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

Rev.11-03-2021

Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil

Diseases & Uses
Local (Geographical) use
Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil
Plant Names
English	Latin
Absinthium	Artemisia absinthium
Acerola	Malpighia glabra
Aguaje	Mauritia flexuosa
Alabama swamp flatsedge	Cyperus ligularis
Alexandrian senna	Senna alexandrina
Aloe vera	Aloe vera
Amargo	Quassia amara
Ambarella	Spondias dulcis
American nightshade	Solanum americanum
Anatto	Bixa orellana
Angular winter cherry	Physalis angulata
Anise	Pimpinella anisum
Annona	Annona
Annual nettle	Urtica urens
Apple mint	Mentha x villosa
Ara a gato	Senegalia tenuifolia
Arabica coffee	Coffea arabica
Aramina fibre	Urena lobata
Argentine senna	Senna corymbosa
Avocado	Persea americana
Awnless barnyard grass	Echinochloa colonum
Balloon vine	Cardiospermum halicacabum
Bamboo	Bambusa
Bamboo powell giant	Dendrocalamus giganteus
Bambú.	Bambusa vulgaris
Banana	Musa x paradisiaca
Barbados nut	Jatropha curcas
Basil	Ocimum basilicum
Bay laurel	Laurus nobilis
Bayhops	Ipomoea pes-caprae
Beach sugar apple	Annona salzmannii
Beggar sticks	Bidens pilosa
Bellyache bush	Jatropha gossypiifolia
Bengal almond	Terminalia catappa
Big eggplant	Solanum erianthum
Bigflowered coreopsis	Coreopsis grandiflora
Billygoat weed	Ageratum conyzoides
Bird-of-paradise trees	Caesalpinia
Bitter apple	Citrullus lanatus
Bitter leaf	Gymnanthemum amygdalinum
Bitter melon	Momordica charantia
Bitter orange	Citrus x aurantium
Bitter tomato	Solanum aethiopicum
Black jurema	Mimosa tenuiflora
Black night	Alternanthera brasiliana
Black pepper	Piper nigrum
Blue sour plum	Ximenia americana
Boldo	Peumus boldus
Boton de oro	Melampodium divaricatum
Brazil wood	Paubrasilia echinata
Brazilian angelin tree	Andira vermifuga
Brazilian blady grass	Imperata brasiliensis
Brazilian button flower	Centratherum punctatum
Brazilian copal	Hymenaea courbaril
Brazilian grape tree	Plinia cauliflora
Brazilian ironwood	Libidibia ferrea
Brazilian orchid tree	Bauhinia forficata
Brazilian pepper tree	Schinus terebinthifolia
Brazilian plum	Spondias mombin
Brazilian-licorice	Periandra mediterranea
Bristly starbur	Acanthospermum hispidum
Broad-leaved lavender	Lavandula latifolia
Broomwood	Melochia tomentosa
Bugtree	Solanum mauritianum
Bull nettle	Cnidoscolus urens
Burhead	Echinodorus
Bush basil	Ocimum minimum
Bushmints	Hyptis
Bushy matgrass	Lippia alba
Calisaya	Cinchona calisaya
Canary island laurel	Laurus azorica
Candle bush	Senna alata
Carambola	Averrhoa carambola
Cardoon	Cynara cardunculus
Caribbean trumpet tree	Tabebuia aurea
Carnation	Dianthus caryophyllus
Carry me seed	Phyllanthus amarus
Cashew tree	Anacardium occidentale
Casia amarilla	Senna spectabilis
Cassava	Manihot esculenta
Castor oil plant	Ricinus communis
Catole palm	Syagrus oleracea
Cat's claw	Uncaria tomentosa
Cecropia	Cecropia pachystachya
Cecropia trees	Cecropia
Chamber bitter	Phyllanthus urinaria
Cherimoya	Annona cherimola
Chia	Salvia
Christmas kalanchoe	Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Cigar-box cedar	Cedrela fissilis
Citron	Citrus medica
Cleome	Cleome houtteana
Clove	Syzygium aromaticum
Clove basil	Ocimum gratissimum
Coastal sandbur	Cenchrus spinifex
Coastal-plain wedelia	Wedelia calycina
Cockscomb	Celosia argentea
Coco plum	Chrysobalanus icaco
Coffee senna	Senna occidentalis
Coleus	Coleus barbatus
Coleus forskohlii	Coleus forskalaei
Comb bushmint	Mesosphaerum pectinatum
Common comfrey	Symphytum officinale
Common hollyhock	Alcea rosea
Common lavender	Lavandula angustifolia subsp. angustifolia
Common mallow	Malva sylvestris
Common rue	Ruta graveolens
Copaiba	Copaifera reticulata
Copaiba	Copaifera officinalis
Cordoncillo	Piper peltatum
Coriander	Coriandrum sativum
Cotton plant	Gossypium
Country borag	Coleus amboinicus
Crato passionvine	Passiflora cincinnata
Crocus	Crocus
David's milkberry	Chiococca alba
Dill	Anethum graveolens
Dormideira	Mimosa somnians
Earpod tree	Enterolobium contortisiliquum
Earth almond	Cyperus esculentus
Elder	Sambucus nigra
Elegant spikerush	Eleocharis elegans
Elephant's-foot	Elephantopus mollis
Erect tropical daisy	Egletes viscosa
Espinheira santa	Maytenus ilicifolia
European plum	Prunus domestica
Extra long staple cotton	Gossypium barbadense
False ipecacuanha	Pombalia calceolaria
Faux persil	Cardiospermum corindum
Fennel	Foeniculum vulgare
Field horsetail	Equisetum arvense
Fimbristylis	Fimbristylis dichotoma
Fimbry	Fimbristylis littoralis
Fish poison	Tephrosia purpurea
Flameflower	Talinum portulacifolium
Flannel Weed	Sida cordifolia
Flaxleaf fanpetals	Sida linifolia
Flax-leaf fleabane	Erigeron bonariensis
Fourspike heliotrope	Euploca procumbens
Fringed pod toothache plant	Acmella ciliata
Fruit for wolves	Solanum lycocarpum
Fynbos aloe	Aloe succotrina
Garden onion	Allium cepa
Garlic	Allium sativum
Genipapo	Genipa americana
German chamomile	Matricaria chamomilla
Giant horsetail	Equisetum giganteum
Giant mexican sunflower	Tithonia diversifolia
Giant sensitive-weed	Mimosa invisa
Giant spider plant	Cleome spinosa
Giant thorny bamboo	Bambusa bambos
Ginger	Zingiber officinale
Ginger-leaf morning-glory	Ipomoea asarifolia
Globe amaranths	Gomphrena
Goatweed	Capraria biflora
Golden trumpet tree	Handroanthus chrysotrichus
Grapeleaf begonia	Begonia reniformis
Grass-like fimbry	Fimbristylis quinquangularis subsp. quinquangularis
Guacimilla	Trema micranthum
Guarana	Paullinia cupana
Guava	Psidium guajava
Guinea hen weed	Petiveria alliacea
Gulf sandmat	Euphorbia thymifolia
Hammock shrubverbena	Lantana canescens
Heliotropes	Heliotropium
Hoary basil	Ocimum americanum
Holy basil	Ocimum tenuiflorum
Horse radish	Armoracia rusticana
Horsebush	Peltophorum dubium
Hymenaea	Hymenaea
Hyssopleaf sandmat	Euphorbia hyssopifolia
Indian fig opuntia	Opuntia ficus-indica
Indian heliotrope	Heliotropium indicum
Ipê-branco	Tabebuia roseo-alba
Ipecacuanha	Carapichea ipecacuanha
Jalap	Ipomoea purga
Jambul	Syzygium cumini
Japanese pie pumpkin	Cucurbita argyrosperma
Jocote	Spondias purpurea
Jointed flatsedge	Cyperus articulatus
Jua	Sarcomphalus joazeiro
Jujube	Ziziphus
Key lime	Citrus x aurantiifolia
Klip dagga	Leonotis nepetifolia
Knotted spikerush	Eleocharis interstincta
Leaf of life	Kalanchoe pinnata
Least basil	Ocimum campechianum
Lemon	Citrus x limon
Lemon balm	Melissa officinalis
Lemon grass	Cymbopogon citratus
Lemon scented gum	Corymbia citriodora
Lemon verbena	Aloysia citrodora
Levant cotton	Gossypium herbaceum
Licania	Licania
Licorice weed	Scoparia dulcis
Lidpod	Operculina
Lilac tasselflower	Emilia sonchifolia
Lobster bush	Coleus neochilus
Locustberries	Byrsonima coccolobifolia
Long stalked leaf-flower	Phyllanthus tenellus
Luehea	Luehea speciosa
Luffa	Luffa operculata
Mace	Myristica fragrans
Macela	Achyrocline saturejoides
Maize	Zea mays
Maloxo	Albizia inundata
Mango	Mangifera indica
Manjack	Cordia
Marigold	Tagetes erecta
Marigold pepper	Piper marginatum
Marjoram	Origanum majorana
Marolo	Annona crassiflora
Mate plant	Ilex paraguariensis
Matico	Piper aduncum
Mayten	Maytenus
Mexican husk tomato	Physalis ixocarpa
Mexican poppy	Argemone mexicana
Milkwort	Polygala paniculata
Mimosas	Mimosa
Monkey pod	Samanea saman
Mugwort	Artemisia vulgaris
Mustard greens	Brassica juncea
Never die	Kalanchoe crenata
Oiticica	Licania rigida
Okra	Abelmoschus esculentus
Oneleaf senna	Senna uniflora
Orchid trees	Bauhinia
Oregano	Origanum vulgare
Paniculated spot flower	Blainvillea acmella
Papaya	Carica papaya
Pariparoba	Piper umbellatum
Parsley	Petroselinum crispum
Passion fruit	Passiflora edulis
Penny royal	Mentha pulegium
Pepper elder	Peperomia pellucida
Peppermint	Mentha x piperita
Pequi	Caryocar brasiliense
Pequi	Caryocar coriaceum
Physic nut	Jatropha
Pignut	Mesosphaerum suaveolens
Pimientillo	Xylopia frutescens
Pineapple	Ananas comosus var. comosus
Pink ipê	Handroanthus impetiginosus
Pink porcelain lilly	Alpinia zerumbet
Pitanga	Eugenia uniflora
Plantain	Plantago major
Pomegranate	Punica granatum
Prostrate sandmat	Euphorbia prostrata
Pumpkin	Cucurbita pepo
Punarnava	Boerhavia diffusa
Quinine bark tree	Cinchona officinalis
Rashed tree	Copaifera langsdorffii
Red elderberry	Sambucus racemosa
Red sage	Lantana camara
Red spiderling	Boerhavia coccinea
Red torch ginger	Etlingera elatior
Rigid stripeseed	Piriqueta racemosa
Rosemary	Salvia rosmarinus
Rough horsetail	Equisetum hyemale
Roundleaf greenbrier	Smilax rotundifolia
Rushfoil	Croton
Sabiá	Mimosa caesalpiniifolia
Scarlet spiral-flag	Costus spiralis
Scorpion's tail	Heliotropium angiospermum
Sensitive plant	Mimosa pudica
Sesame	Sesamum indicum
Shallot	Allium ascalonicum
Shrubby false buttonweed	Spermacoce verticillata
Singapore daisy	Sphagneticola trilobata
Sleepy morning	Waltheria indica
Snakewood tree	Cecropia palmata
Soursop	Annona muricata
Spanish cedar	Cedrela odorata
Spear mint	Mentha spicata
Spiked spirlaflag ginger	Costus spicatus
Spurflowers	Plectranthus
St. benedict's thistle	Centaurea benedicta
Staghorn club-moss	Lycopodiella cernua
Star anise	Illicium verum
Stonebreaker	Phyllanthus niruri
Stryphnodendron	Stryphnodendron adstringens
Sugar cane	Saccharum officinarum
Sugar-apples	Annona squamosa
Sunflower	Helianthus annuus
Sweet acacia	Vachellia farnesiana
Sweet potato	Ipomoea batatas
Syagrus	Syagrus
Tamarind	Tamarindus indica
Tasmanian blue gum	Eucalyptus globulus
Tomatillo	Physalis philadelphica
Tomato plant	Solanum lycopersicum
Tonka beans	Dipteryx odorata
Tooth-ache plant	Acmella oleracea
Tree cotton	Gossypium arboreum
Treebine	Cissus
Tropical bushmint	Cantinoa mutabilis
Tropical flatsedge	Cyperus surinamensis
True cinnamon	Cinnamomum verum
Trumpet tree	Cecropia peltata
Turkcap	Malvaviscus arboreus
Turmeric	Curcuma longa
Upland cotton	Gossypium hirsutum
Vilca	Anadenanthera colubrina
Violet milkwort	Asemeia violacea
Vitex	Vitex agnus-castus
Water cress	Nasturtium officinale
Water-willow	Dianthera pectoralis
Water-willow	Justicia
Water-willow	Dianthera pectoralis
West indian elm	Guazuma ulmifolia
White alder	Turnera subulata
White dead-nettle	Lamium album
White plumbago	Plumbago zeylanica
Whitebrush	Aloysia gratissima
Whitewort	Leucas martinicensis
Wild maracuja	Passiflora foetida
Willow-leaved justicia	Justicia gendarussa
Wormseed	Dysphania ambrosioides
Yarrow	Achillea millefolium
Yellow alder	Turnera ulmifolia
Yellow lapacho	Handroanthus serratifolius

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

Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil

Diseases & Uses

Local (Geographical) use

Plant Names

English

Latin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Sn3509

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