The Most Important Herbs in English

Everything about the most important herbs in English

Many people may know what basil is called in English, but what about yarrow or ginger? At the latest, when you want to learn about herbs in English, you need to have the translations ready. Even if you just want to order a salad or pasta with herbs in a restaurant abroad, you need the English equivalents. We have translated the hundred most important medicinal and culinary herbs for you:

German	English
common horsetail	common horsetail
aloe vera	aloe vera
horehound	horehound
(garden) angelica	(garden) angelica
anise	anise
arnica	arnica, leopard’s bane
ramson, wild garlic	ramson, wild garlic
valerian	valerian
mugwort	mugwort
stinging nettle	stinging nettle
verbena	verbena
fennel	fennel
foxglove	foxglove
lady's mantle	lady's mantle
yellow gentian	yellow gentian
ginseng	ginseng
goldenrod	goldenrod
rose hip	dog rose
witch hazel	witch hazel
hops	hops
coltsfoot	coltsfoot
Ginger	ginger
St John's wort	St John's wort
chamomile	chamomile, camomile
mullein	mullein
lovage	lovage
dandelion	dandelion
meadowsweet	meadowsweet
mallow	mallow, cheeseweed
lemon balm	common balm, sweet balm, lemon balm
mistletoe	mistletoe
Chaste tree	chaste tree
Evening primrose	evening primrose
Neem	neem
Clove	clove
Passion flower	passion flower
Peppermint	peppermint
Thyme	thyme
Marigold	marigold
Red clover	red clover
Sage	sage
Yarrow	yarrow
Primrose	primrose
Celandine	celandine, swallowwort
Carline thistle	Carline thistle
Coneflower	coneflower
Spirulina	spirulina
Ribwort	ribwort
Star anise	star anise
Licorice	licorice, liquorice
Centaury	centaury
Dead-nettle	dead-nettle
Tea tree	tea tree
Devil’s claw	devil’s claw, grapple plant, wood spider
Black cohosh	black cohosh
Violet	violet
Juniper	juniper
Boneset	boneset, thoroughwort
Chicory	chicory
Willow	willow
Willowherb	willow herb, fireweed, Epilobium
Hawthorn	hawthorn
Wormwood	wormwood
Wild yam	yam
Cinnamon	cinnamon
Onion	onion

About the author Henrik Aulbach

Henrik Aulbach is an experienced health editor with over 10 years of experience, expert in herbal active ingredients and cultivation, co-founder, book author, and freelance specialist writer in healthcare since 2020.

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