Herbs & Botanicals Q–T

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

Q

Quassia (Quassia amara)

Queen Anne’s Lace — see Wild Carrot / Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)

Quina — see Peruvian Bark / Cinchona (Cinchona spp.)

Quince (Cydonia oblonga)

R

Rabbit Tobacco — see Life Everlasting / Rabbit Tobacco (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium)

Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)

Red Root / New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus)

Reishi / Lingzhi (Ganoderma sichuanense; often labeled G. lingzhi or G. lucidum)

Rhodiola / Roseroot (Rhodiola rosea)

Rhubarb, Chinese (Root) — Rheum palmatum

Rooibos / Red Bush (Aspalathus linearis)

Rose Flowers & Petals (Rosa × damascena)

Rose Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens)

Rose Hips / Dog Rose Fruit (Rosa canina & Rosa spp.)

Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus; syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)

Rose of Jericho / Resurrection Plant (Selaginella lepidophylla)

Rowan / European Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)

Rue / Herb of Grace (Ruta graveolens)

S

Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

Saffron / True Saffron (Crocus sativus)

Sage-Leaved Alangium — see Alangium / Ankol / Sage-Leaved Alangium (Alangium salviifolium)

Sage (Salvia officinalis)

Sandalwood / Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album)

Sang Ye — see White Mulberry (Morus alba)

Sarsaparilla (Smilax spp.)

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

Savory (Satureja hortensis & Satureja montana)

Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)

Schisandra (Schisandra chinensis)

Self-Heal (Prunella vulgaris)

Senna (Senna alexandrina)

Shepherd’s Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

Shiso / Perilla (Perilla frutescens)

Siberian Ginseng — see Eleuthero / Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus)

Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)

Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra)

Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)

Sorrel, Common — Rumex acetosa

Soybean (Glycine max)

Spearmint (Mentha spicata)

Speckled Alder (Alnus incana subsp. rugosa)

Spilanthes / Toothache Plant (Acmella oleracea)

Spotted Touch-Me-Not — see Jewelweed / Spotted Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens capensis)

Stevia / Sweetleaf (Stevia rebaudiana)

St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum)

Sumac (Rhus spp.)

T

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

Tailed Pepper — see Cubeb / Tailed Pepper (Piper cubeba)

Tansy Ragwort / Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris; syn. Senecio jacobaea)

Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)

Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus)

Tea, Green — Camellia sinensis

Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia)

Thistle, Milk — Silybum marianum

Thunder God Vine (Tripterygium wilfordii)

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

Tonka Bean (Dipteryx odorata)

Toothache Plant — see Spilanthes / Toothache Plant (Acmella oleracea)

Tormentil / Erect Cinquefoil (Potentilla erecta)

True Saffron — see Saffron / True Saffron (Crocus sativus)

True Unicorn Root — see Aletris / True Unicorn Root (Aletris farinosa)

Turkey Tail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor; syn. Coriolus versicolor)

Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

Twinberry — see Partridgeberry / Twinberry (Mitchella repens)