Hu-sui Name : Hu-sui Other Names :Bugbane, Bugdill, Coriander seed, Chineseparsley, Dhanyaka, Hu-sui, Stinkingdill, Yan-shi(Chinese name), Dry Dhania Parts Used : Seed, leaves Habitat : Cultivated for thousands of years and is still grown in North andSouth America, Europe, and the Mediterranean area. Grows as a weed,especially in eastern and southern areas of the United [...]
Name : Hsuan-hua Other Names 
evil’s vine, Field bindweed, Great bindweed, Hedge lily, Hsuan-hua, Lady’s nightcap, Rutland beauty, Trailing bindweed Parts Used : Flowering plant, rootstock Habitat : Grows in waste places, thickets, and cultivated ground in the eastern half of the United States and in all of Europe. Description : Hedge bindweed is a [...]
Basil derived its name from Greek basileus which means “king”. This is because it has a royal fragrance.Basil is one of the most popular culinary herb, used the world over for its aroma and flavor. The herb is native to Asia and has a strong, pungent and sweet smell. The herb grows best in hot, [...]
Name : Hillberry Other Names :Aromaticwintergreen, Boxberry, Canadatea, Checkerberry, Chink, Deerberry, Groundberry, Grouseberry, Hillberry, Ivoryplum, Mountaintea, Partridgeberry, Redberrytea, Redpollom, Spiceberry, Spicywintergreen, Springwintergreen, Teaberry, Waxcluster. Parts Used : Leaves Habitat : Grows in woods and clearings, under large trees and shrubs, on sandyacid soils, from Newfoundland to Manitoba and south to Georgia, Michigan,and Indiana. Description : [...]
Name : He shou wu Other Names ropberry, Heshou wu (Chinese name), Mahmeda(Sanskrit name), Meda(Sanskrit name), Sealroot, Sealwort, Yu-zhu(Chinese name) Parts Used : Root, rhizome Habitat : Grows in rich woods and thickets in eastern North America, Europe,and Asia. Connecticut to Florida; Texas, Nebraska to Michigan. Description : Solomon’s seal is a perennial plant; the [...]
Name : Henbane Botanical : Hyoscyamus niger Other Names :Common Henbane. Hyoscyamus. Hog’s-bean. Jupiter’s-bean. Symphonica. Cassilata. Cassilago. Deus Caballinus. Family : Solanaceae Parts Used : Fresh leaves, flowering tops and branches, seeds. Habitat : It is found throughout Central and Southern Europe and in Western Asia, extending to India and Siberia. As a weed of [...]
Name : Hemlock Botanical : Conium maculatum Other Names :Herb Bennet. Spotted Corobane. Musquash Root. Beaver Poison. Poison Hemlock. Poison Parsley. Spotted Hemlock. Kex. Kecksies. Family : Umbelliferae Parts Used : Leaves, fruit, seeds. Habitat : It is by no means an uncommon plant in this country, found on hedgebanks, in neglected meadows, on waste [...]
Name : Heliotrope Botanical : Heliotropium Peruviana Other Names :All-heal American English valerian (grown in the US), Blessed herb, Capon’s tail, English Valerian, Garden heliotrope, German valerian, Great wild valerian, Heal-all, Heliotrope, Setwall, Tagara (Sanskrit name), Vandal root, Vermont valerian, Wild valerian Family : Heliotropeae Parts Used : Dried root, rhizome Habitat : A native [...]
Name : Hazel Nut Other Names :Hazelnut (not the American hazelnut (Corylus americana L.) Pistachio Snappinghazel Spottedalder Stripedalder Tobaccowood Winterbloom Parts Used : Bark and leaves Habitat : Grows in damp woods from Nova Scotia to Georgia and Nebraska, Minnesotasouth to Florida and Texas; it is also cultivated elsewhere for itsautumn-blooming flowers. Description : Witch [...]
Name : Hawthorn Botanical : Crataegus oxyacantha Latin : Crataegus laevigata (Poir.) DC. Other Names :English hawthorn, Haw (Black Haw is Viburnum pruifolium L.), May, May blossom, May bush, May tree, Quick-set, Shan-cha (Chinese name), Thorn-apple tree, Whitethorn Family : Rosaceae Parts Used : Berries, leaves and flowers Habitat : England and continental Europe; in [...]
