Herbs & Botanicals M–P

Herbs & Botanicals M–P

Browse the Roosters Peacock Herbs & Botanicals Learning Center from M through P. Each linked entry opens a currently published educational herb article.

M

Maca (Lepidium meyenii)

Mace — see Nutmeg & Mace (Myristica fragrans)

Ma Huang — see Ephedra / Ma Huang (Ephedra sinica)

Malabar Tamarind — see Garcinia Cambogia / Malabar Tamarind (Garcinia gummi-gutta)

Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum)

Maqui Berry (Aristotelia chilensis)

Marigold, African (Aztec) — Tagetes erecta

Marjoram, Sweet — Origanum majorana

Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)

Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)

Mimosa / Silk Tree — see Albizia / Mimosa / Silk Tree (Albizia julibrissin)

Mistletoe, European — Viscum album

Mojave Yucca — see Yucca / Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)

Moringa / Drumstick Tree (Moringa oleifera)

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)

Mountain Ash — see Rowan / European Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)

Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)

Muira Puama / Marapuama (Ptychopetalum olacoides)

Mulberry, White — Morus alba

Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

Mustard Seed: Yellow/White, Brown/Indian & Black Mustard

Mu Tong — see Akebia / Chocolate Vine / Mu Tong (Akebia quinata)

Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)

Myrtle — see Common Myrtle / Myrtle (Myrtus communis)

Myrtle, Common — Myrtus communis

N

Neem (Azadirachta indica)

Nettle — see Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)

Nettle, Stinging — Urtica dioica

New Jersey Tea — see Red Root / New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus)

Noni / Indian Mulberry (Morinda citrifolia)

Northern Prickly Ash — see Prickly Ash / Northern Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)

Nutmeg & Mace (Myristica fragrans)

O

Oats & Oatstraw (Avena sativa)

Old Man’s Beard Lichen — see Usnea / Old Man’s Beard Lichen (Usnea spp.)

Olive Leaf (Olea europaea)

Opium Poppy — see Poppy Seed / Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)

Oregano (Origanum vulgare)

Oregon Grape (Berberis aquifolium / Mahonia aquifolium)

Oriental / Asian Water-Plantain / Ze Xie (Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. orientale; syn. Alisma orientale)

Orris Root / Iris Root (Iris × germanica & Iris pallida)

Osha Root / Bear Root (Ligusticum porteri)

Oud — see Agarwood / Aloeswood / Oud (Aquilaria malaccensis & Aquilaria spp.)

P

Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

Partridgeberry / Twinberry (Mitchella repens)

Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)

Patchouli / Guang Huo Xiang (Pogostemon cablin)

Pau D’Arco / Taheebo / Lapacho (Handroanthus impetiginosus)

Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)

Pepper, Black — Piper nigrum

Peppermint (Mentha × piperita)

Perilla — see Shiso / Perilla (Perilla frutescens)

Periwinkle, Lesser (Common) — Vinca minor

Persian Manna Plant — see Camelthorn / Persian Manna Plant (Alhagi maurorum)

Peruvian Bark / Cinchona (Cinchona spp.)

Pheasant’s Eye — see Adonis / Pheasant’s Eye (Adonis vernalis)

Pineapple / Bromelain (Ananas comosus)

Pine Needles & Shoots (Pinus spp.)

Pipsissewa / Prince’s Pine (Chimaphila umbellata)

Plantain Leaf (Plantago major & Plantago lanceolata)

Pleurisy Root / Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum)

Poke Root / American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)

Pomegranate (Punica granatum)

Poppy Seed / Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)

Prickly Ash / Northern Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)

Psyllium / Ispaghula (Plantago ovata)

Pumpkin Seed / Pepitas (Cucurbita pepo)

Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)