Monographs Flashcards
Abrus precatorius
(rosary pea, jequirity, jequirity bean, crab’s eye, John Crow bead, precatory bean, Indian liquorice, patemaster pea, precatory pea, love pea, prayer pea, ral bead, red-bead vine, country licorice, Indian licorice, wild licorice, Jamaica wild licorice, Akar Saga, coondrimany, gidee gidee, Jumbie bead, ratti/rettee/retty, weather plant, “Gulaganji” in Kannada, “kundu mani” in Tamil, “Guruvinda ginja” in Telugu and ‘Kunni kuru’ in Malayalam)
very poisonous (the seeds), antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, aphrodesiac, antipyretic, emetic, purgative
Achillea millefolium
(Yarrow)
antiasthmatic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, astringent, cardiotonic, hepatic, uterine astringent, uterine tonic, diuretic, antihemorrhagic, hemostatic, vulnerary, antispasmodic, bitter, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, anxiolytic, febrifuge
Aconitum carmichaelii
(Chinese aconite, Carmichael’s monkshood or Chinese wolfsbane)
very poisonous, anti-inflammatory, disinfectant, anti-neuralgicm, anaesthetic, analgesic, antirheumatic, cardiotonic, sedative, stimulant and vasodilator
Aconitum lycoctonum
(Aconite, Aconitum, wolf’s bane, Northern wolf’s-bane)
Poisonous. sedative, hypotensive, bradycardic, anaesthetic
Aconitum napellus
(Aconite, monkshood, monkshood. Blue Rocket. Friar’s Cap. Auld Wife’s Huid, tiger’s bane, dog’s bane, mousebane. Many other names associated with its helmet shaped flower such as soldier’s helmet, old wife’s hood and October stormhatt in Scandinavia. Also called wolf’s bane, but that is more correctly Aconitum lycoctonum. )
Poisonous. sedative, anodyne, febrifuge, anti-neuralgic, diuretic, diaphoretic, diuretic, hyptotensive, anaesthetic, bradycardic
Acorus calamus
(Sweet flag, calamus, sweet sedge, sweet root, sweet rush, sweet cane, gladdon, sweet myrtle, myrtle grass, cinnamon sedge)
mildly toxic, analgesic, antithelmintic, anti-lithic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue, euphoric, expectorant, hypotensive, immunosupressant, nervine, stimulant
Actaea racemosa; Cimicifuga racemosa
(Black cohosh)
antiasthmatic, antitussive, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, nervine, hormone-regulating, uterine tonic, adaptogen, immunomodulator. peripheral vasodilator, binds to estrogen receptors, suppresses LH release
Actaea spicata
(Baneberry, Eurasian baneberry, or herb Christopher)
poisonous, sedative, cardiotoxic
Aesculus hippocastanum
(Horse chestnut, buckeye, conker tree, Spanish chestnut)
slightly poisonous, anti-inflammatory; astringent, cardiotonic, antithrombotic, antioxidant, tonic, febrifuge
Ageratina altissima
(White snakeroot, richweed, white sanicle)
poisonous, antimalarial, antipyretic, possible antivenin, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge
Agrimonia eupatoria
(Agrimony, church steeples, sticklewort)
hepatic, diuretic, astringent, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, relaxant, stomachic
Agropyron repens - also called Elymus repens and Agropyron firmum
(Couch grass, mmon couch, twitch, quick grass, quitch grass, quitch, dog grass, quackgrass, scutch grass, and witchgrass)
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, diuretic, demulcent
Albizia julibrissin
(Silk tree, mimosa tree, Persian silk tree, pink silk tree, pink siris, sleeping tree, Lenkoran acacia, bastard tamarind, Chinese silk tree, Persian name shabkhosb (شبخسب) means “night sleeper”. In Japan its common names are nemunoki, nemurinoki and nenenoki which all mean “sleeping tree”. Nemu tree is a partial translation of nemunoki. Acacia mollis, Albizia julibrissin, Arbre de Sois, Federbaum, He Huan Hua, He Huan Pi, Jagwinamu, Mimosa arborea, Mimosa julibrissin, Nemu No Ki, Plenk Siris, Schlafbaum, Schmirmakazie, Silkesträd, Syboom, Varay Cotton, Tree of Happiness)
potentially neurotoxic, adaptogenic, analgesic, anthelmintic, carminative, digestive, diurectic, oxytocic, sedative, stimulant, tonic, vulnerary, antioxidant
Alcea rosea
(Common hollyhock)
anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antipyretic, antirheumatic, antispasmodic, astringent, demulcent, decongestent, digestive, diuretic, emollient, febrifuge, laxative
Alchemilla vulgaris
(Lady’s Mantle)
antihemorrhagic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, astringent, uterine astringent, uterine tonic, diuretic, emmenagogue, vulnerary
Alisma plantago-aquatica
(Water-plantain, European water plantain, mad dog weed)
antibacterial, anticholesterolemic, diaphoretic, diuretic, hypoglycaemic, hypotensive, rubefacient
Allium sativum
(Garlic)
antithelmintic, anticoagulant, antifungal, alterative, antimicrobial, cardiotonic, aphrodisiac, antilipedemic, galactagogue
Althaea officinalis
(Marshmallow)
mucilage, demulcent, anti-inflammatory, galactogogue, emmolient
