansy, common tansy, bitter buttons, cow bitter, golden buttons, Curly Leaf Tansy, Buttons, wild tansy, gold leaf tansy, ginger plant, bitter buttons,...
Read articleValerian with its scientific name Valeriana officinalis is a perennial flowering plant having heads of sweetly scented white or pink flowers that bloom in summer. In...
Read articleAloe vera is commonly known as Medicinal aloe, Chinese Aloe, True Aloe, Indian Aloe, Barbados Aloe, First aid plant, Burn Aloe, Babosa, Barbados aloe, Bitter aloes,...
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