Alphabetical list of medicinal plants
This list gives a guide to the location of plants in the Global Medicine Garden. Annuals and biennials such as foxgloves and poppies often seed into other areas. Some annuals have to to be re-sown each year.
Latin name | English or local name | Family | Location in GMG |
Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | Asteraceae | Ireland |
Acmella oleracea | Electric daisy, toothache plant | Asteraceae | (annual) |
Aconitum napellus | Monkshood | Ranunculaceae | Europe |
Agapanthus praecox | African lily | Amaryllidaceae | Africa |
Agastache foeniculum | Anise hyssop | Lamiaceae | North America |
Albuca bracteata | Pregnant onion | Asparagaceae | Africa |
Alkekengi officinarum | Chinese lantern | Solanaceae | Asia |
Allium tuberosum | Chinese chives | Amaryllidaceae | Asia |
Aloysia citrodora | Lemon verbena | Verbenaceae | South America, Europe |
Ammi majus | Bishop’s weed, bullwort | Apiaceae | (annual)Mediterranean |
Angelica archangelica | Angelica | Apiaceae | Europe |
Armoracia rusticana | Horseradish | Brassicaceae | Europe |
Artemisia abrotanum | Southernwood | Asteraceae | Europe |
Artemisia absinthium | Wormwood | Asteraceae | Europe |
Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort | Asteraceae | Ireland |
Asarum canadense | wild ginger, snakeroot | Aristolochiaceae | N. America |
Borago officinalis | Borage | Boraginaceae | Europe |
Borago pygmaea | Pygmy borage | Boraginaceae | Europe |
Buddleja davidii | Butterfly bush | Scrophulariaceae | Tibet, China |
Buddleja globosa | Chilean orangeball tree | Scrophulariaceae | S. America |
Buddleja officinalis | Butterfly bush | Scrophulariaceae | Asia |
Calendula officinalis | Pot marigold | Asteraceae | Europe |
Catharanthus roseus | Madagascan periwinkle | Apocynaceae | Africa |
Cedronella canariensis | Balm of Gilead | Lamiaceae | Europe |
Chamaemelum nobile | Roman chamomile | Asteraceae | Europe |
Cochlearia officinalis | Scurvy Grass | Brassicaceae | Europe |
Cordyline australis | Cabbage palm | Asparagaceae | New Zealand |
Corymbia citriodora | Lemon eucalyptus | Myrtaceae | Australia |
Crataegus monogyna | Hawthorn | Rosaceae | Europe |
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora | Crocosmia, yellow cv. | Iridaceae | Africa |
Cynara cardunculus | Cardoon | Asteraceae | Europe |
Cytisus scoparius | Broom, Scotch broom | Fabaceae | UK |
Dahlia sp. | Dahlia mixed | Asteraceae | Africa |
Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove | Plantaginaceae | Ireland |
Dipsacus fullonum | Wild teasel | Caprifoliaceae | Ireland |
Dodonaea viscosa | Hop bush, varnish bush | Sapindaceae | not planted yet |
Epimedium × warleyense‘Orangekönigin’ | Barrenwort | Berberidaceae | Asia |
Eucalyptus globulus | Blue gum | Myrtaceae | Australia |
Ficus carica ‘Brown Turkey’ | Fig | Moraceae | Europe |
Filipendula ulmaria | Meadowsweet | Rosaceae | Ireland |
Foeniculum vulgare | Sweet fennel | Apiaceae | UK |
Fragaria cf vesca | Alpine strawberry | Rosaceae | Ireland |
Fuchsia magellanica ‘Fuchsiaberry’ | Fuchsia berry | Onagraceae | S. America |
Galanthus woronowii | Snowdrop | Amaryllidaceae | Europe |
Galium odoratum | Sweet woodruff | Rubiaceae | Ireland |
Gaultheria procumbens | Creeping wintergreen | Ericaceae | N. America |
Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo | Ginkgoaceae | Asia |
Gomphostigma virgatum | Otter bush | Scrophulariaceae | Africa |
Graptopetalum paraguayense | Ghost plant | Crassulaceae | Trough |
Hemerocallis sp. | Daylily | Asphodelaceae | Asia |
Humulus lupulus ‘Aureus’ | Golden hops | Cannabaceae | Europe |
Hydrangea febrifuga | Chinese quinine | Hydrangeaceae | Asia |
Hyssopus officinalis subsp aristatus | Hyssop | Lamiacea | Trough |
Impatiens tinctoria | Dyer’s bizzy Lizzie | Balsaminaceae | Africa |
Inula helenium | Elecampane | Asteraceae | Europe |
Iris pseudacorus | Flag Iris | Iridaceae | Ireland |
Isatis tinctoria | Woad | Brassicaceae | Europe |
Jasminum officinale | Jasmine, jessamine | Oleaceae | Europe |
Kunzea ericoides | Kanuka | Myrtaceae | not sourced yet |
Laurus nobilis | Bay | Lauraceae | Europe |
Lavandula angustifolia | English lavender | Lamiaceae | Europe |
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’ | Lavender | Lamiaceae | Europe |
Leptospermum scoparium | Manuka | Myrtaceae | New Zealand |
Levisticum officinale | Lovage | Apiaceae | Europe |
Ligusticopsis wallichiana | Milk parsley | Apiaceae | Asia |
Ligusticum officinale | Senkyu | Apiaceae | Asia |
Lobelia siphilitica | great blue lobelia | Campanulaceae | N. America |
Melaleuca alternifolium | Tea tree | Myrtaceae | wanted |
Melissa officinalis | Lemon Balm | Lamiaceae | Europe |
Melissa officinalis | Orange balm | Lamiaceae | Europe |
Mentha spicata var. crispa ‘Moroccan’ | Moroccan mint | Lamiaceae | Europe |
Mentha x piperita | black peppermint | Lamiaceae | Europe |
Mentha x piperita f. citrata ‘Chocolate’ | Chocolate peppermint | Lamiaceae | Europe |
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum | Livingstone daisy | Aizoaceae | Africa |
Meum athamanticum | Spignel | Apiaceae | Ireland |
Nandina domestica | Sacred bamboo | Berberidaceae | Asia |
Nasturtium officinale | Watercress | Brassicaceae | Ireland |
Nicandra physalodes | Shoo-fly | Solanaceae | S. America |
Oenothera sp. | Evening primrose | Onagraceae | Ireland |
Onoclea struthiopteris | Shuttlecock fern | Aspleniaceae | Europe |
Origanum vulgare | Oregano | Lamiaceae | UK |
Papaver somniferum | Opium/breadseed poppy | Papaveraceae | various (annual) |
Parietaria officinalis | Pellitory-of-the-wall | Urticaceae | Ireland |
Passiflora caerulea | Passionflower | Passifloriaceae | S. America |
Pelargonium sidoides | S. African geranium | Geraniaceae | Africa, in trough |
Phormium tenax ‘Chocomint’ | NZ flax | Asphodeliaceae | New Zealand |
Phytolacca americana | Pokeweed | Phytolaccaceae | N. America |
Pittosporum tenuifolium | Tawhiwhi | Pittosporaceae | New Zealand |
Primula veris | Cowslip | Primulaceae | Ireland |
Prunella vulgaris | Selfheal | Lamiaceae | Ireland |
Pseudowintera colorata | N.Z. pepper tree | Winteraceae | New Zealand |
Pulmonaria officinalis | Lungwort | Boraginaceae | Europe |
Reineckea carnea | Chinese lucky grass | Asparagaceae | Asia |
Reseda luteola | Weld | Resedaceae | UK |
Rhodiola rosea | Roseroot | Crassulaceae | Europe |
Rosa gallica var. officinallis | Apothecary’s rose | Rosaceae | Europe |
Rumex acetosa | Common sorrel | Polygonaceae | Ireland |
Ruscus aculeatus | Butcher’s broom | Asparagaceae | Asia |
Ruta graveolens | Rue, herb of grace | Rutaceae | Europe |
Salix ‘Pheasant Brown’ | Willow | Salicaceae | Asia |
Salix × fragilis f. vitellina | Golden willow | Salicaceae | Asia |
Salix myrsinifolia ‘Nigricans’ | Dark-leaved willow | Salicaceae | too vigorous, removed |
Salix sp. | Shrubby willow’ | Salicaceae | |
Salvia officinalis | Sage | Lamiaceae | Europe |
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’ | Purple sage | Lamiaceae | Europe |
Salvia rosmarinus | Rosemary | Lamiaceae | Europe |
Salvia rosmarinus (pink) | Rosemary, pink flowered | Lamiaceae | Europe |
Sambucus nigra | Elder | Viburnaceae | Ireland |
Sambucus nigra cf ‘Black Lace’ | Cut-leaved elder | Viburnacae | Ireland |
Sarcococca sp. | Christmas box | Buxaceae | Asia |
Silybum marianum | Milk thistle | Asteraceae | Europe |
Smallanthus sonchifolius | Yacon | Asteraceae | S. America |
Solanum laxum | White potato vine | Solanaceae | S. America |
Symphytum x uplandicum | ‘Bocking 14’ comfrey | Boraginaceae | Asia |
Tagetes eg ‘Oeillet Gem’ | French marigold | Asteraceae | S. America |
Tagetes linifolia ‘Golden Gem’ | Lemon marigold | Asteraceae | S. America |
Tanacetum balsamita | Costmary | Compositae | |
Tanacetum parthenium | Feverfew | Compositae | Ireland |
Tasmannia lanceolata | Pepperberry | Winteraceae | Australia |
Tetragonia tetragonioides | N.Z. spinach | Aizoaceae | New Zealand |
Thymus ‘ Fragrantissimus’ | Orange thyme, fragrant thyme | Lamiaceae | Trough |
Trifolium pratense | Red clover | Fabaceae | Ireland |
Tropaeolum majus | Nasturtium | Tropaeolaceae | South America |
Tulbaghia violacea | Society garlic | Amaryllidaceae | Africa |
Ugni molinae ‘Ka pow’ | Chilean guava, murta | Myrtaceae | S. America |
Valeriana officinalis | Wild valerian | Caprifoliaceae | UK |
Vinca major | Periwinkle | Apocynaceae | Europe |
Viola odorata | Scented violet | Violaceae | UK |
Visnaga daucoides | Khella, toothpick plant | Apiaceae | (annual) |
Zantedeschia aethiopica | Arum lily | Araceae | Africa |
Zanthoxylum piperitum | Sichuan pepper | Rutaceae | Asia |
Zingiber mioga | Myoga/Japanese ginger | Zingiberaceae | Asia |