Medicinal Herb Garden Plant Species List

The Bastyr Medicinal Herb Garden features a physiological systems bed that includes herbs for ever major system in the human body.

The garden has 17 physiological systems beds that are home to nearly 100 types of plants. The following is a list of the plant species that are currently found in our physiological systems beds. We are offering you an opportunity to publicly support Bastyr and the garden by purchasing a plant marker, an 8" x 8" inscribed brick that will line the systems beds. Each plant marker will include the donor's name/personal message as well as a plant's Latin and common names. Individuals may choose which plant they wish to have appear on their markers. Learn more about the System Beds Border Brick Project.

Cardiovascular Bed	EENT Bed	Endocrine Bed	Female Reproductive Bed
Gastrointestinal Bed	Genitourinary Bed	Herb wheel Bed	Homeopathy Bed
Immune System Bed	Lavender Bed	Lemon verbena Bed	Liver Bed
Male Reproductive Bed	Musculoskeletal Bed	Nervous System Bed	Respiratory Bed
Skin Bed

Skin Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Calendula officinalis	Calendula, Marigold	Available
Symphytum officinalis	Comfrey, Knitbone	Available
Scrophularia nodosa	Common Figwort	Available
Plantago lanceolata	Narrowleaf Plantain	Available

Nervous System Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Scutellaria laterifolia	Skullcap	Available
Eschscholzia californicum	California Poppy	Available
Melissa officinalis	Lemon Balm	Available
Hypericum perforatum	St. John’s Wort	Available
Valeriana officinalis	Valerian	Available
Verbena officinalis	Vervain	Available
Tanacetum parthenium	Ferverfew	Available

Genitourinary Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Petroselinum crispum	Parsley	Available
Solidago virgaurea	Goldenrod	Available
Collonsonia canadensis	Stoneroot	Available
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Uva Ursi	Available

Musculoskeletal Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Arnica montana	Arnica	Available
Ruta graveolens	Rue, Herb of Grace	Available
Aconitum napellus	Aconite/Monkshood	Available
Stachys officinalis	Wood Betony	Available

Gastrointestinal Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Foeniculum vulgare	Fennel	Available
Althaea officinalis	Marshmallow	Available
Angelica archangelica	Angelica	Available
Filipendula ulmaris	Meadowsweet	Available

Liver Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Cynara carduniculus	Artichoke	Available
Iris versicolor	Blue Flag	Available
Chelidonium majus	Greater Celadine	Available
Rumex crispus	Yellow Dock	Available
Arctium lappa	Burdock, Gobo	Available
Berberis sp.	Barberry	Available
Silybum marianun	Milk Thistle	Available
Gentiana tibetica	Tibetan Gentian	Available
Gentiana purpurea	Purple Gentian	Available

EENT Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Marrubium vulgare	Horehound	Available
Hyssopus officinalis	Hyssop	Available
Verbascum thapsus	Mullein	Available
Thymus vulgaris	Thyme	Available
Origanum vulgare	Oregano	Available
Senecio cineraria	Dusty Miller	Available
Ruta graveolens	Rue, Herb of Grace	Available
Lycium chinensis	Wolfberry, Gou-qi-zi	Available
Vaccinium myrtillis	Bilberry	Available

Immune System Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Phytolacca americana	American Pokeweed	Available
Baptista tinctoria	Wild Indigo	Available
Urtica dioica	Stinging Nettle	Available
Echinacea purpurea	Purple Coneflower	Available
Astragalus membranaceous	Milk Vetch	Available

Respiratory Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Ephedra nevadensis	Mormon Tea	Available
Lobelia syphilitica	Great Blue Lobelia	Available
Lobelia cardinalis	Red Lobelia	Available
Marrubium vulgare	Horehound	Available
Salvia officinalis	Sage	Available
Pulmonaria officinalis	Lungwort	Available

Cardiovascular Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Rosmarinus officinalis	Rosemary	Available
Leonorus cardiaca	Motherwort	Available
Crataegus douglasii	Hawthorne	Available
Allium sativa (research strain)	Garlic	Available
Digitalis purpurea	Foxglove	Available

Endocrine Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Ocimum sanctum (planted annually)	Holy Basil	Available
Galega officinalis	Goat’s Rue	Available
Rhemannia glutinosa	Chinese Foxglove	Available
Lycopus europaeus	Gypsywort	Available
Lycopus virginicus	Bugleweed	Available

Female reproductive Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Ruta graveolens	Rue, Herb of Grace	Available
Oenothera biennis	Evening Primrose	Available
Alchemilla vulgaris	Ladies Mantle	Available
Lilium tigrum	Tiger Lily	Available

Male reproductive Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Epilobium angustifolium	Small-flowered Willow Herb	Available
Eryngium maritimum	Sea Holly	Available
Polygonum multiflorum	Fo Ti, He Shou Wu	Available
Urtica dioica	Stinging Nettles	Available
Withania somnifera	Ashwaganda	Available

Homeopathy Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Arnica Montana	Mountain Arnica	Available
Helleborus niger	Black Hellborne	Available
Datura stramonium	Thornapple; Jimsonweed	Available
Ruta graveolens	Rue, Herb of Grace	Available
Pulsatilla rubra	Anemone Pulsatilla	Available
Phytolacca Americana	Pokeweed	Available
Urtica dioica	Stinging Nettles	Available

Lavender Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Lavendula angustifolia	Hidcote; multiple varieties	Available

Lemon verbena Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Lippia citriodora	Lemon Verbena	Available

Herb wheel Bed

Latin Name	Common Name	Availability*
Rosmarinus officinalis	Rosemary	Available
Origanum vulgare	Oregano	Available
Origanum santa cruz	Santa Cruz Oregano	Available
Helichrysum italiacum	Curry Plant	Available
Sanguisorba minor	Salad Burnet	Available
Artemisia dracunculus	Tarragon	Available
Petroselinum crispum	Parsley	Available
Salvia officinalis	Bergapten Sage	Available
Allium schoenoprasum	Chives	Available

*Availability updated monthly

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