| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
Constipation |
| Plant names |
Plant parts |
| Latin |
English |
| Achillea millefolium | Carpenter's Weed | |
| Acorus calamus | Calamus | Rhizome, Root |
| Adiantum trapeziforme | Giant maidenhair | Whole plant |
| Agave americana | Agave | |
| Alcea rosea | Garden mallow | |
| Allamanda cathartica | Common allamanda | Leaf |
| Allium cepa | Bermuda onion | |
| Allium sativum | Ajo | Tuber / Corm |
| Aloe arborescens | Torch Plant | |
| Aloe vera | Aloe | |
| Althaea officinalis | Althaea | |
| Amaranthus caudatus | Grain amaranth | Leaf |
| Amaranthus cruentus | Anardana | Root |
| Amaranthus hybridus | Green amaranth | Whole plant |
| Amaranthus tricolor | Chinese spinach | |
| Amaranthus viridis | Calalu | Whole plant |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Annual Ragweed | Leaf |
| Anacardium occidentale | Acajou | Root |
| Anagallis arvensis | Cure all | Herb / Grass |
| Ananas comosus | Pineapple | Sap / Juice |
| Andira inermis | Brown heart | Rind / Bark / Cortex, Seed |
| Andira vermifuga | Brazilian angelin tree | Rind / Bark / Cortex, Seed, Wood |
| Anemarrhena asphodeloides | Anemarrhena | Rhizome |
| Angelica archangelica | Angelica | Herb / Grass, Plant, Root |
| Angelica archangelica ssp. Litoralis | Beach Angelica | |
| Annona muricata | Guanabana | |
| Annona squamosa | Custard apple | Unripe fruit |
| Anthyllis vulneraria | Common Kineyvetch | |
| Arctium lappa | Beggar's button | |
| Argemone mexicana | Mexican poppy | Flower / Blossom, Leaf, Root |
| Armoracia lapathifolia | Horse-radish | |
| Artemisia absinthium | Absinth | Herb / Grass |
| Artemisia maritima | Sea Pink | |
| Artemisia vulgaris | Chinese moxa | |
| Asarum europaeum | Asarabacca | Root |
| Asclepias curassavica | Blood-flower | Root, Whole plant |
| Asparagus cochinchinensis | Chinese asparagus | Root tuber / Tuberous roots |
| Asparagus officinalis | Asparagus | |
| Baldingera arundinacea | Canary grass | Seed |
| Bellis perennis | Daisy | Leaf |
| Berberis vulgaris | Barberry | |
| Beta vulgaris | Beet | |
| Bixa orellana | Achiote | Seed |
| Boldea fragrans | Boldo | |
| Borago officinalis | Beebread | |
| Boswellia carteri | Frankincence | Resin / Pitch |
| Bougainvillea spectabilis | Great bougainvillea | Root |
| Brassica napus | Colza | |
| Brassica nigra | Black Mustard | |
| Brayera anthelmintica | Koso | Flower / Blossom |
| Caesalpinia ferrea | Brazilian ironwood | Rind / Bark / Cortex |
| Caesalpinia gilliesii | Bird of Paradise Bush | Leaf |
| Caladium bicolor | Heart Of Jesus | Leaf |
| Calendula arvensis | Calendula | |
| Calendula officinalis | Bull's Eyes | |
| Calystegia sepium | Common Bindweed | |
| Canavalia maritima | Wild jack bean | Seed |
| Capsella bursa pastoris | Blind-weed | Whole herb |
| Cardiospermum halicacabum | Balloon Vine | Fruit, Leaf, Root |
| Carica Papaya | Common papaw | |
| Carlina acaulis | Carline thistle | |
| Cassia acutifolia | Alexandrian senna | Legume / Pod |
| Cassia angustifolia | Tinnevelly Senna | |
| Cassia grandis | Horse cassia | Fruit pulp |
| Cassia occidentalis | Coffee senna | |
| Ceiba pentandra | Kapok | Seed |
| Centaurea cyanus | Bachelor's Button | |
| Centaurea montana | Mountain Bluets | Flower / Blossom |
| Centaurium erythraea | Broad-leaved Centaury | Whole herb |
| Centella asiatica | Asiatic pennywort | |
| Ceratonia siliqua | Carob | Fruit |
| Cetraria islandica | Iceland Lichen | Moss
Moss |
| Chaenorrhinum minus | Small toadflax | Flowering plant |
| Chamaecrista nictitans | Sensitive pea | Leaf |
| Chamaemelum nobile | Camomile | |
| Chamomilla recutita | Annual Camomile | Flower / Blossom |
| Chelidonium majus | Celandine | |
| Chenopodium album | Fat hen | |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides | American goosefoot | Flower / Blossom |
| Chimaphila umbellata | King's Cure | Herb / Grass |
| Chondrus crispus | Carragaheen | |
| Chrysanthemum balsamita | Alecost | Leaf |
| Chrysanthemum parthenium | Bachelor's buttons | |
| Clitoria ternatea | Butterfly pea | Leaf, Root |
| Cnidoscolus urens | Spurge nettle | Seed |
| Cola nitida | Cola | |
| Commelina erecta | Slender day-flower | Whole plant |
| Commelina virginica | Dayflower | Whole plant |
| Convallaria majalis | Lily of the Valley | Herb / Grass |
| Convolvulus arvensis | Common bindweed | |
| Convolvulus Purga | Jalap | |
| Convulvulus nil | Imperial Japanese morning-glories | Seed |
| Crescentia cujete | Calabash tree | Unripe fruit |
| Crocus sativus | Asian Saffron | |
| Cucumis melo | Melon | |
| Cucumis sativus | Cucumber | |
| Curcuma longa | Common turmeric | |
| Curcuma zedoaria | Cochin turmeric | |
| Cydonia oblonga | Apple-shaped Quince | |
| Cynanchum vincetoxicum | Common Vincetoxicum | Rhizome |
| Daucus carota | Carrot | |
| Desmodium triflorum | Creeping tick-trifoil | Whole plant |
| Dichorisandra thyrsiflora | Bule ginger | Whole plant |
| Duranta repens | Brazilian skyflower | Fruit |
| Ecballium elaterium | Squirting cucumber | Fruit |
| Eclipta prostrata | American daisy | Whole plant |
| Erythrina crista-galli | Cockspur coral tree | Rind / Bark / Cortex |
| Erythrina fusca | Coral Bean | Root |
| Eupatorium cannabinum | Hemp Agrimony | |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum | Boneset | |
| Euphorbia cotinifolia | Caribbean Copper Plant | Root |
| Euphorbia lathyris | Caper Spurge | Latex / Milky juice |
| Euphorbia serpens | Round-leaved spreading spurge | Whole plant |
| Euphorbia tirucalli | Aveloz | Whole plant |
| Ferula Asa foetida | Asafoetida | |
| Ficus carica | Common fig | Fruit |
| Fragaria vesca | Alpine strawberry | |
| Frangula alnus | Alder Buckthorn | |
| Fraxinus excelsior | Ash | |
| Fraxinus ornus | Ash | |
| Fumaria officinalis | Common Fumitory | Whole plant |
| Gelidium amansii | Agar | |
| Genista tinctoria | Dyer's Broom | Flowering plant |
| Gentiana lutea | Bitter root | Root |
| Geranium robertianum | Herb Robert | Whole plant |
| Geum urbanum | Avens | |
| Glycyrrhiza glabra | Commom Licorice | |
| Gratiola officinalis | Gratia dei | Herb / Grass |
| Guaiacum officinale | Gauyacan | Resin / Pitch |
| Gynostemma pentaphyllum | Gospel herb | |
| Hedera helix | Common Ivy | |
| Hedychium coronarium | Butterfly ginger | Flower / Blossom, Rhizome, Root |
| Heimia salicifolia | Erva de vida | Whole plant |
| Helleborus niger | Black hellebore | |
| Hippeastrum vittatum | Barbados lily | Bulb |
| Humulus lupulus | Common Hop | |
| Hura crepitans | Hura wood | Latex / Milky juice, Leaf, Rind / Bark / Cortex |
| Hydrocotyle umbellata | Water pennywort | Whole plant |
| Ilex paraguariensis | Mate | Leaf |
| Impatiens balsamina | Balsam | |
| Indigofera suffruticosa | Indigo plant | Root |
| Inula britannica | British Yellowhead | |
| Ipomaea carnea subsp. fistulosa | Bush morning-glory | Leaf |
| Ipomaea pes-caprae | Beach Morning Glory | Leaf, Root |
| Ipomoea hederacea | Ivyleaf morning-glory | Root, Seed |
| Ipomoea stolonifera | Coastal Morning-glory | Leaf, Whole plant |
| Jatropha curcas | Barbados nut | Leaf, Seed |
| Jatropha gossypiifolia | Red fig-nut flower | Seed |
| Jatropha multifida | Coral plant | Leaf |
| Joannesia heveoides | Arara nut | Seed |
| Joannesia princeps | Anda assu | Leaf, Seed |
| Juglans cinerea | Butter-nut | |
| Juglans regia | Black Sea Walnut | |
| Lactuca sativa | Garden Lettuce | Leaf |
| Lagenaria siceraria | Bottle gourd | Ripe fruit, Seed, Unripe fruit |
| Lapsana communis | Nipplewort | |
| Lens culinaris | Lentil | Seed |
| Lepidium sativum | Cress | |
| Levisticum officinale | Lovage | |
| Linaria vulgaris | Butter and Eggs | Flowering plant |
| Linum catharticum | Fairy Flax | Herb / Grass |
| Linum usitatissimum | Common Flax | Seed |
| Lippia dulcis | Aztec sweet herb | |
| Luffa acutangula | Angled loofah | Fruit |
| Luffa aegyptiaca | Dishcloth gourd | Fruit, Seed |
| Lycopersicon esculentum | Tomato | Fruit |
| Lycopodium clavatum | Antler Herb | Whole plant |
| Mahonia aquifolium | Blue Barberry | |
| Majorana hortensis | Garden Marjoram | Herb / Grass |
| Malus silvestris | Apple | |
| Malva parviflora | Cheese weed | Seed |
| Malva silvestris | Blue Mallow | Leaf |
| Maytenus boaria | Mayten | Seed |
| Mentha arvensis | Corn mint | Herb / Grass |
| Mentha rotundifolia | Apple Mint | |
| Menyanthes trifoliata | Beckbean | |
| Mercurialis annua | Annual Mercury | Herb / Grass |
| Merremia tuberosa | Hogvine | Stem, Whole plant |
| Mimosa pudica | Action plant | Root, Whole plant |
| Muntingia calabura | Calabura | Rind / Bark / Cortex |
| Neomarica northiana | Apostle plant | Rhizome |
| Ocimum basilicum | Basil | |
| Olea europaea | Common Olive | |
| Omphalea diandra | Jamaica navelspurge | Seed |
| Opuntia tuna | Slipper Thorn | Fruit |
| Oryza sativa | Rice | |
| Pachira aquatica | Guiana chestnut | Leaf |
| Pachira insignis | Wild chestnut | Leaf |
| Paliurus Spina-Christi | Christ's thorn | |
| Parietaria erecta | Common Pellitory | Herb / Grass |
| Passiflora edulis | Maracuya | Leaf |
| Passiflora foetida | Granadilla Cimarrona | |
| Paulinia cupana var. sorbilis | Guarana | Seed |
| Paullinia cupana | Guarana | Seed |
| Petroselinum crispum | Common Parsley | |
| Phalaris canariensis | Canary grass | Seed |
| Physalis peruviana | Cape gooseberry | Fruit |
| Physalis pubescens | Downy groundcherry | Whole plant |
| Phytolacca dioica | Bella sombra | Leaf |
| Plantago | Palantin | |
| Plantago afra | African Plantain | Seed |
| Plantago alpina | Alpine Plantain | |
| Plantago arenaria | Branched Plantain | |
| Plantago ispaghula | Blond Plantain | |
| Plantago lanceolata | Buckhorn plantain | |
| Plantago psyllium | Psyllium | |
| Polypodium vulgare | Adder's fern | |
| Portulaca oleracea | Common Purslane | Herb / Grass |
| Primula veris | Cowslip | |
| Prosopis juliflora | Algarrobo | Fruit |
| Prunella vulgaris | All-heal | |
| Prunus amygdalus | Almond | Seed |
| Prunus armeniaca | Apricot | |
| Prunus domestica | Plum | |
| Psidium guajava | Common guava | |
| Raphanus sativus | Garden Radish | |
| Rauvolfia serpentina | Indian Snakeroot | Root |
| Rhamnus cathartica | Buckthorn | Fruit |
| Rhamnus purshiana | Californian buckthorn | Rind / Bark / Cortex |
| Rheum officinale | Chinese Rhubarb | Rhizome |
| Rheum palmatum | Chianghai rhubarb | |
| Ricinus communis | Castor bean | Leaf, Root, Seed |
| Robinia pseudacacia | Black locust | |
| Rosa gallica | Apothecary's Rose | Leaf |
| Rosa x centifolia | Cabbage Rose | Flower / Blossom |
| Rubus idaeus | European red raspberry | |
| Rumex acetosa | Broadleaf sorrel | Leaf |
| Rumex alpinus | Alpine dock | Rhizome |
| Rumex crispus | Curled Dock | Root |
| Ruta graveolens | Common Rue | |
| Salvia officinalis | Broadleaf sage | Leaf |
| Samanea saman | Monkey pod | Leaf |
| Sambucus nigra | Black elder | |
| Schinus molle | California peppertree | Fruit, Resin / Pitch |
| Schinus terebinthifolius | Brazilian pepper tree | Rind / Bark / Cortex |
| Scoparia dulcis | Sweet broom | |
| Scrophularia nodosa | Carpenters square | Root |
| Scutellaria baicalensis | Baical Skullcap | |
| Sedum maximum | Orphine | Leaf |
| Senecio vulgaris | Groundsel | Flower / Blossom |
| Senna alata | Candelabra bush | Root |
| Senna corymbosa | Flowering senna | Leaf, Seed |
| Senna floribunda | Hill cassia | Leaf |
| Senna occidentalis | Coffee senna | Leaf, Root, Seed |
| Senna reticulate | Wild senna | Leaf |
| Sesamum indicum | Sesame | Seed |
| Sicana odorifera | Cassabanana | Whole plant |
| Silybum marianum | Blessed milk-thistle | |
| Sinapis alba | Salad mustard | |
| Sisymbrium officinale | Bank cress | Herb / Grass |
| Solanum mammosum | Fox-face | Fruit, Root |
| Solanum nigrum | Black Nightshade | Berry |
| Solanum tuberosum | Potato | Tuber / Corm |
| Sophora tomentosa | Downy sophora | Leaf |
| Sorbus aucuparia | Cock-drunk | Fruit |
| Stachytarpheta jamaicensis | Brazilian Tea | |
| Stellaria media | Adder's mouth | Herb / Grass |
| Stenotaphrum secundatum | Buffalo grass | Whole plant |
| Strychnos nux-vomica | Nux-vomica | Seed |
| Tagetes patula | French marigold | Whole plant |
| Tamarindus indica | Indian date | |
| Tamus communis | Black bindweed | Root |
| Taraxacum officinale | Blowball | Root |
| Terminalia catappa | Indian almond | Fruit, Seed |
| Teucrium scorodonia | Germander | Herb / Grass |
| Thevetia peruviana | Bastard oleander | Rind / Bark / Cortex |
| Thymus serpyllum | Breckland Thyme | |
| Tilia platyphylla | Broad leaved lime | Flower / Blossom |
| Tradescantia albiflora | Wandering jew | Whole plant |
| Tradescantia fluminensis | Wandering jew | Whole plant |
| Trifolium pratense | Clover | Herb / Grass |
| Tropaeolum majus | Climbing Nasturtium | |
| Turnera ulmifolia | West Indian Holly | Whole plant |
| Tussilago farfara | Ass' foot | |
| Urtica dioeca | Common Nettle | |
| Vataireopsis araroba | Angelin tree | Rind / Bark / Cortex, Seed |
| Veratrum album | White False Helleborina | |
| Veronica beccabunga | Brooklime | Flowering plant |
| Viscum album | Birdlime mistletoe | |
| Vitis vinifera | Grape | |
| Zea Mays | Corn | |
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