Old Names for Herbs

Complete List

In the old days, herbalists and midwives didn’t use textbook botanical names for herbs.
Medicinal and magickal plants had colorful descriptive names. Often, old books about magick
and herbal healing use the folk names instead of the names commonly used today, and it can
be confusing. So, here is an alphabetical listing of those names, along with the common and
botanical names in current use. You’ll notice that some plants have a variety of names, and
some names refer to a variety of plants.

A
A Hawk’s Heart: Heart of Wormwood Artemisia absinthium
A Lion’s Hairs: Tongue of a Turnip [i.e., the leaves of the taproot] Brassica napus
A Man’s Bile: Turnip Sap Brassica napus
A Pig’s Tail: Leopard’s Bane Arnica montana
A Titan’s Blood: Wild Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Aaron’s Rod: Goldenrod Solidago Virgaurea -or- Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
A Bone of an Ibis: Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Absinthe: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium
Adder’s Fork: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Adder’s Mouth: Chickweed Stellaria Media
Adder’s Tongue: Dogstooth Violet Erythronium multiscapoideum
Aiten: Juniper Juniperus communis
Aittin: Juniper Juniperus communis
Alabahaca: Basil Ocimum basilicum
Alehoof: Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Alick: Alexanders / Horse Parsley Smyrnium olusatrum
Alison Alyssum Alyssum spp
All Heal: Mistletoe Viscum Album
An Eagle: Wild Garlic Allium sativum
Angel Food: Angelica Angelica archangelica
Angel’s Trumpet: Jimsonweed / Datura Datura Stamonium
Anneys: Anise Pimpinella anisum
Apple of Carthage: Pomegranate Punica Granatum
Aquifolius: Holly Ilex Aquifolium
Archangel: Angelica Angelica archangelica
Aromatic Cedar: Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
Artemis Herb: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Ashinder: Alexanders / Horse Parsley Smyrnium olusatrum
Ass’s Ear: Comfrey Symphytum Officinale -or- Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Ass’s Foot: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Auld Man’s Bells: Bluebells Scilla Nutans, Scilla non-scripta, Hyacinthoides non-scripta
B
Bad Man’s Oatmeal: Hemlock Conium Maculatum
Bad Man’s Plaything: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Baie: Bay Laurel Laurus nobilis
Bald money: Spignel Meum athamanticum
Balm: Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis
Balsam: Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis
Banal: Broom Cytisus scoparius
Bardana: Burdock Arctium lappa
Bastard: False or White Dittany Dictamnus Albus
Bastard Killer: Juniper Juniperus communis
Baton Rouge: Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
Bat’s Wings: Holly Ilex Aquifolium
Bawme: Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis
Beard of the Monk: Chicory Cichorium Intybus
Bearwort: Spignel / Bald Money Meum athamanticum
Bear’s Foot: Lady’s Mantle Alchemilla Vulgaris
Bear’s Grape: Poke Root Phytolacca decandra -or- Uva Ursa Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi
Bear’s Paw: Root Male Fern Dryopteris Felix-mas
Bear’s Weed; Yerba Santa Eryodictyon californicum
Bees’ Nest: Queen Anne’s Lace Daucus carota
Beggar’s Buttons: Burdock Arctium Lappa
Beggar’s Lice: Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale
Beggary: Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Benjamen: Benzoin Styrax benzoin
Bennet: Avens Geum urbanum
Birdlime: Mistletoe Viscum Album
Bird’s Eye: Germander -or- Speedwell Teucrium chamaedrys
Bird’s Foot: Fenugreek Trigonella Foenum-graecum
Bird’s Nest: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora -or- Queen Anne’s Lace Daucus carota
Bishop’s Elder: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica
Bishop’s Lace: Queen Anne’s Lace Daucus carota
Bishop’s Leaves: Water Figwort Scrophularia Aquatica
Bishop’s Wort: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica
Bitter Grass: Ague Root Aletris Farinosa
Black Sampson: Echinacea Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea pallida, Echinacea angustifolia
Black Whortles: Billberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Blazing Star: Ague Root Aletris Farinosa
Bleaberry: Billberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Blind Eyes: Poppies Papaver Spp.and Somniferum
Blood: Elder sap (or another tree sap) Sambucus Nigra
Blood from a Head: Lupine Lupinus perennis, Lupinus polyphyllus
Blood from a Shoulder: Bear’s Breach Acanthus spinosus
Blood of Ares: Purslane Portulaca sativa
Blood of a Goose: Milk of the Mulberry Tree Morus nigra
Blood of a Snake: Hematite mineral form of Iron oxide (Fe2O3)
Blood of an Eye: Tamarisk Gall Tamarix orientalis
Blood of Ares: Purslane Portulaca Spp.
Blood of Hephaistos: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium
Blood of Hestia: Chamomile Anthemis Nobilis
Bloodwort: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Bloody Butcher: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
Bloody Fingers: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Blue Balm: Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis
Blue Bottle: Bachelor’s Buttons Centaurea Cyanus
Bockshornklee: Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum
Bockshornsame: Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum
Bo’ Hog Root: Lovage Levisticum officinale
Bois de Virginie: Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
Bore Tree: Elder Sambucus Nigra
Boy’s Love: Southernwood Artemisia Abrotanum
Brain Thief: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Brandy Mint: Peppermint Mentha x piperita
Bread and Cheese Tree: Hawthorne Crataegus oxyacantha
Bride of the Meadow: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum
Bride of the Sun: Calendula Calendula Officinalis
British Tobacco: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Brown Dragon: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Buck’s Wort: Celery Apium graveolens var. dulce
Bull’s Blood: Horehound Marrubium Vulgare
Bull’s Foot: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Bull’s Semen: Egg of a Blister Beetle beetles (Coleoptera) of the family Meloidae
Burning Bush: White Dittany Dictamnus albus
Burrseed: Burdock Arctium lappa
Buttons: Tansy Tanacetum Vulgare

C
Calf’s Snout: Snapdragon Antirrhinum Magus
Camamyle: Camomile Anthemis nobilis
Candelmas Maiden: Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Candlewick Plant: Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Cape Gum: Acacia Acacia senegal
Capon’s Tail: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
Carpenter’s Herb: Sweet Bugle Lycopus Virginicus
Carpenter’s Square: Knotted Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Carpenter’s Weed: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Cassie Flower: Acacia Acacia senegal
Cat: Catnip Nepta Cataria
Catechu: Acacia Acacia senegal
Cat’s Foot: White Balsam Gnaphalium polycephalum -or- Canada Snake Root Asarum
Canadensis -or- Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Cat’s Herb: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
Cat’s Wort: Catnip Nepeta cataria
Cedro de Virginia: Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
Cedro Rojo: Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
Chamaimelon: Camomile Anthemis nobilis
Chameleon Star: Bromeliad Vriesia, Billbergia, Aechmae, Annanas, Bromelia, Guzmania,
Cryptanthus, Neoreglia spps
Cheeses: Marsh Mallow Althaea Officinalis
Christ’s Eye: Vervain Sage Salvia Verbenaca
Christ’s Ladder: Centaury Erythraea Centaurium
Christ’s Spear: Adder’s Tongue Fern Ophioglossum Vulgatum
Christ’s Thorn: Holly Ilex Aquifolium
Church Steeples: Agrimony Agrimonia Eupatoria, Agrimonia Gyposepala
Chocolate Flower: Wild Geranium Geranium manculatum
Clear Eye: Clary Sage Salvia sclarea
Cleavers: Bedstraw Galium Verum, G. Triforum
Click: Goosegrass Galium aparine
Clot: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Bardana: Burdock Arctium lappa
Clot: Allspice Pimenta dioica
Clotburr: Burdock Arctium lappa
Cocklebur: Agrimony Agrimonia Eupatoria, Agrimonia Gyposepala – or – Burdock Arctium lappa
Colt’s Tail: Canadian Fleabane Erigeron Canadense
Corn Mint: Peppermint Mentha x piperita
Corpse Plant: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora
Coughwort: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Cuddy’s Lungs: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Crane’s Bill: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum
Creeping Charlie: Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Crocodile Dung: Ethiopian Soil
Crowdy Kit: Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Crow Foot: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum -or- Wood Anemone Anemone Nemorosa
Crown for a King: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium
Cuckoo’s Bread: Common Plantain Plantago major
Cucumber Tree: Magnolia Magnolia acuminata
Cure-All: Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis

D
Dagger Flower: Blue Flag Iris versicolor
Daphne: Laurel/Bay Laurus nobilis
Dead Man’s Bells: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Death Angel: Agaric Amanita Muscaria
Death Cap: Agaric Amanita Muscaria
Death Flower: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Death’s Herb: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Delight of the Eye: Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Devil Plant: Sweet Basil Ocimum Basilicum
Devil’s Apple: Mayapple Podophyllum peltaltum -or- Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Devil’s Beard: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum
Devil’s Bit: False Unicorn Root Chamaelirium luteum
Devil’s Cherries: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Devils Dung: Asafoetida Ferula Foetida
Devil’s Ear: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Devil’s Eye: Henbane Hyoscyamus Niger -or- Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor
Devil’s Flower: Bachelor’s Buttons Centaurea cyanus
Devil’s Fuge: Mistletoe Viscum Album
Devil’s Guts: Dodder Cuscuta Europaea
Devil’s Herb: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Devil’s Milk: Celandine Chelidonium Majus
Devil’s Nettle: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Devil’s Plaything: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Devil’s Shoestring: Black Haw Vibrunum Prunifolium -or- Cramp Bark Viburnum opulus -or-
Hobblebush Viburnum alnifolium -or- North American Goat’s Rue Tephrosia virginiana
Dew of the Sea: Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis
Dogberry: Brier Hips Rosa Canina
Dog’s Mouth: Snap Dragon Antirrhinum Magus
Dog’s Tongue: Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale
Dove’s Foot: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum
Dragon: Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus
Dragon Flower: Blue Flag Iris versicolor
Dragon Wort: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Dragon’s Blood: Calamus Acorus calamus
Dragon’s Teeth: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Dropsy Plant: Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis
Drunkard: Calendula Calendula Officinalis
Duck’s Foot: Mayapple Podophyllum peltaltum
Dulcamara: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Dwale: Deadly Nightshade Atropa Belladonna
Dyeberry: Billberry Vaccinium myrtillus

E
Eagle: Wild Garlic Allium sativum
Eardrops: Dutchman’s Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Earth Smoke: Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Earth Star: Bromeliad Vriesia, Billbergia, Aechmae, Annanas, Bromelia, Guzmania,
Cryptanthus, Neoreglia spps
Easter Giant: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Eerie: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Egyptian Thorn: Gum Arabic Acacia senegal
Egyptian Gum: Gum Arabic Acacia Senegal, A. Vera
Eldrum: Elder Sambucus Nigra
Elf Dock: Elecampane Inula Helenium
Elf Leaf: Lavender Lavendula officinale or L. vera -or- Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis
Elf’s Wort: Elecampane Inula Helenium
Ellhorn: Elder Sambucus Nigra
Elven: Common Elm Ulmus Campestris
Enchanter’s Plant: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Enebro: Juniper Juniperus communis
Enebro de Virginia: Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
English Serpentary: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Englishman’s Foot: Common Plantain Plantago major
Erba Santa Maria: Spearmint Mentha suaveolens
Everlasting Friendship: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Exile Tree: Be-Still Thevetia nereifolia
Eye of Christ: Germander Speedwell -or- Aster Asteraceae
Eye of Newt: A type of mustard seed with a black spot Cruciferae; Brassica
Eye of the Day: Common Daisy Bellis Perennis
Eye of the Star: White Horehound Marrubium Vulgare
Eye Root: Goldenseal Hydrastis Canadensis
Eyes: Any “eye” flowers such as daisies, bachelor’s buttons, horehound, aster, eyebright, etc.

F
Fairy Bells: Wood Sorrel Oxalis Acetosella
Fairy Candles: Dutchman’s Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Fairy Caps: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Fairy Cup: Cowslip Primula Veris
Fairy Cups: Lily of the Valley Convallaria magalis
Fairy Smoke: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora
Fairy Thimbles: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Fairy Wand: Devil’s bit Chamaelirium luteum -or- False Unicorn Root Chamaelirium luteum
Fairy’s Eggs: Nutmeg Myristica fragrans
Fairy’s Glove: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Fat from a Head: Spurge Euphorbia spp.
Felon Herb: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Felonwood: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Felonwort: Celandine Chelidonium Majus -or- Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Field Balm: Catnip Nepeta cataria -or- Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Field Hops: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Fieldhove: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Field Mint: Peppermint Mentha x piperita
Five Fingers Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis -or- Cinquefoil Potentilla Reptans, Potentilla
Erecta
Flesh and Blood: Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
Flor de la sangre: Nasturtium Tropacolum majus
Flower of Death: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor
Flower of Flowers: Ylang-Ylang Cananga odorata
Flower of Immortality: Wild Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus
Foal’s foot: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Foalswort: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Folk’s Glove: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Food of the Gods: Asafoetida Ferula Foetida
Foxes’ Claws: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Fox’s Clote: Burdock Arctium Lappa
Friar’s Cap: Aconite Aconitum Napellus, Agrimonia eupatoria
Friar’s Cowl: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Frog’s Foot: Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus spp.
Frost Flowers: Aster Asteraceae
From the Belly: Earth-apple / Potato Solanum tuberosum
From the Foot: Houseleek. Sempervivum tectorum
From the Loins: Chamomile Anthemis Nobilis
Fruit of the Gods: Apple Pyrus Spp, Malus spp.
Fruit of the Underworld: Apple Pyrus Spp, Malus spp.

G
Gall of Goat: Honeysuckle Lonicera Spp. -or- St. John’s Wort Hypericum perforatum
Gallows: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Gemeiner Wachholder: Juniper Juniperus communis
Genévrier: Juniper Juniperus communis
Genévrier de Virginie: Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
Genévrier Rouge: Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
Genista: Broom Cytisus scoparius
Ghost Flower: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora
Ghost Pipe: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora
Gill-by-the-ground: Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Gill-over-the-ground: Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Gilliflower: Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus
Ginepro: Juniper Juniperus communis
Goat’s Foot: Ash Weed Aegopodium podagraria
Goat’s Leaf: Honeysuckle Lonicera Spp.
God’s Hair: Hart’s Tongue Fern Scolopendrium Vulgare
Golden Bough: Mistletoe Viscum Album
Golden Star or Goldy Star: Avens Geum
Good Luck Plant: Solomon’s Seal Polygonatum Multiflorum, Polygonatum Commutatum,
Polygonatum Biflorum
Goose Bill: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Goose Tongue: Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis
Gosling Wing: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Gout Weed: Lovage Levisticum officinale
Grains of Paradise: Cardamom Elettaria cardamom
Granny’s Bonnet: Columbine Leaves Aquilegia Vulgaris, Aquilegia canadensis
Gravelroot: Meadowsweet Eupatorium purpureum
Graveyard Dust: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Grave Yard Tree: Cedar Juniperus virginiana
Great Ox-eye: Ox-eye Daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Greek Clover: Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum
Greek Hay: Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum
Ground Apple: Camomile Anthemis nobilis
Gypsy Herb: Sweet Bugle Lycopus Virginicus

H
Hag’s Taper: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Hagthorn: Hawthorn Crataegus crusgalli
Hair of Venus: True Maidenhair Fern Adiantum Capillus-veneris
Hairs of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Seed Peucedanum graveolens
Hallfoot: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Happy Major: Burdock Arctium lappa
Hardock: Burdock Arctium lappa
Hare’s Beard: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Hart’s Thorn: Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Hawk’s Heart: Wormwood Heart Artemisia Absinthium
Hay-maidens: Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Haymaid: Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Heart Leaf: Liverwort Anemone hepatica, Peltigera canina
Heart of Osmund: Royal Fern Osmunda regalis
Heart’s Ease: Violet Viola odorata
Hedgemaids: Dutchman’s Breeches Dicentra cucullaria -or-Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Hell Root: Alexanders / Horse Parsley Smyrnium olusatrum
Hellweed: Dodder Cuscuta Europaea
Herb of Angels: Angelica Angelica archangelica
Herb of Circe: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Herb of Enchantment: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Herb of Grace; Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis -or- Rue Ruta Graveolens
Herb of Mary: Pimpernel Anagallis Arvensis, Pimpinella spp.
Herb of the Cross: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Herb Trinity: Liverwort Anemone hepatica, Peltigera canina
Herbe Militaria: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Hind Heal: Tansy Tanacetum Vulgare
Hind’s Tongue: Hart’s Tongue Fern Scolopendrium Vulgare
Hog’s Bean: Henbane Hyoscyamus Niger
Holm Chaste: Holly Ilex Aquifolium
Holy Grass: Sweetgrass Hierochloe odorata
Holy Herb: Yerba Santa Eryodictyon californicum -or- Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Holy Rope: Hemp (Agrimony) Eupatorium cannabinu
Holy Tree: Holly Ilex Aquifolium
Honey Plant: Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis
Honeystalks: Clover Trifolium
Hook and Arn: Yerba Santa Eryodictyon californicum
Horny Goat Weed: Common Polypody Fern Polypodium Vulgare
Horse Foot: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Horse Heal: Spikenard Inula Conyza
Horse Hoof: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Horse Tongue: Hart’s Tongue Fern Scolopendrium Vulgare
Hulm: Holly Ilex Aquifolium
Hulver Bush: Holly Ilex Aquifolium
Hundred Eyes: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor
Hurrburr: Burdock Arctium lappa
Hurtleberry: Billberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Hurtlesickle: Bachelor’s Buttons Centaurea Cyanus
Hurts: Billberry Vaccinium myrtillus

I
Ibis Bone Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Indian cress: Nasturtium Tropacolum majus
Indian Elm: Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra
Indian God Tree: Banyan Ficus Benghalensis
Innocence: Bluets Houstonia Caerulea
Isopo: Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis
Italian Parsley: Lovage Levisticum officinale

J
Jack-Jump-About: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica
Jacob’s Ladder: Celandine Chelidonium Majus -or- Lily of the valley Convallaria Magalis
Jacob’s Staff: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Jacob’s Tear: Lily of the Valley Convallaria magalis
Jamaica Pepper: Allspice Pimenta dioica
Japanese Mint: Peppermint Mentha x piperita
Jenny Run By The Ground: Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Jesuit’s Bark; Cinchona Cinchona pubescens
Joe Pye Weed: Meadowsweet Eupatorium purpureum
John the Conqueror: Galangal Root Alpinia Officianarum, Alpina officinalis, A. galanga
Jove’s Flower: Carnation Dianthus spp.
Joy of the Mountain: Sweet Marjoram Origanum Marjorana
Joy on the Ground: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor
Juno’s Tears: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Jupiter’s Bean: Henbane Hyoscyamus Niger
Jupiter’s Beard: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum
Jupiter’s Nut: Walnut Juglans Species
Jupiter’s Staff: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

K
Kerm-Oak: Holly Ilex Aquifolium
Key of Heaven: Cowslip Primula Veris
King Root: Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
King’s Clover: Melilot Melilotus officinalis, Melilotus alba, Melilotus arvensis
King’s Crown: Black Haw Vibrunum Prunifolium
Kitten’s Breeches: Dutchman’s Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Knight’s Milfoil: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Kronos’ Blood: Sap of the Cedar Tree Thuja occidentalis, Thuja orientalis, Biota orientalis, Thuja
articulata,Cupressus thujoides, Juniperus virginiana, Cedrus libani, Cedrela odorata, Libocedrus
bidwillii, and many more.
Kurundu: Allspice Pimenta dioica

L
Ladder to Heaven: Lily of the valley Convallaria Magalis
Ladies’ Meat: Hawthorn Crataegus Oxycantha
Ladies’ Seal: White Bryony / English Mandrake Bryonia dioica
Lad’s Love: Southernwood Artemisia Abrotanum
Lady Bleeding: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus
Lady of the Meadow: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum
Lady of the Woods: Birch Betula Lenta
Lady’s Cap: Cowslip Primula Veris
Lady’s Foxglove: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Lady’s Glove: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Lady’s Seal: Bryony Bryonia alba
Lady’s Smock: Cuckoo Flower Cardamine pratensis
Lamb’s Ears: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica
Laurier Sauce: Bay Laurel Laurus nobilis
Lavose: Lovage Levisticum officinale
Lily Constancy: Lily of the Valley Convallaria magalis
Link: Broom Cytisus scoparius
Lion’s Foot: Lady’s Mantle Alchemilla Vulgaris
Lion’s Hair: Leaves of a Turnip’s taproot Brassica rapa
Leopard’s Bane: Arnica Amica Montana
Lion’s Herb: Columbine Leaves Aquilegia Vulgaris, Aquilegia canadensis
Lion’s Tooth: Dandelion Taraxacum Officinale
Little Dragon: Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus
Little Faces: Violet Viola odorata
Little Feather: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Little Queen: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum
Little Maybells: Lily of the Valley Convallaria magalis
Lizzy Run Up The Hedge: Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Llagas de Cristo: Nasturtium Tropacolum majus
Lizard’s Leg: Creeping plants such as Ivy
Lords and Ladies: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Lousewort: Betony Stachys officinalis
Love in Idleness: Pansy Viola tricolor
Love Leaf: Damiana Turnera Aphrodisiaca, Turnera diffusa
Love Leaves: Burdock Arctium lappa
Love Lies Bleeding: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus -or- Anemone Anemone Pulsatilla
Love Man: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Love Parsley: Lovage Levisticum Officinale
Love Root: Lovage Levisticum Officinale -or- Orris Root Iris florentina
Love-In-Idleness: Pansy Viola tricolor
Low John: Galangal Root Alpinia Officianarum, Alpina officinalis, A. galanga
Low John the Conqueror: Galangal Root Alpinia Officianarum, Alpina officinalis, A. galanga
Lubestico: Lovage Levisticum officinale
Lucky Hand: Male Fern Dryopteris Felix-mas
Lucky Hand Root: Lucky Hand Orchid / Salep Orchid Orchis latifolia
Lucky Nut: Be-Still Thevetia nereifolia
Lurk-in-the-Ditch: Pennyroyal Mentha Pulegium

M
Mad Root: White Bryony / English Mandrake Bryonia dioica
Madwort: Alyssum Alyssum Spp
Maiden Hair: True Maidenhair Fern Adiantum Capillus-veneris
Maiden’s Gum: Common Elm Ulmus Campestris
Maiden’s Ruin: Southernwood Artemisia Abrotanum
Maiden’s Smallage: Celery Apium graveolens var. dulce
Maid’s Hair: Lady’s Bedstraw Galium verum
Male Lily: Lily of the Valley Convallaria magalis
Mallards: Marsh Mallow Althaea officinalis
Mangold: Beet Beta Vulgaris
Man’s Bile: Turnip Sap Brassica rapa
Man’s Health: Ginseng Panax quinquefolium
Mary’s Tears: Lily of the Valley Convallaria magalis
Master of the Woods: Woodruff Asperula odorata
Masterwort: Angelica Angelica archangelica
Mauls: Marsh Mallow Althaea officinalis
May: Black Haw Viburnum prunifolum
May Bells: Lily of the Valley Convallaria magalis
May Lily: Lily of the Valley Convallaria magalis
Maypops: Passion Flower Passiflora incarnata
May Rose: Black Haw Viburnum prunifolum
Mecca Balsam: Balm of Gilead Populus candicans
Megweed: Alexanders / Horse Parsley Smyrnium olusatrum
Meliroot: Alexanders / Horse Parsley Smyrnium olusatrum
Melmont: Juniper Juniperus communis
Meu: Spignel / Bald Money Meum athamanticum
Mew: Spignel / Bald Money Meum athamanticum
Michaelmas Daisies: Aster Asteraceae
Miracle of Nature: Century Plant / Maguey Agave americana
Mistress of the Night: Tuberose Polianthes tuberosa
Monks Cress: Nasturtium Tropacolum majus
Monk’s Head: Dutchman’s Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Monk’s Hood: Aconite Aconitum Napellus, Agrimonia eupatoria
Moose Elm: Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra
Mortification Root: Althea Althaea Officinalis
Mother of the Herbs: Rue Ruta Graveolens
Mother of the Wood: Blackthorn Prunus Spinosa
Mother’s Heart: Shepherd’s Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Muguet: Lily of the Valley Convallaria magalis
Musk of the Wood: Woodruff Asperula odorata
Mutton Chops: Goosegrass Galium Aparine

N
Naughty Man: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Naughty Man’s Cherries: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Nelka: Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus
Nion: Ash Fraxinus excelsior or F. americana
Noah’s Ark: Ladies’ Slipper Cypripedium pubescens, Cyprepedium parviflorum
Nose Bleed: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Nose of Turtle: Turtle’s Cap / Balmony Chelone Glabra

O
Old Gal: Elder Bark Sambucus Nigra
Old Lady: Elder Bark Sambucus Nigra
Old Maid’s Nightcap: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum
Old Man: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Old Man’s Flannel: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Old Man’s Mustard: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Old Man’s Pepper: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Old Uncle Henry: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Old Woman: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium
Oliver: Olive Olea europaea
Osmund the Waterman: Royal Fern Osmunda regalis
Osterick: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Our Herb: Basil Oncimum basilicum
Our Lady’s Flannel: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Our Lady’s Tears: Lily of the Valley Convallaria Magalis

P
Palma Christi: Castor Ricinus communis
Passions: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Password: Primrose Primula Vulgaris
Patience Dock: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Pencil Cedar: Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
Personata: Burdock Arctium lappa
Peter’s Staff: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Physician’s Bone: Sandstone
Pidgeon’s Grass: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Pigeon Berry: Poke Root Phytolacca decandra
Pidgeonwood: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Pig’s Tail: Leopard’s Bane / Arnica Amica Montana
Pipe Tree: Elder Sambucus Nigra
Piss Elm: Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra
Pitchforks: Beggar’s Tick Bidens pilosa
Plague Flower: Butterbur Petasites Vulgaris, Tussilago Petasites
Plumajillo: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Poor Man’s Meat: Bean Phaseolus Spp.
Poor Man’s Treacle: Garlic Allium sativum
Pot Herb of Alexandria: Alexanders / Horse Parsley Smyrnium olusatrum
Priest’s Crown: Dandelion Leaves Taraxacum Officinale
Priest’s Pintle: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Prince’s Feather: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus
Princess Feather: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus
Pucha-pat: Patchouli Pogostemon cablin Benth
Purple Medic: Alfalfa Medicago Saliva

Q
Quaker’s Bonnet: Lupine Lupinus polyphyllus
Queen of the Meadow: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum
Queen of the Night: Vanilla Cactus Cereus Grandiflorus
Queen’s Delight: Queensroot Stillingia sylvatica

R
Racoon Berry: Mayapple Podophyllum peltaltum
Ram’s Head: American Valerian / Ladies’ Slipper Cypripedium pubescens, Cyprepedium
parviflorum
Ram’s Thorn: Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Rat Root: Calamus Root Acorus calamus
Red Cockscomb: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus
Red Cole: Horseradish Armoracia rusticana
Red Elm: Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra
Red Legs: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Red Robin: Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Red Savin: Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
Red Stick: Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
Resurrection Plant: Rose of Jericho Anastatica hierochuntica
Ring-o-bells: Bluebells Scilla Nutans, Scilla non-scripta, Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Robin-Run-in-the-Grass: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Robin-Run-in-the-Hedge: Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Root of the Holy Ghost: Angelica Angelica archangelica)
Run Away Robin: Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea

S
Samh: Juniper Juniperus communis
Sanguinary: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Satan’s Apples: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Savin: Juniper Juniperus communis
Scabweed: Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Scaldhead: Blackberry Rubus Fructicosus
Scale of Dragon: Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus
Schloss Tea: Marsh Mallow Althaea officinalis
Sea Dew: Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis
Sea Parsley: Lovage Levisticum officinale
Sea Spirit: Bladderwrack Fucus Vesiculosis
Seal Root: Solomon’s Seal Polygonatum Multiflorum, Polygonatum Commutatum, Polygonatum
Biflorum
See Bright: Clary Sage Salvia Sclarea
Seed of Horus: White Horehound Marrubium Vulgare
Semen of Ammon: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum
Semen of Ares: Clover Medicago Sativa
Semen of Helios: White Hellebore Veratrum, album
Semen of Hephaistos: Fleabane Erigeron annuus, Erigeron strigosus
Semen of Herakles: Mustard Rocket / Arrugula Eruca sativa
Semen of Hermes: Dill Peucedanum graveolens
Serpent’s Tongue: Dog’s Tooth Violet Erythronium Americanum
Seven Year’s Love: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Shameface: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum
Shepherd’s Heart: Shepherd’s Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Silver Bells: Black Haw Vibrunum Prunifolium
Silver Branch: Apple Pyrus Spp, Malus spp.
Silver Bough: Apple Pyrus Spp, Malus spp.
Simpler’s Joy: Vervain Verbena officinalis
Skeet: Alexanders / Horse Parsley Smyrnium olusatrum
Skit: Alexanders / Horse Parsley Smyrnium olusatrum
Sleep Wort: Lettuce Lactuca, sativa
Smallage: Celery Apium graveolens var. dulce
Smellage: Lovage Levisticum officinale
Snake Grape: White Bryony -or- English Mandrake Bryonia dioica
Snake Head: Balmony Chelone Glabra
Snake Lily: Blue Flag Iris versicolor
Snakeberry: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Snake’s Ball of Thread: Soapstone steatite
Snake’s Grass: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Snake’s Head: Leech Hirudo medicinalis
Snakeweed: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Snowbells: Benzoin Styrax Benzoin
Soapwort: Daisy Bellis Perennis -or- Comfrey Symphytum Officinale
Soldier’s Cap: Dutchman’s Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Soldier’s Wound Wort: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Son-Before-the-Father: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Sorcerer’s Berry: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Sorcerer’s Root: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Sorcerer’s Violet: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor
Sparrow’s Tongue: Knotweed Polygonum aviculare
Spicknel: Spignel / Bald Money Meum athamanticum
St. Bennet’s Herb: Hemlock Conium Maculatum
St. James’ Wort: Ragwort Senecio jacobaea
St. John’s Plant: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
St. John’s Herb: Hemp / Agrimony (this is not St. John’s Wort) Agrimonia Eupatoria
St. Joseph’s Wort: Sweet Basil Ocimum Basilicum
St. George’s Herb: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
St. Mary’s Seal: Solomon’s Seal Polygonatum Multiflorum, Polygonatum Commutatum,
Polygonatum Biflorum
Stanmarch: Alexanders / Horse Parsley Smyrnium olusatrum
Stand-Up Herb: Celery Apium graveolens var. dulce
Stand Up Wort: Celery Apium graveolens var. dulce
Star Flower: Borage Borago Officinalis
Star of the Earth: Avens Geum urbanum
Starweed: Chickweed Stellaria Media
Starwort: Aster Callistephus chinesis
Staunchweed: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Stingnose: Horseradish Armoracia rusticana
Stud wort: Celery Apium graveolens var. dulce
Summer’s Bride: Calendula Calendula Officinalis
Swallow Herb: Celadine Chelidonium majus
Swallowwort: Celadine Chelidonium majus
Sweet Balm: Lemon Balm Melissa Officinalis
Sweet Mary: Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis
Sweet Weed: Marsh Mallow Althaea officinalis
Sweethearts: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Swine’s Snout: Dandelion leaves Taraxacum Officinale

T
Taco de reina: Nasturtium Tropacolum majus
Tallow Shrub: Bayberry Myrica cerifera
Tamus: Bryony Bryonia alba
Tanner’s Bark: Common Oak Quercus, robur
Tartar Root: Ginseng Panax quinquefolium
Tash plant: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Tear Grass: Job’s Tears coix lachryma jobi
Tears of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Juice Peucedanum graveolens
Tetterberry: Bryony Bryonia alba
Thor’s Helper: Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Thousand Seal: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Thousand Weed: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Three-leafed Grass: Clover Trifolium
Thunderbesom: Mistletoe Viscum Album
Thunder Plant: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum
Tiger’s Chaundron; Lady’s Mantle Alchemilla Vulgaris
Titan’s Blood: Wild Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Toad: Toadflax Comandra Umbellata
Toad Shade: Trillium Trillium Species
Toad Bastard: Toadflax Comandra Umbellata
Toe of Frog; Buttercup Ranunculus Acris
Tongue of Dog: Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale
Tooth of Wolf: Leaf of Wolfsbane Aconitum Napellus, Agrimonia eupatoria
Torches: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Trackleberry: Billberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Tree of Chastity: Hawthorn Crataegus Oxycantha
Tree of Doom: Elder Sambucus Nigra
Tree of Enchantment: White Willow Salix Alba
Tree of Life: Yellow Cedar Thuja occidentalis
Tree of Love: Apple Pyrus Spp, Malus spp.
True Love: Bethroot Trillium Species
Tunhoof: Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Turtle Head: Balmony Chelone Glabra
U
Unicorn Horn: True Unicorn Root Aletris Farinosa -or- False Unicorn Helonias Dioica
Unicorn Root: Boneset Eupatorium Perfoliatum -or- Ague Root / Star Grass Aletris farinosa
Unshoe-the-Horse: Moonwort Fern Botrychium Lunaria

V
Van Van: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Vandal Root: Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Vapor: Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Velvetback: Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Velvet Plant: Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Virgin Mary’s Nest: Nutmeg Myristica fragrans

W
Wachsgagle: Bayberry Myrica cerifera
Wallwort: Comfrey Symphytum officinale
Water Dragon: Marsh Marigold Caltha Palustris
Waxberry: Myrtle Myrica cerifera or Myrtus communis
Wax Dolls: Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Weazel Snout: Yellow Dead Nettles/Yellow Archangel Lamium Galeobdolon
Weed: Ox-Eye Daisy Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum
Whig Plant: Camomile Anthemis nobilis
Whinberry: Billberry Vaccinium myrtillus
White: Ox-eye Daisy Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum
White Man’s Foot: Common Plantain Plantago major
White Wood: White Cinnamon Canella, alba
Whitty: Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Whortleberry: Billberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Whorts: Billberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Wicken Tree: Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Wiggin Ran Tree: Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Wiggy: Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Wiky: Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Wild Lemon: European Mandrake Mandragor officinarum
Wild Vine: Bryony Bryonia alba
Windflower: Anemone Anemone pulsalilla
Wineberry: Billberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Winter Bloom: Witch Hazel Hammamelis virginiana
Wintersweet: Marjoram Origanum majorana
Witch Bane: Mountain Ash Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Witch Grass: Dog Grass Agropyron repens
Witch Herb: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Witch Tree: Mountain Ash Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Witch Wood: Mountain Ash Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Witchen: Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Witches’ Asprin: White Willow Bark Salix Alba
Witches’ Bells: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Witches’ Berry: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Witches’ Brier: Brier Hips Rosa Canina
Witches’ Gloves: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Witches’ Herb: Sweet Basil Ocimum Basilicum
Witches’ Weed: Cinquefoil Potentilla Reptans, Potentilla Erecta
Withe: Willow Salix alba
Withy: Willow Salix alba
Wolf Claw: Club Moss Lycopodiella alopecuroides
Wolf Foot: Sweet Bugle Lycopus Virginicus
Wolf Grape: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Wolf’s Herb: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
Wolf’s Milk: Euphorbia Euphorbia spp.
Womandrake: European Mandrake Mandragor officinarum
Woodbine: Honeysuckle Lonicera caprifolium
Wool of Bat: Holly leaves Ilex Aquifolium
Wound Wort: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Wymote: Marsh Mallow Althaea officinalis

Y
Yakori Bengestro: Elder Sambucus canadensis
Yalluc: Comfrey Symphytum officinale
Yarroway: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yellow Avens: Avens Geum urbanum
Yerba Buena: Peppermint Mentha x piperita
Yerba Louisa: Lemon Verbena Lippia citriodora
Yn-leac: Onion Allium cepa
Ysopo: Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis