Herbs for Bitter

Alexandrian Senna

senna alexandrina

Alfalfa

medicago sativa

Aloe

aloe

Aloes

aloe vera

Amur Corktree

phellodendron amurense

Anemarrhena

anemarrhena asphodelioides

Angostura

angostura trifoliata

Artichoke

cynara cardunculus subsp. cardunculus

Asian Meadow-rue

thalictrum foliolosum

Asoka

saraca indica

Asparagus

asparagus officinalis

Baical Skullcap

scutellaria baicalensis

Balmony, Turtlehead

chelone glabra

Barberry

berberis vulgaris

Bayleaf, Laurel

laurus nobilis l.

Bearberry

arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Bilberry

vaccinium myrtillus

Bitter Milkwort

polygala amara l.

Black Cohosh

actaea racemosa

Black Horehound

ballota nigra

Blackberry Lily

belamcanda chinensis

Blessed Thistle

cnicus benedictus

Bletilla, Hardy Orchid

bletilla striata

Blue Cohosh

caulophyllum thalictroides

Boneset

eupatorium perfoliatum

Bowman’s Root

gillenia trifoliata

Bupleurum, Hare’s Ear

bupleurum chinense or bupleurum falcatum

Burdock

arctium lappa

Butcher’s Broom

ruscus aculeatus

Cabbage

brassica oleracea var. capitata

Calendula

calendula officinalis

Calendula, Marigold, Pot-marigold

calendula officinalis

California Peppertree

schinus molle

Cane Reed

costus speciosus

Cascara Sagrada

frangula purshiana

Champac

michelia champaca

Chaparral, Creosote Bush

larrea tridentata

Chicory

cichorium intybus l.

Chinaberry

melia azedarach

Chinese Peony

paeonia lactiflora

Chinese Senega Root

polygala tenuifolia

Chirata

swertia chirayita

Cinchona, Quinine, Redbark

cinchona pubescens

Clusterleaf

terminalia sericea

Colombo

jateorhiza palmata

Condor Plant, Eagle Vine

marsdenia cundurango

Creat

andrographis paniculata

Dandelion

taraxacum officinale

Dong Quai

angelica sinensis

Dutchman’s Breeches, Turkey Corn

dicentra cucullaria

Eclipta

eclipta prostrata

Endive

cichorium endivia

Ephedra, Ma Huang

ephedra spp.

European Corn Mint

mentha arvensis

Fennel

foeniculum vulgare

Feverfew

tanacetum parthenium

Flannelweed, Country Mallow

sida cordifolia

Forsythia, Golden Bells

forsythia suspensa

Gentian

gentiana lutea

Giant Milkweed

calotropis gigantea

Ginseng, Oriental Ginseng

panax ginseng

Goldenseal

hydrastis canadensis

Goldthread

coptis spp.

Gugul

commiphora wightii

Gulancha, Heart-leaved Moonseed

tinospora cordifolia

Hawthorn

crataegus

Heavenly Bamboo

nandina domestica

Hemp Agrimony

eupatorium cannabinum

Holy Basil

ocimum tenuiflorum

Hops

humulus lupulus

Horseradish

armoracia rusticana

Horsetail

equisetum arvense

Huang Qi

astragalus spp.

Indian Barberry, Tree Turmeric

berberis aristata

Indian Or Himalayan Rhubarb

rheum australe

Ivy Gourd

coccinia grandis

Jatamansi, Indian Nard

nardostachys grandiflora

Juniper

juniperus

Kamala

mallotus philippensis

Lady’s Bedstraw

galium verum

Lesser Periwinkle

vinca minor

Licorice

glycyrrhiza glabra

Life-root, Squaw Weed

senecio aureus

Lovage

levisticum officinale

Marupa, Bitter Wood

simarouba amara aubl.

MatÉ

ilex paraguariensis

Mayapple, American Mandrake

podophyllum peltatum

Milk Thistle

silybum marianum

Mountain Ash

sorbus americana

Mugwort

artemisia vulgaris

Neem

azadirachta indica

Nettle

urtica dioica

Nux Vomica

strychnos nux-vomica

Pareira, Curare

chondrodendron tomentosum

Phyllanthus

phyllanthus niruri

Picrorhiza

picrorhiza kurrooa

Plumbago

plumbago zeylanica

Purple Tephrosia

tephrosia purpurea

Quassia

picrasma excelsa

Rauwolfia, Snakewood

rauvolfia serpentina

Red Clover

trifolium pratense l.

Red Root Sage

salvia miltiorrhiza

Rhubarb, Da Huang

rheum palmatum

Rose-of-sharon

hibiscus syriacus l.

Rue

ruta graveolens

Safflower

carthamus tinctorius

Saw Palmetto

serenoa repens

Scopolia

scopolia carniolica

Scotch Pine

pinus sylvestris

Self-heal, Heal All

prunella vulgaris

Senburi

swertia japonica

Shatavari, Shatamuli

asparagus racemosus

Siberian Ginseng

eleutherococcus senticosus

Sicklepod

senna tora

Smooth Loofah, Luffa

luffa aegyptiaca

Squirrel-corn

dicentra canadensis

Summer Cypress

bassia scoparia

Sweet Annie, Annual Wormwood

artemisia annua

Three-leaved Caper

crataeva nurvala

Tienchi

panax pseudoginseng wall. var. notoginseng (burkill) g. hoo & c.j. tseng

Turmeric

curcuma longa

Velvetleaf

cissampelos pareira l.

Watercress

nasturtium officinale r. brown

White Horehound

marrubium vulgare l.

Wild Yam

dioscorea villosa

Winged Prickly-ash

zanthoxylum armatum

Woodruff

galium odoratum

Wormwood

artemisia absinthium