Adder's Tongue: Erythronium Americanum (English Adder's Tongue being a fern)
Folk Names: American Adder's Tongue, Serpent's Tongue, Adder's Mouth.
Alfalfa: Medicago Sativa
Folk Names: Buffalo Herb, Lucerne, Purple Medic.
Alkanet: Alkanna Tinctoria
Folk Names: Anchusa, Dyer's Bugloss, Orchanet, Spanish Bugloss
Allspice: Pimenta Officinalis
Folk Names: Pimento, Jamaica Pepper.
Almond: Prunus Dulcis
Folk Names: None Available
Amaranth: Amaranthus Hypochondriacus or Amarantus Blitum for the wild variety (Strawberry Blite)
Folk Names: Flower of Immortality, Huauhtli (Aztec), Love-Lies Bleeding, Red Cockscomb, Velvet Flower.
Anemone: Anemone Pulsatilla
Folk Names: Easter Flower, Meadow Anemone, Passe Flower, Pasque Flower, Wind Flower.
Angelica: Angelica Archangelica
Folk Names: Archangel, Garden Angelica, Masterwort.
Apple: Pyrus Malus or Pyrus Spp.
Folk Names: Fruit of the Gods, Fruit of the Underworld, Silver Branch, The Silver Bough, Tree of Love, Wild Apple.
Ash: Fraxinus Excelsior or F. americana
Folk Names: Common Ash, Weeping Ash.
Balm, Lemon: Melissa Officinalis
Folk Names: Bee Balm, Lemon Balsam, Melissa, Sweet Balm, Sweet Melissa.
Balm of Gilead: Commiphora Opobalsamum
Folk Names: Balessan, Balsam of Gilead, Balsam Tree, Balsumodendron Gileadensis, Bechan, Mecca Balsam.
Banana: Musa Sapientum or Musa Paradisiaca
Folk Names: Plantain Fruit
Barley: Hordeum Distichon
Folk Names: Pearl Barley, Perlatum
Basil: Ocimum Basilicum or Ocymum Basilium
Folk Names: Albahaca, American Dittany, 'Our Herb', St. Joseph's Wort, Sweet Basil, Witches' Herb
Bay: Laurus Nobilis
Folk Names: Baie, Bay Laurel, Bay tree, Daphne, Greecian Laurel, Laurel, Laurier d'Apollon, Laurier Sauce, Lorbeer, Noble Laurel, Roman Laurel, Sweet Bay.
Benzoin: Styrax Benzoin
Folk Names: Ben, Benjamin, Gum Benzoin, Siam Benzoin, Siamese Benzoin, Sumatra Benzoin
Bergamot, Orange: Mentha Citrata
Folk Names: Bergamot, Orange Mint
Bittersweet: Celastrus Scandens *Poison-Solanum Dulcamara*
Folk Names: Dulcamara, Felonwood, Felonwort, Scarlet Berry, Violet Bloom, Woody Nightshade.
Blackberry: Rubus Villosus or Rubus Fructicosus
Folk Names: Bly, Bramble, Brambleberry, Bramble-Kite, Brameberry, Bumble-Kite, Brumel, Cloudberry, Dewberry, Goutberry, High Blackberry, Scaldhead, Thimbleberry
Blue Flag: Iris Versicolor *Poison*
Folk Names: Dragon flower, Dagger Flower, Flag Lily, Fleur-de-Lys, Iris, Liver Lily, Poison Lily, Snake Lily, Water Flag, Water Iris
Bracken: Pteridium Aquilinum
Folk Names: None Available
Briony: Bryony Dioica *Poison- all varieties*
Folk Names: English Mandrake, Gout Root, Ladie's Seal, Mad Root, Snake Grape, Tamus, Tetterberry, White Bryony, Wild Hops, Wild Nep, Wild Vine, Wood Vine
Bromeliad: Crypanthus spp.
Folk Names: Chameleon Star, Earth Star.
Buckwheat: Polygonum Fagopyrum
Folk Names: Beechwheat, Brank, Buchweizen, French Wheat, Heidekorm, Le Ble noir, Saracen Corn, Sarrasin
Burdock: Arctium Lappa
Folk Names: Bardana, Beggar's Buttons, Burrseed, Clotbur, Cockleburr, Cockle Buttons, Fox's Clote, Great Burdock, Happy Major, Hurrburr, Love Leaves, Personata, Philanthropium, Thorny Burr
Please remember; all herbs should be thoroughly researched before use. For more information on how to make tinctures, incense, etc. I would recommend that you go to either Botanical.com or Shez and Ken's Old City Homepage.
