Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Diseases & Uses

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Plant Names

English

Latin
(Land) calthropTribulus terrestris
ActinidiaActinidia
African milkweedGomphocarpus fruticosus
African plantainPlantago afra
AgaricusAgaricus
AinsworthiaTordylium trachycarpum
Aleppo oakQuercus infectoria
Aleppo pinePinus halepensis
Alexander’sSmyrnium connatum
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
AlfalfaMedicago sativa
Algerian teaParonychia argentea
Almond treeAmygdalus communis var. dulcis
Aloe veraAloe vera
Alpine stonecropHylotelephium maximum
AmaryllisHippeastrum
American pokeweedPhytolacca americana
American sweet gumLiquidambar styraciflua
American wahooEuonymus atropurpureus
AnagyrisAnagyris foetida
AnanasAnanas
Anatolian orchisOrchis anatolica
Angel trumpetBrugmansia suaveolens
Angel's trumpetDatura innoxia
AnisePimpinella anisum
Annual delphiniumDelphinium ambiguum
Annual mercuryMercurialis annua
Annual milkwortPolygala monspeliaca
Annual nettleUrtica urens
Annual silver hairgrassAira elegans
Ansu apricotPrunus armeniaca
Aphrodite spurgeEuphorbia veneris
AppleMalus domestica
Apple-ring acaciaFaidherbia albida
Arabian peaBituminaria bituminosa
AronstabArum orientale
Asparagus peaLotus tetragonolobus
AsphodelAsphodelus aestiveus var. microcarpus
Assyrian plumCordia myxa
AubergineSolanum melongena
Austrian pinePinus nigra
Autumn buttercupRanunculus bullatus
Autumn crocusColchicum autumnale
Autumn crocusCrocus sativus
AvensGeum heterocarpum
AvocadoPersea americana
AzaroleCrataegus azarolus
Balkan anemoneAnemonoides blanda
Balkan peonyPaeonia mascula
BananaMusa x paradisiaca
Barbary nutMoraea sisyrinchium
BarberyBerberis cretica
BarleyHordeum vulgare
BasilOcimum basilicum
Basyl thyme- endemicClinopodium graveolens subsp. graveolens
Bay laurelLaurus nobilis
Bean broomrapeOrobanche crenata
Bear's breechesAcanthus mollis
BeetBeta vulgaris
Beggar ticksBidens frondosa
Bergamot mintMentha aquatica
Bermuda grassCynodon dactylon
Big quaking grassBriza maxima
BindweedConvolvulus oleifolius
Bishop's flowerAmmi majus
Bitter appleCitrullus lanatus
Bitter orangeCitrus x aurantium
Black bryonyDioscorea communis
Black locustRobinia pseudo-acacia
Black mulberryMorus nigra
Black mustardBrassica nigra
Black poplarPopulus nigra
Black-berry brambleRubus creticus
Black-eyed susanHibiscus trionum
Blackspot hornpoppyGlaucium corniculatum
Black-woodCotoneaster racemiflorus
Bladder campionSilene vulgaris
Bladder vetchTripodion tetraphyllum
Blue hound’s-tongueCynoglossum creticum
Blue passion flowerPassiflora caerulea
Blue pimpernelLysimachia arvensis var. caerulea
Blue woodruffAsperula arvensis
Boccone's sea-spurreySpergularia bocconei
BongardiaBongardia chrysogonum
BorageBorago officinalis
BoseaBosea cypria
Boston horse tailEquisetum ramosissimum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Branched plantaiPlantago indica
Bread wheatTriticum aestivum
Bristly hollyhockAlcea setosa
Bristly ox-tongueHelminthotheca echioides
Broad leaved cudweedFilago pyramidata
BroccoliBrassica cretica
BroomCytisus
BroomrapeCistanche phelypaea
Buck thornRhamnus oleoides
Buff ballsLycoperdon
BuglossAnchusa aegyptiaca
Burr chervilAnthriscus caucalis
Butcher's broomRuscus aculeatus
Butter wortPinguicula crystallina
CalamintClinopodium brevifolium
Camomile-leavedAchillea cretica
Canary grassPhalaris canariensis
Cape aloesAloe ferox
Caper bushCapparis spinosa
CaputsineTropaeolum urgins
CarawayCarum carvi
CardoonCynara cardunculus
CardopathiumCardopatium corymbosum
CarlineCarlina involucrata subsp. cyprica
CarlineCarlina pygmaea
CarnationDianthus caryophyllus
Carob treeCeratonia siliqua
Carrion plantStapelia grandiflora
CarthamusCarthamus tenuis
Castor oil plantRicinus communis
CeleriacApium graveolens
Cemetery irisIris florentina
Century plantAgave americana
ChickpeaCicer arietinum
Chilli pepperCapsicum annuum
Chinese hibiscusHibiscus rosa sinensis
Chinese thujaPlatycladus orientalis
Christ’s spiny treeZiziphus spina-christi
Cilician firAbies cilicica
CionuraCionura erecta
CitronCitrus medica
ClareSalvia willeana
CleaversGalium aparine
ClematisClematis cirrhosa
Coastal medickMedicago marina
Colden dropOnosma fruticosa
ColocynthCitrullus colocynthis
ColombinAquilegia vera
Colts footTussilago farfara
Common agrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Common arisarumArisarum vulgare
Common beanPhaseolus vulgaris
Common bird's-foot trefoilLotus corniculatus
Common boxBuxus sempervirens
Common centauryCentaurium erythraea
Common chickweedStellaria media
Common comfreySymphytum officinale
Common corn cockleAgrostemma githago
Common cut weedFilago arvensis
Common dodderCuscuta palaestina
Common dog violetViola sieheana
Common figFicus carica
Common fleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Common fumitoryFumaria officinalis
Common golden thistleScolymus hispanicus
Common grape vineVitis vinifera
Common gum cistusCistus ladanifer
Common hawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common hawthornCrataegus rhipidophylla
Common hazelCorylus avellana
Common heliotropeHeliotropium europaeum
Common hollyhockAlcea rosea
Common ivyHedera helix
Common jasmineJasminum officinale
Common juniperJuniperus communis
Common knot grassPolygonum aviculare
Common lavenderLavandula angustifolia
Common leadwortPlumbago europaea
Common madderRubia tinctorum
Common male fernDryopteris filix-mas
Common mallowMalva sylvestris
Common myrtleMyrtus communis
Common poppyPapaver rhoeas
Common purslanePortulaca oleracea
Common rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
Common saltwortSalsola kali
Common smilaxSmilax aspera
Common snapdragonAntirrhinum majus
Common sow thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common tobaccoNicotiana tabacum
Common tumbleweedAmaranthus albus
Common vervainVerbena officinalis
Common vetchVicia sativa
Common walnutJuglans regia
Conehead thymeThymbra capitata
ConvolvuvusConvolvulus dorycnium
Copa de oroTecoma stans
Coral gumEucalyptus torquata
CorianderCoriandrum sativum
Cornish mallowMalva multiflora
CorydallisCorydalis rutifolia
CostmaryTanacetum balsamita
Cotswold penny-cressNoccaea perfoliata
Couch grassElymus repens
Crab finger grassDigitaria sanguinalis
Creeping cinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Creeping lady's sorrelOxalis corniculata
Cretan bryonyBryonia cretica
Cretan culantroEryngium creticum
Cricket bat willowSalix alba
Crown anemoneAnemone coronaria
CucumberCucumis sativus
Curled-leaved st. john's-wortHypericum triquetrifolium
Curry plantHelichrysum italicum
Cypress spurgeEuphorbia cyparissias
Cyprus bee orchidOphrys kotschyi
Cyprus cedarCedrus brevifolia
Cyprus cotton thistleOnopordum cyprium
Cyprus crocusCrocus hartmannianus
Cyprus cyclamenCyclamen cyprium
Cyprus fennelFerula cypria
Cyprus ironwortSideritis cypria
Cyprus skullcapScutellaria cypria subsp. elatior
Cyprus skullcapScutellaria cypria subsp. cypria
Cyprus soap-wortSaponaria cypria
Cyprus stonecropSedum cyprium
Cytinus hypocistusCytinus hypocistis
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
Dahoon hollyIlex cassine
DaisyBellis perennis
Damask roseRosa x damascena
Dame’s violetArabis verna
DamsonPrunus insititia
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
Dane-wortSambucus ebulus
DatePhoenix dactylifera
Date plumDiospyros lotus
Dead-nettleLamium moschatum
Desert herbEphedra foeminea
DillAnethum graveolens
DockRumex cyprius
DodderCuscuta monogyna
Dog roseRosa canina
Dominica sageSalvia dominica
Downy tree of heavenAilanthus altissima
Dwarf gorseGenista fasselata
Dyer's alkanetAlkanna tinctoria
Dyer's crotonChrozophora tinctoria
ElderSambucus nigra
EndiveCichorium endivia
ErgotClaviceps purpurea
EryngoEryngium glomeratum
EsfandPeganum harmala
Etruscan honeysuckleLonicera etrusca
European ashFraxinus excelsior
European black nightshadeSolanum nigrum
European nettle treeCeltis australis
European pearPyrus communis
European plumPrunus domestica
European smoke treeCotinus coggygria
European venus' looking glassLegousia speculum-veneris
European white water-lilyNymphaea alba
Evergreen oakQuercus ilex
Faba beanVicia faba
False grass-polyLythrum junceum
False yellowheadDittrichia viscosa
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecum
FernDryopteris pallida
Fever-fewTanacetum parthenium
Fiddle dockRumex pulcher
Field bindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Field marigoldCalendula arvensis
Fine-leaved vetchVicia tenuifolia
FlaxLinum usitatissimum
Fluffy thimbleweedLagoecia cuminoides
Fly honeysuckleLonicera xylosteum
Fool's water-cressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Forget-me notMyosotis minutiflora
French lavenderLavandula stoechas
Fringed rueRuta chalepensis
Gall oakQuercus lusitanica
Garden anchusaAnchusa azurea
Garden asparagusAsparagus officinalis
Garden cressLepidium sativum
Garden dahliaDahlia pinnata
Garden onionAllium cepa
Garden sorrelOxalis purpurata
Garden star-of-bethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum
Garland chrysanthemumGlebionis coronaria
GarlicAllium sativum
Garlic mustardAlliaria petiolata
GeraniumPelargonium x hybridum
German chamomileMatricaria chamomilla
German irisIris x germanica
German knotweedScleranthus annuus
GermanderTeucrium divaricatum
GermanderTeucrium micropodioides
GermanderTeucrium creticum
Giant caneArundo donax
Giant fennelFerula communis
Giant pumpkinCucurbita maxima
GingerZingiber officinale
Glass-wortArthrocaulon macrostachyum
Globe thistleEchinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosissimus
Goat oreganoSatureja thymbra
Goats’ beardTragopogon porrifolius subsp. porrifolius
Golden henbaneHyoscyamus aureus
Golden margueriteCota tinctoria
Golden oakQuercus alnifolia
Grass peaLathyrus sativus
Great bromeBromus diandrus
Great burnetPoterium verrucosum
Greater burdockArctium lappa
Greater butterfly orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
Greater chamaepucePtilostemon chamaepeuce
Greater swineweedLepidium coronopus
Grecian fleabanePhagnalon graecum
Greek oreganoSalvia fruticosa
Greek strawberry treeArbutus andrachne
Grey elmUlmus canescens
Grey field speedwellVeronica polita
Grey love grassEragrostis cilianensis
GromwellLithodora hispidula
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
GuavaPsidium guajava
Guelder roseViburnum opulus
Hairy bitter cressCardamine hirsuta
Hairy thorny broomCalicotome villosa
Hare’s-foot plantainPlantago lagopus
Hart-wordTordylium aegyptiacum
Hawk bitLeontodon tuberosus
HeartseaseViola tricolor
HeathErica sicula
Hedge mustardSisymbrium officinale
HemlockConium maculatum
HempCannabis sativa
Hemp agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Hen-bit dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Herb hyssopHyssopus officinalis
Hercules all healOpopanax chironium
HippomaranthumPrangos ferulacea
HippomaranthumCachrys scabra
Hoary stockMatthiola incana
Hollow-stemmed asphodelAsphodelus fistulosus
Holy hawksbeardCrepis sancta
Honey locustGleditsia triacanthos
Hop trefoilTrifolium campestre
HorehoundAcanthoprasium integrifolium
Horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Horse mintMentha longifolia
Horse-weedErigeron canadensis
House leekAeonium arboreum
Iceland mossCetraria islandica
Indian fig opuntiaOpuntia ficus-indica
Indian ginsengWithania somnifera
Italian buckthornRhamnus alaternus
Italian gladiolusGladiolus italicus
Italian valerianValeriana italica
Japanese sweet orangeCitrus deliciosa
Jerusalem artichokeHelianthus tuberosus
Jimson weedDatura stramonium
Johnson grassSorghum halepense
Judas treeCercis siliquastrum
JujubeZiziphus jujuba
JujubeZiziphus lotus
Kermes oakQuercus coccifera
Khaki BushTagetes minuta
Knap weedCrocodilium creticum
Knap weedCentaurea hyalolepis
LadenCistus parviflorus
Lady's thumbPersicaria maculosa
Lamb's quartersChenopodium album
Large-flowered cactusSelenicereus grandiflorus
Large-flowered evening primroseOenothera glazioviana
Larger bindweedCalystegia sepium
LarkspurDelphinium peregrinum
LemonCitrus x limon
Lemon balmMelissa officinalis
Lemon verbenaAloysia citrodora
LentilVicia lens
LeonticeLeontice leontopetalum
Lesser celandineRanunculus ficaria
Lesser periwinkleVinca minor
Lesser-clubmossSelaginella
LettuceLactuca sativa
Levant cottonGossypium herbaceum
Levantine pokeweedPhytolacca pruinosa
Lilac or common lilacSyringa vulgaris
LiquoriceGlycyrrhiza glabra
Little robinGeranium purpureum
Little walnutJuglans microcarpa
LobeliaSolenopsis minuta
Long aristolochiaAristolochia fontanesii
Long lipped serapiasSerapias vomeracea
LoquatEriobotrya japonica
Lords and ladiesArum dioscoridis
Love in a mistNigella damascena
Lying flatHypecoum procumbens
Mad wortOdontarrhena troodi
Madagascar periwinkleCatharanthus roseus
Madonna lilyLilium candidum
Mahot stockMaresia nana
MaizeZea mays
Mallow bindweedConvolvulus althaeoides
MandrakeMandragora officinarum
MarigoldTagetes erecta
Maritime squillDrimia maritima
MarjoramOriganum majorana
MasticPistacia lentiscus
MaypopPassiflora incarnata
Mediterranean cypressCupressus sempervirens
Mediterranean saltbushAtriplex halimus
Mediterranean stork's billErodium malacoides
Mediterranean woundwortStachys cretica
MedlarCrataegus germanica
Mexican fan palmWashingtonia robusta
Milk thistleSilybum marianum
Milk vetchAstragalus cyprius
MitnanThymelaea hirsuta
Monkey appleLagenaria siceraria
Morning gloryIpomoea
Mourning brideScabiosa atropurpurea
Mt. atlas mastic treePistacia atlantica
MushroomBoletus
Musk stork's-billErodium moschatum
MuskmelonCucumis melo
Naked man orchidOrchis italica
Nalta juteCorchorus olitorius
Naples garlicAllium neapolitanum
Narbonne star-of-bethlehemOrnithogalum narbonense
Narrow-leafed lupinLupinus angustifolius
Navel wortUmbilicus rupestris
NecatrinePrunus persica
Nettle-leaved figwortScrophularia peregrina
Night scented stockMatthiola longipetala
North cyprus pinkDianthus cyprius
Northern firmossHuperzia selago
NutgrassCyperus rotundus
OatAvena sativa
Officinal storaxStyrax officinalis
OkraAbelmoschus esculentus
Old man's beardClematis vitalba
OleanderNerium oleander
OliveOlea europaea
Opium poppyPapaver somniferum
Opposite leaved saltwortSoda inermis
OreganoOriganum vulgare
Oriental alderAlnus orientalis
Oriental planePlatanus orientalis
Oriental vetchAstragalus lucitanicus spp. orientalis
Ox eye daisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Pagoda treeStyphnolobium japonicum
Pale flaxLinum bienne
Pale jewelweedImpatiens pallida
Pale persicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
Pale stonecropPetrosedum sediforme
Pancratium. sea daffodilPancratium maritimum
PapayaCarica papaya
PaperwhiteNarcissus tazetta
Paphos origanumOriganum cordifolium
ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
PeaPisum sativum subsp. pumilio
PeaLathyrus oleraceus
PeanutArachis hypogaea
PecanCarya illinoinensis
Pellitory of the wallParietaria officinalis
Penny royalMentha pulegium
PergamontCitrus pergamina
Persian buttercupRanunculus asiaticus
Persian cyclamenCyclamen persicum
Peruvian pepperSchinus molle
PeyoteLophophora williamsii
Pheasant's eyeAdonis annua
Piedmont bedstrawCruciata pedemontana
Pine- mushroomLactarius
Pink mustardErucaria hispanica
Pink rock-roseCistus creticus
PistachioPistacia vera
PlantainPlantago major
PomegranatePunica granatum
Pond water-crowfootRanunculus peltatus
Poppy of troyPapaver somniferum subsp. setigerum
Pot marigoldCalendula officinalis
PotatoSolanum tuberosum
Prickly burnetSarcopoterium spinosum
Prickly lettuceLactuca serriola
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Proso milletPanicum miliaceum
PumpkinCucurbita pepo
Purple cloverTrifolium purpureum
Purple star-thistleCentaurea calcitrapa
Purple stonecropSedum eriocarpum subsp. porphyreum
Pyramidal orchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
QuinceCydonia oblonga
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus
RapeBrassica napus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Ray grassLolium temulentum
Red bartsiaParentucellia latifolia
Red fodder peaLathyrus annuus
Red sandspurrySpergularia rubra
Red valerianValeriana rubra
Resin spurgeEuphorbia resinifera
Ribwort plantainPlantago lanceolata
RiceOryza sativa
Rock cressArabis purpurea
Roman dactylorhizaDactylorhiza romana
Roman nettleUrtica pilulifera
RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
Rough-fruited buttercup[Ranunculus muricatus
Round leaved crane’s billGeranium rotundifolium
Round-headed leekAllium sphaerocephalon
Russian oliveElaeagnus angustifolia
Rusty-backAsplenium ceterach
RyeSecale cereale
Sage-leaved rock roseCistus salviifolius
Salad burnetSanguisorba minor
Salad rocketEruca vesicaria
Salt sand spurrySpergularia marina
SamphireCrithmum maritimum
Santolina-leaved sneezewortAchillea tenuifolia
SaxifrageSaxifraga hederacea
ScabiousLomelosia argentea
Scarlet pimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Scorzonera hispanicaScorzonera hispanica
Sea hollyEryngium maritimum
Sea plantainPlantago maritima
Sea rushJuncus maritimus
SedgesCarex
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
SesameSesamum indicum
Sharpleaf cancerwortKickxia elatine
Shepherd's needleScandix pecten-veneris
Shepherd's purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Shrybby hare’s earBupleurum orientale
Sicilian sumacRhus coriaria
Silver cassiaSenna artemisioides
Silver limeTilia tomentosa
Silver thistleCarduus argentatus
Silver-leaved nightshadeSolanum elaeagnifolium
Slenderleaf ice plantMesembryanthemum nodiflorum
Smallflower hairy willowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Small-flower hawk's-beardCrepis pulchra
Small-fruit pheasant's-eyeAdonis microcarpa
Smooth cat's earHypochaeris glabra
Smooth hydrangeaHydrangea arborescens
Smooth rupture wortHerniaria glabra
Southern cat-tailTypha domingensis
Southern maidenhair fernAdiantum capillus-veneris
Spanish broomSpartium junceum
SpinachSpinacia oleracea
Spiny chicoryCichorium spinosum
Spiny cockleburXanthium spinosum
Spiny rest harrowOnonis spinosa
Spiny starwortPallenis spinosa
Spreading wallflowerErysimum repandum
Squirting cucumberEcballium elaterium
St john's wortHypericum perforatum
St. benedict's thistleCentaurea benedicta
Star cloverTrifolium stellatum
Stone pinePinus pinea
Strawberry bliteBlitum capitatum
Sun spurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
SunflowerHelianthus annuus
Swallow wortVincetoxicum canescens
Sweet acaciaVachellia farnesiana
Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa
Sweet pittosporumPittosporum undulatum
Sweet violetViola odorata
Swine’s cressCochlearia procumbens
Sycomore figFicus sycomorus
Syrian cornflower-thistleCentaurea cyanoides
Syrian mesquiteProsopis farcta
Syrian pearPyrus syriaca
SyringaMelia azedarach
TamariskTamarix hampeana
Tasmanian blue gumEucalyptus globulus
Tassel hyacinthLeopoldia comosa
TerebinthPistacia terebinthus
ToadflaxLinaria officinalis
Tomato plantSolanum lycopersicum
Toothpick-plantVisnaga daucoides
Torpedo grassPanicum repens
Tree tobaccoNicotiana glauca
Troodi cat-mintNepeta italica subsp. troodi
Troödos rock thymeClinopodium troodi
Troödos spurgeEuphorbia cassia subsp. rigoi
Tuberous crane’s billGeranium tuberosum
Turkish pinePinus brutia
VetchingLathyrus blepharoides
Violet horned poppyPapaver dodecandrum
Viper's buglossEchium vulgare
VitexVitex agnus-castus
Wall flowerErysimum x cheiri
Water cressNasturtium officinale
Water pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Water speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquatica
Wavy-leaf mulleinVerbascum sinuatum
Welsh polypodyPolypodium cambricum
White beamAria edulis
White berry myrtleMyrtus communis var. leucocarpa
White henbaneHyoscyamus albus
White horehoundMarrubium vulgare
White mulberryMorus alba
White mustardSinapis alba
White stonecropSedum album
WhitetopLepidium draba
Wild almond treeAmygdalus communis var. amara
Wild artichokeCynara cornigera
Wild asparagusAsparagus horridus
Wild asparagusAsparagus acutifolius
Wild basilClinopodium vulgare
Wild cabbageBrassica oleracea
Wild carrotDaucus carota
Wild cherryPrunus avium
Wild leekAllium ampeloprasum
Wild parsnipOpopanax hispidus
Wild privetLigustrum vulgare
Wild radishRaphanus raphanistrum
Wild thymeThymus integer
Wild toadflaxLinaria micrantha
Wild-oliveOlea europaea subsp. europaea
Willow bracketPhellinus igniarius
Willowleaf lettuceLactuca saligna
Woodland strawberryFragaria vesca
Woolly distaff thistleCarthamus lanatus
Woolly nightshadeSolanum villosum
Worm weedArtemisia arborescens
Wrinkled leaf mintMentha spicata subsp. spicata
Yellow bugleAjuga chamaepitys
Yellow hornpoppyGlaucium flavum
Yellow mignonetteReseda lutea
Yellow sweet cloverMelilotus officinalis
Yellow yarrowAchillea arabica
YuccaYucca

Source: LiberHerbarum/Sn3307
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