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Herbs & Botanicals I–L
Herbs & Botanicals I–L
Browse the Roosters Peacock Herbs & Botanicals Learning Center from I through L. Each linked entry opens a currently published educational herb article.
I
Iceland Moss (Cetraria islandica)
Indian Gooseberry — see Amla / Indian Gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)
Indian Sandalwood — see Sandalwood / Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album)
Indian Tobacco — see Lobelia / Indian Tobacco (Lobelia inflata)
Indigo, Wild — Baptisia tinctoria
Ipecac / Ipecacuanha (Carapichea ipecacuanha)
J
Jaborandi (Pilocarpus microphyllus)
Jamaican Dogwood / Fish Poison Tree (Piscidia piscipula)
Jatamansi / Himalayan Spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi)
Jewelweed / Spotted Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens capensis)
Job’s Tears / Adlay / Yi Yi Ren (Coix lacryma-jobi)
K
Kalahari Cactus — see Hoodia / Kalahari Cactus (Hoodia gordonii)
Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum / Mesembryanthemum tortuosum)
Kawaratake — see Turkey Tail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor; syn. Coriolus versicolor)
Khus — see Vetiver / Khus (Chrysopogon zizanioides; syn. Vetiveria zizanioides)
Kudzu / Ge Gen (Pueraria montana var. lobata)
L
Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris)
Lapacho — see Pau D’Arco / Taheebo / Lapacho (Handroanthus impetiginosus)
Larch / European Larch (Larix decidua)
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus)
Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citrodora)
Lettuce, Wild — Lactuca virosa
Life Everlasting / Rabbit Tobacco (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium)
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
Linden (Tilia × europaea and Tilia spp.)
Lingzhi — see Reishi / Lingzhi (Ganoderma sichuanense; often labeled G. lingzhi or G. lucidum)
Lobelia / Indian Tobacco (Lobelia inflata)
Lotus, Blue (Egyptian) — Nymphaea caerulea
Lotus, Sacred — Nelumbo nucifera