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

Rev.11-03-2021

Β-Carotene

Ingredients

  Β-Carotene, β-β-carotene, B-Carotene, beta,betacarotene, Beta-Beta-carotene, Beta-carotene, provitamin-A

Plant Names


Plantparts

English Latin
AbiuPouteria caimitoFruit
AbsinthiumArtemisia absinthiumLeaf
AcaciaVachellia niloticaPlant
AcerolaMalpighia glabraFruit
AckeeBlighia sapidaAril
Adzuki beanVigna angularisSeed
African oil palmElaeis guineensisFruit
Aglaonema aroidAglaonema commutatumFruit
Alexandrian sennaSenna alexandrinaLeaf
AlfalfaMedicago sativaLeaf
Alligator appleAnnona glabraFruit
AllspicePimenta dioicaFruit, Leaf
AlmondPrunus amygdalusSeed
AloeAloeLeaf
Aloe veraAloe veraLeaf
AmaranthAmaranthusLeaf
Amazon grapePourouma cecropiifoliaFruit
AmbarellaSpondias dulcisFruit
American black elderberrySambucus canadensisFruit, Fruit
American pokeweedPhytolacca americanaShoot
AnattoBixa orellanaFruit, Seed
Andean jicamaSmallanthus sonchifoliusRoot
Andean lupineLupinus mutabilisFruit, Seed
Ansu apricotPrunus armeniacaFruit, Seed
Apothecary's roseRosa gallicaFlower
AppleMalus domesticaFruit
Arabica coffeeCoffea arabicaLeaf
Areca palmAreca catechuPlant
Arrowleaf sidaSida rhombifoliaLeaf
ArrowrootMaranta arundinaceaRoot
Asparagus peaPsophocarpus tetragonolobusFruit, Seed
AubergineSolanum melongenaFruit
Autumn crocusCrocus sativus
AvocadoPersea americanaFruit
BaelAegle marmelosFruit
Balloon flowerPlatycodon grandiflorusRoot
BananaMusa x paradisiacaFruit, Pod husk
Banana passion flowerPassiflora mollissimaFruit
Barbados gooseberryPereskia aculeataFruit
BarleyHordeum vulgarePlant, Seed, Stem
BasilOcimum basilicumLeaf
Bastard cinnamonCinnamomum aromaticum
Beefsteak plantPerilla frutescensLeaf, Seed
BeetBeta vulgaris
Bei chai huBupleurum chinenseRoot
Belle-of-the-nightSelenicereus undatusFruit
Bengal almondTerminalia catappaFruit, Seed
BetelPiper betleLeaf
BilberryVaccinium myrtillusFruit, Fruit
BilimbiAverrhoa bilimbiFruit
Bitter appleCitrullus lanatusFruit
Bitter melonMomordica charantiaFruit, Leaf, Pericarp
Bitter orangeCitrus x aurantiumFruit
Black chokeberryAronia melanocarpaFruit
Black cohoshActaea racemosaRoot
Black currantRibes nigrumFruit
Black mustardBrassica nigraLeaf
Black pepperPiper nigrumFruit
Black walnutJuglans nigraFruit, Pericarp, Pod husk, Seed
Black wattleAcacia decurrens
Bladder wrackFucus vesiculosusPlant
Blue cohoshCaulophyllum thalictroidesRoot
Blue skullcapScutellaria laterifloraPlant
BlueberryVaccinium corymbosumFruit
BonesetEupatorium perfoliatumPlant
BorageBorago officinalisLeaf
BrackenPteridium aquilinumLeaf
Branched plantaiPlantago indicaPod husk, Seed
Brazil cherryEugenia brasiliensisFruit
Brazil nut treeBertholletia excelsaSeed
Brazilian grape treePlinia caulifloraFruit
Brazilian plumSpondias mombinFruit
Bread wheatTriticum aestivumSeed
BreadfruitArtocarpus altilisFruit, Seed
BreadnutBrosimum alicastrumFruit
BroccoliBrassica creticaLeaf
Butcher's broomRuscus aculeatusRoot
ButterburPetasites japonicus
CalaburaMuntingia calaburaFruit
Calcutta-lucerneCyamopsis tetragonolobaFruit, Shoot
Camu camuMyrciaria dubiaFruit
Candle nutAleurites moluccanusSeed
CandyleafStevia rebaudianaLeaf
CapulinPrunus serotina var. salicifoliaFruit
CarambolaAverrhoa carambolaFruit
CarawayCarum carviSeed
CardoonCynara cardunculus
Casa bananaSicana odoriferaFruit
Cascara buckthornFrangula purshianaBark
Cashew treeAnacardium occidentaleFruit, Leaf, Seed
CassavaManihot esculentaRoot
Cat nipNepeta catariaPlant
CatbriersSmilaxRoot
CatjangVigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculataSeed, Shoot
Cattley guavaPsidium cattleyanumFruit
CeleriacApium graveolensFruit, Petiole, Seed
CentellaCentella asiaticaLeaf
ChangungaByrsonima crassifoliaFruit
ChayCnidoscolus aconitifolius subsp. aconitifoliusLeaf
ChayoteSicyos edulisShoot
CherimoyaAnnona cherimolaFruit
ChickpeaCicer arietinumSeed
ChicoryCichorium intybusLeaf
Chili pepperCapsicum frutescensFruit, Fruit
Chilli pepperCapsicum annuumFruit, Fruit
Chinese box-thornLycium chinenseLeaf
Chinese chlorellaChlorella pyrenoidosa
Chinese ephedraEphedra sinicaPlant
Chinese gooseberryPhysalis peruvianaFruit
Chinese hibiscusHibiscus rosa sinensisLeaf
Chinese water chestnutEleocharis dulcisTuber
Chinese wolfberryLycium barbarumFruit
ChivesAllium schoenoprasumLeaf
Christ’s spiny treeZiziphus spina-christi
CloveSyzygium aromaticumBark
Coco plumChrysobalanus icacoFruit
Cocoa treeTheobroma cacaoPlant
CocoyamsXanthosoma sagittifoliumLeaf, Root
Colic rootDioscorea villosaRoot
Common chickweedStellaria mediaPlant
Common comfreySymphytum officinaleLeaf, Root
Common figFicus caricaFruit
Common grape vineVitis viniferaFruit, Stem
Common hawthornCrataegus rhipidophyllaFruit, Fruit
Common hazelCorylus avellanaSeed
Common hopHumulus lupulusFlower, Fruit, Fruit
Common juniperJuniperus communisFruit, Fruit
Common mallowMalva sylvestrisLeaf
Common purslanePortulaca oleraceaHerb
Common ReedPhragmites australisShoot
Common sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesFruit
Common sorrelRumex acetosaLeaf
Common sow thistleSonchus oleraceusLeaf
Common tobaccoNicotiana tabacumLeaf
Common vervainVerbena officinalisLeaf
Common walnutJuglans regiaSeed
Common yampahPerideridia gairdneriRoot
Common yewTaxus baccataFruit
Copa de oroTecoma stansFlower
CoralbeanErythrina berteroanaShoot
CordoncilloPiper auritumLeaf
CorianderCoriandrum sativumLeaf, Seed
Country boragColeus amboinicusLeaf
Cow berryVaccinium vitis- idaeaFruit, Plant
Creosote bushLarrea tridentataPlant
Cricket bat willowSalix albaBark
CucumberCucumis sativusFruit
CuminCuminum cyminumSeed
Curled dockRumex crispusLeaf, Root
Curled mallowMalvaLeaf
Curry treeMurraya koenigiiLeaf
DamianaTurnera diffusaLeaf
DandelionTaraxacum officinaleFlower, Leaf, Root
DatePhoenix dactyliferaFruit
Datil yuccaYucca baccataRoot
Devil's clawHarpagophytum procumbensRoot
Dishcloth gourdLuffa aegyptiacaFruit, Leaf
Dog roseRosa caninaFruit, Fruit, Hip
DurianDurio zibethinusFruit
Eastern purple coneflowerEchinacea purpureaRoot
ElderSambucus nigraFruit, Fruit, Leaf
ElecampaneInula heleniumRoot
Elephant ear taroAlocasia macrorrhizos
Elephant yamAmorphophallus paeoniifoliusRoot
EmblicPhyllanthus emblicaFruit
EndiveCichorium endiviaLeaf
European barberryBerberis vulgarisBark, Fruit, Root
European black nightshadeSolanum nigrumLeaf
European pearPyrus communisFruit
European plumPrunus domesticaFruit
Faba beanVicia fabaFruit, Seed
Female ginsengAngelica sinensisRoot
FennelFoeniculum vulgareFruit, Plant, Seed
FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecumLeaf, Seed
Fever-fewTanacetum partheniumLeaf, Plant
Field horsetailEquisetum arvensePlant, Sprout Seedling
Finger-leaf yamDioscorea pentaphyllaRoot
Five-flavor berrySchisandra chinensisFruit
FlaxLinum usitatissimumSeed
Garden asparagusAsparagus officinalisRoot, Shoot
Garden cressLepidium sativumLeaf
Garden nasturtiumTropaeolum majusShoot
Garden onionAllium cepaBulb, Flower, Leaf
Garland chrysanthemumGlebionis coronariaGem, Leaf
GarlicAllium sativumBulb, Flower, Leaf, Root, Shoot
German irisIris x germanicaLeaf
Giant granadillaPassiflora quadrangularisFruit, Seed
GingerZingiber officinaleRhizome, Root
GinsengPanax ginsengRoot
GliricidiaGliricidia sepium
Glossy buckthornFrangula alnusFruit
Golden kiwiActinidia chinensisFruit
Golden sealHydrastis canadensisRoot
GooseberryRibes uva-crispaFruit
Gooseberry treePhyllanthus acidusFruit
GorseUlex europaeusPlant
GourdCucurbitaFruit
GrapeVitis
Great morindaMorinda citrifoliaBark, Fruit, Leaf
Great mulleinVerbascum thapsusLeaf
Great yellow gentianGentiana luteaRoot
Greater burdockArctium lappaRoot
Greater galangalAlpinia galangaRhizome
GuavaPsidium guajavaFruit
GymnemaGymnema sylvestreLeaf
HempCannabis sativaSeed
Holy basilOcimum tenuiflorumLeaf
Horse beanCanavalia ensiformisFruit, Seed
Horse radishArmoracia rusticanaRoot
Hyacinth beanLablab purpureusSeed
Ice cream beanInga edulisSeed
Indian fig opuntiaOpuntia ficus-indicaFruit, Fruit, Gem
Indian tobaccoLobelia inflataLeaf
Irish mossChondrus crispusPlant
Ivy gourdCoccinia grandisFruit
Jack fruitArtocarpus heterophyllusFruit
JambulSyzygium cuminiFruit
Japanese persimmonDiospyros kaki
Japanese silverberryElaeagnus umbellataFruit
Jerusalem artichokeHelianthus tuberosusTuber
Jew's earAuricularia polytricha
JicamaPachyrhizus erosusTuber
Job's tearsCoix lacryma-jobiSeed
JocoteSpondias purpureaFruit
Judas's ear fungusAuricularia auricula judae
JujubeZiziphus jujubaFruit
Key limeCitrus x aurantiifoliaFruit
KhatCatha edulisLeaf
KinnikinnickArctostaphylos uva- ursiLeaf
Kola treeCola acuminataSeed
KonjacAmorphophallus konjac
Lamb's quartersChenopodium albumLeaf
Large cranberryVaccinium macrocarponFruit
LemonCitrus x limonFruit
LentilVicia lensSeed, Sprout Seedling
LettuceLactuca sativaLeaf
LicaniaMoquilea platypusFruit
Lima beanPhaseolus lunatusSeed, Sprout Seedling
LiquoriceGlycyrrhiza glabraRoot, Seed
LoquatEriobotrya japonicaFruit
Maidenhair treeGinkgo bilobaLeaf, Seed, tissue culture
MaizeZea maysSeed
Malabar chestnutPachira aquaticaSeed
Malabar spinach vine spinachBasella albaLeaf
Malay blumeaBlumea lacera
Malay rose appleSyzygium malaccenseFruit
Malaysian mombinSpondias pinnataFruit
MammeeMammea americanaFruit
MangoMangifera indicaFruit, Leaf
MangosteenGarcinia mangostanaFruit
MarigoldTagetes erectaFlower
MarjoramOriganum majoranaPlant
Marsh mallowAlthaea officinalisRoot
MashuaTropaeolum tuberosumRoot
MatasanoCasimiroa edulisFruit
MaypopPassiflora incarnataFlower
MenyanthesMenyanthes trifoliataLeaf
Mexican husk tomatoPhysalis ixocarpaFruit
Midland hawthornCrataegus laevigataFruit
Milk thistleSilybum marianumLeaf, Plant
MistletoeViscum albumLeaf
Mongolian milk-vetchAstragalus mongholicusRoot
Monkey appleLagenaria sicerariaFruit
MoringaMoringa oleifera
MugwortArtemisia vulgarisLeaf
Mung beanVigna radiataSeed, Sprout Seedling
Nalta juteCorchorus olitoriusLeaf
NecatrinePrunus persicaFruit
NettleUrtica dioicaLeaf
Northern firmossHuperzia selagoPlant
OatAvena sativaPlant
Opium poppyPapaver somniferumSeed
OreganoOriganum vulgarePlant
PapawAsimina trilobaFruit
PapayaCarica papayaFruit, Leaf, Pericarp, Seed oil
ParsleyPetroselinum crispumPlant, Shoot
ParsnipPastinaca sativaRoot
Passion fruitPassiflora edulisFruit
Pau d'arcoHandroanthus heptaphyllusBark
PeaLathyrus oleraceusFruit, Seed
Peach palmBactris gasipaesFruit
PeanutArachis hypogaeaLeaf, Seed
PecanCarya illinoinensis
Pepper elderPeperomia pellucida
PeppermintMentha x piperitaLeaf
Peruvian parsnipArracacia xanthorrhizaRoot
Pigeon peaCajanus cajanFruit, Seed
PineappleAnanas comosusFruit
PinguinBromelia pinguinShoot
Pinyon pinePinus cembroidesSeed
PistachioPistacia veraSeed
PitangaEugenia unifloraFruit
PlantainPlantago majorSeed
Pot marigoldCalendula officinalisUnspecified
PotatoSolanum tuberosumTuber
Prairie turnipPediomelum esculentumRoot
PumpkinCucurbita pepoFlower, Fruit, Seed
Purple betonyBetonica officinalisPlant
Purple coral treeErythrina fuscaLeaf
Purple salsifyTragopogon porrifoliusRoot
Purple yamDioscorea alataRoot
QuinceCydonia oblongaFruit
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativusFruit, Leaf, Root
RamieBoehmeria niveaLeaf
RaspberryRubus idaeusFruit, Fruit, Leaf
Red cloverTrifolium pratenseFlower
Red currantRibes rubrumFruit
Red elderberrySambucus racemosaFruit pulp
Red eyebrightEuphrasia officinalisPlant
RhubarbRheum rhabarbarumLeaf
RiceOryza sativaSeed
Roman camomileChamaemelum nobileFlower
Rose appleSyzygium jambosFruit
RoselleHibiscus sabdariffaFlower, Leaf
RosemarySalvia rosmarinusLeaf, Plant
RowanSorbus aucupariaFruit, Plant
Runner beanPhaseolus coccineusFruit, Seed
RyeSecale cereale
Sacred lotusNelumbo nuciferaRhizome, Seed
SafflowerCarthamus tinctoriusFlower
SageSalvia officinalisLeaf
Sago palmCycas revolutaFruit
Saka siriCanna indicaRoot
SapodillaManilkara zapotaFruit
Saw palmettoSerenoa repensFruit, Fruit
Scots pinePinus sylvestrisLeaf
Sensitive plantMimosa pudicaLeaf
SesameSesamum indicumSeed
Shepherd's purseCapsella bursa-pastorisPlant
Siberian ginsengEleutherococcus senticosusRoot
Silver berryElaeagnus commutataFruit
Slippery elmUlmus rubraBark
Smooth hydrangeaHydrangea arborescensRoot
Snake gourdTrichosanthes cucumerina
Sour cherryPrunus cerasusFruit
SoursopAnnona muricataFruit
Southern wax myrtleMyrica ceriferaBark
SoybeanGlycine maxFruit, Plant, Seed, Seed oil, Sprout Seedling
Spanish limeMelicoccus bijugatusFruit
Spear mintMentha spicataLeaf
SpinachSpinacia oleraceaLeaf, Plant
Spiny amaranthAmaranthus spinosusLeaf
St john's wortHypericum perforatumFruit, Plant, Shoot
St. benedict's thistleCentaurea benedictaPlant
Star appleChrysophyllum cainitoFruit
Sugar-applesAnnona squamosaFruit
Summer savorySatureja hortensisPlant
SunflowerHelianthus annuusSeed
Sweet acaciaVachellia farnesianaLeaf
Sweet briarRosa rubiginosaPlant
Sweet potatoIpomoea batatasLeaf, Root
TamarindTamarindus indicaFlower, Fruit, Leaf
TaroColocasia esculentaLeaf, Root
TarragonArtemisia dracunculusLeaf
TeaCamellia sinensisLeaf
ThymeThymus vulgarisLeaf, Plant
Tomato plantSolanum lycopersicumFruit
True cinnamonCinnamomum verumBark
Tuber fleeceflowerReynoutria multifloraRoot
Turkey berrySolanum torvumFruit
TurmericCurcuma longaPlant, Rhizome, Rhizome
ValerianValeriana officinalisPlant, Root
Water cressNasturtium officinaleHerb
Water spinachIpomoea aquaticaLeaf
Water-willowDianthera pectoralisLeaf
White mulberryMorus albaFruit
White mustardSinapis albaSeed
White oakQuercus albaBark
White-spotted aloeAloe vera var. chinensis
Wild cabbageBrassica oleracea
Wild carrotDaucus carotaRoot
Wild leekAllium ampeloprasumFlower, Leaf, Root
Wild maracujaPassiflora foetidaFruit
Wild quinineParthenium integrifoliumRoot
Wild yamDioscoreaRoot
Wild-oliveOlea europaea subsp. europaeaFruit
Wild-sweetsopAnnona reticulataFruit
Winter melonBenincasa hispidaFruit
WormseedDysphania ambrosioidesLeaf
YarrowAchillea millefoliumPlant
Yerba santaEriodictyon californicumLeaf

Source: LiberHerbarum/In1076

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