Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Bitter Components

Ingredients

  Bitter Components, bitter essence, bitter principle, bitters, bitter substance

Plant Names


Plantparts

English Latin
AbsinthiumArtemisia absinthium
Alexandrian sennaSenna alexandrinaLegume
AloeAloe
Aloe veraAloe vera
Alpine lady's mantleAlchemilla alpina
Alpine sow thistleCicerbita alpina
AmmoniacumFerula ammoniacum
AngelicaAngelica archangelica
AngosturaAngostura trifoliataBark
Annual fleabaneErigeron annuus
Annual mercuryMercurialis annua
Arnica de chamissoArnica chamissonis
Autumn crocusCrocus sativusStigma, Style
AvocadoPersea americana
Balsam copaibaCopaiferaPlant juice
Balsam firAbies balsameaResin
Barbed skullcapScutellaria barbata
Bay laurelLaurus nobilis
Beach angelicaAngelica archangelica subsp. litoralis
Beard lichenUsnea hirta
Bear's breechesAcanthus mollis
Bergamot mintMentha aquatica
Billygoat weedAgeratum conyzoides
BirchBetula pubescens var. pubescens
Bitter milkwortPolygala amara
Bitter orangeCitrus x aurantiumPeel
Bitter sweetSolanum dulcamara
BittercressBarbarea vulgaris
Black carawayNigella sativa
Black cohoshActaea racemosa
Black mulleinVerbascum nigrum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Bladder campionSilene vulgaris
Bladder cherryAlkekengi officinarum
Bloody cranesbillGeranium sanguineum
BoswelliaBoswelliaPlant juice
Bracted bugleweedAjuga integrifolia
Brazilian copalHymenaea courbaril
Breckland thymeThymus serpyllum
Broad-leaved thymeThymus pulegioides
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Burnet saxifragePimpinella saxifragaRoot
Burning bushDictamnus albusRhizome
California poppyEschscholzia californica
Canary islands balmCedronella canariensis
Caper spurgeEuphorbia lathyris
CardoonCynara cardunculus
Carline thistleCarlina vulgaris
Cascara buckthornFrangula purshianaBark
CascarillaCroton eluteria
CassiaCassiaLeaf
Castor oil plantRicinus communis
CentellaCentella asiaticaHerb
Chamber bitterPhyllanthus urinaria
ChervilAnthriscus cerefoliumHerb, Seed
ChicoryCichorium intybusRoot
Colts footTussilago farfaraFlower, Leaf
Common agrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAerial parts, Leaf
Common butterburPetasites hybridusRhizome
Common centauryCentaurium erythraeaAerial parts, Herb
Common corn cockleAgrostemma githago
Common cotton grassEriophorum angustifolium
Common dandelionTaraxacum vulgare
Common fumitoryFumaria officinalisAerial parts
Common hawthornCrataegus rhipidophylla
Common hedgehyssopGratiola officinalis
Common hollyIlex aquifolium
Common hollyhockAlcea rosea
Common hopHumulus lupulusFlower, Strobile
Common juniperJuniperus communisBerries, Fruit, Galbulus, Twig
Common lady's mantleAlchemilla vulgaris
Common lavenderLavandula angustifolia
Common lavenderLavandula angustifolia subsp. angustifolia
Common male fernDryopteris filix-masHerb
Common milkwortPolygala vulgaris
Common myrtleMyrtus communis
Common polypodyPolypodium vulgare
Common poppyPapaver rhoeas
Common rueRuta graveolens
Common sage purpurascensSalvia officinalis purpurascens
Common scurvy grassCochlearia officinalis
Common silverweedArgentina anserinaAerial parts, Flower
Common vervainVerbena officinalis
Common walnutJuglans regiaLeaf, Pericarp
Common witch hazelHamamelis virginiana
Common yewTaxus baccata
CorianderCoriandrum sativum
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Cotton thistleOnopordum acanthium
Crimson beebalmMonarda didyma
Cuckoo flowerCardamine pratensis
Curled dockRumex crispusRoot
Curry plantHelichrysum italicum
Cut-leaved elderSambucus nigra f. laciniata
DaisyBellis perennisFlower
DamianaTurnera diffusaLeaf
DandelionTaraxacum officinaleLeaf, Root
Dane-wortSambucus ebulusFruit, Rhizome, Root
Danish scurvy grassCochlearia danica
Denseflower mulleinVerbascum densiflorumFlower, Leaf
Devil's-bitSuccisa pratensis
Dog's mercuryMercurialis perennis
Downy burdockArctium tomentosumFruit, Root
Downy hemp nettleGaleopsis segetum
Dwarf everlastHelichrysum arenarium
Dwarf milkwortPolygala amarella
Eastern purple coneflowerEchinacea purpurea
ElderSambucus nigraEndodermis
ElecampaneInula heleniumHerb, Rhizome, Root
EndiveCichorium endivia
English elmUlmus minor
English oakQuercus roburBark, Seed
English scurvy-grassCochlearia anglica
European ashFraxinus excelsiorLeaf
European birthwortAristolochia clematitis
European larchLarix decidua var. decidua
EyebrightEuphrasia
EyebrightEuphrasia rostkoviana
False helleborineVeratrum album
Felty germanderTeucrium polium
FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecumRipe seed, Seed
Fern-leaf yarrowAchillea filipendulina
Fever-fewTanacetum parthenium
Field horsetailEquisetum arvense
Field marigoldCalendula arvensis
Field scabiousKnautia arvensis
Florida beard lichenUsnea florida
FrankincenseBoswellia carteriPlant juice
Fraser firAbies fraseriResin
German chamomileMatricaria chamomillaFlower
German greenweedGenista germanica
Giant horsetailEquisetum giganteum
Glossy buckthornFrangula alnusBark, Fruit
Goat's rueGalega officinalis
Golden rodSolidago virgaurea
Great burnetSanguisorba officinalis
Great mulleinVerbascum thapsus
Great valley gumplantGrindelia hirsutula
Great yellow gentianGentiana luteaRhizome, Root
Greater burdockArctium lappaRoot
Greater burnet saxifragePimpinella majorRoot
Greater celandineChelidonium majus
Ground ivyGlechoma hederaceaFlowering plant
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Hairy lady's mantleAlchemilla monticola
Hard fernBlechnum spicant
Heath speedwellVeronica officinalisLeaf
HemlockConium maculatum
Hemp agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
HenbaneHyoscyamus nigerLeaf
Herb hyssopHyssopus officinalisHerb
Herb robertGeranium robertianum
Holm-oakQuercus petraea subsp. petraeaBark, Seed
Horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanumSeed
Indian tobaccoLobelia inflataHerb
Ivy leaved toadflaxCymbalaria muralis
KinnikinnickArctostaphylos uva- ursi
Large bitter-cressCardamine amara
Large thymeThymus pulegioides subsp. pulegioides
LemonCitrus x limon
Lemon balmMelissa officinalisDried leaves, Fresh leaves, Herb
Leopard's baneArnica montanaFlower
Lesser periwinkleVinca minor
LettuceLactuca sativaLatex
Lilac or common lilacSyringa vulgaris
LiquoriceGlycyrrhiza glabraRoot
LovageLevisticum officinale
Lung-wortPulmonaria officinalis
MacelaAchyrocline saturejoides
MarjoramOriganum majorana
Marsh gentianGentiana pneumonantheHerb, Root
Marsh grass of parnassusParnassia palustris
MasterwortPeucedanum ostruthium
Meadow clarySalvia pratensis
Medium-flowered winter-cressBarbarea intermedia
MenyanthesMenyanthes trifoliataHerb, Leaf, Root
Milk thistleSilybum marianumFruit
MistletoeViscum album
MotherwortLeonurus cardiaca
Mountain everlastingAntennaria dioica
Mouse ear hawkweedPilosella officinarum
MugwortArtemisia vulgarisAerial parts
Musk milfoilAchillea erba-rotta subsp. moschata
MyrrhCommiphora myrrha
Narrow-leaved purple coneflowerEchinacea angustifolia
NettleUrtica dioica
Norwegian arctic cudweedOmalotheca norvegica
OakQuercusBark, Seed
OatAvena sativa
Old man's beardUsnea
Old man's beardDolichousnea longissima
OliveOlea europaea
OreganoOriganum vulgare
Penny royalMentha pulegium
PeppermintMentha x piperita
Perennial cornflowerCentaurea montana
PicrorrhizaPicrorhiza kurroaRoot
PlantainPlantago major
Pot majoramOriganum hortensis
Pot marigoldCalendula officinalisFlower, Flower head, Flower-leaves
Purple betonyBetonica officinalis
Purple gentianGentiana purpureaRoot
Red bryonyBryonia cretica subsp. dioicaRoot
Red eyebrightEuphrasia officinalis
RhubarbRheum officinaleRoot
Ribwort plantainPlantago lanceolata
Roman camomileChamaemelum nobile
RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
RowanSorbus aucuparia
SageSalvia officinalisHerb
SalaiBoswellia serrataPlant juice
SandaracTetraclinis articulataResin
SanicleSanicula europaeaLeaf, Rhizome
Scarlet pimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Scots pinePinus sylvestris
Sea wormwoodArtemisia maritima
SelfhealPrunella vulgarisAerial parts
Seneca snakerootPolygala senega
Silver birchBetula pendula
Small teaselDipsacus pilosus
Southern maidenhair fernAdiantum capillus-veneris
Southern woodArtemisia abrotanum
Spanish cedarCedrela odorata
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
Spotted gentianGentiana punctata
Spreading pellitoryParietaria judaicaHerb
St john's wortHypericum perforatum
St. benedict's thistleCentaurea benedicta
Stag's-horn clubmossLycopodium clavatumSpore
Stemless carline thistleCarlina acaulis
Stinking chamomileAnthemis cotula
Sudanese frankincenseBoswellia papyriferaPlant juice
Summer savorySatureja hortensis
Sweet flagAcorus calamusRhizome, Root
TansyTanacetum vulgareLeaf
Tasmanian blue gumEucalyptus globulus
ThymeThymus vulgaris
Turkish rhubarbRheum palmatumRoot
TurmericCurcuma longa
Twin-flowerLinnaea borealis
Umbellate wintergreenChimaphila umbellata
UsneaUsnea barbata
VitexVitex agnus-castus
Wall germanderTeucrium chamaedrys
Water avensGeum rivale
Water cressNasturtium officinale
Water germanderTeucrium scordium
White dead-nettleLamium album
White horehoundMarrubium vulgareAerial parts
White sprucePicea laxaResin
Wild angelicaAngelica sylvestris
Wild cabbageBrassica oleraceaLeaf
Wild lettuceLactuca virosaDried leaves, Latex
Wood avensGeum urbanumRhizome, Root
Wood cudweedOmalotheca sylvatica
Wood sageTeucrium scorodonia
WoodruffGalium odoratumFresh plants, Herb
Wych elmUlmus glabra
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Yellow alderTurnera ulmifolia

Source: LiberHerbarum/In0012

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