English Spice Index

This index contains English and botanical names for all spices discussed on my pages. Names in other languages are found in the large (703 kbytes) Alphabetical Index, which currently holds almost 10000 plant names in more than 40 different languages. Readers not afraid of non-Latin alphabets will enjoy the special indices for Chinese/Japanese, Cyrillic, Indic and Arabic.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

— A —

Abraham's balm
Achiote
Aframomum melegueta
African grains of Selim
African pepper-tree
Agnus castus
Ajowan
Ajwain
Alliaria wasabi
Alligator pepper
(Allium ascalonicum)
Allium cepa
Allium sativum
Allium ursinum
Allspice
Almond
Aloysia citriodora
Aloysia triphylla
Alpinia galanga
Ammi
Ammi copticum
Amomum cardamomum
Amomum grana paradisi
Amomum melegueta
Amomum subulatum
Anethum graveolens
Anise
Anise, chinese
Anise, indian
Anise, star
Anise chervil
Anise cicely
Aniseed
Anise pepper
Annatto
Anthriscus cerefolium
Apium carvi
Apium graveolens
Apium petroselinum
Armoracia rusticana
Arrowroot, Indian
Artemisia abrotanum
(Artemisia absinthium)
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia vulgaris
Arugula
Asafetida
Asafoetida
Asafoetida nartex
(Ashanti pepper)
Augue tree

— B —

Backhousia citriodora
Badian anise
Baldina
(Balinese pepper)
Balm
Balm gentle
Balm-mint
Basil
Basil, chinese
Bastard cinnamon
Bastard saffron
Bay leaf
Bay leaf, indian
Bay leaf, indonesian
Bay leaves, West-Indian
Bear's garlic
(Bee balm)
Beebread
Beefsteak plant
Bell pepper
Bengal pepper
Benny, Black
(Bergamot)
(Bergamot orange)
Bishop's Weed
Bitter Almond
(Bitter orange)
Bixa orellana
Black benny
Black cardamom
Black cumin
Black mustard seed
Black pepper
Black Sugar
Bladder seed
Blue fenugreek
Blue melilot
Blue-white clover
Blue-white trigonella
Boesenbergia pandurata
Bog myrtle
Boldea fragrans
Boldina
Boldo leaves
Boldu boldus
Borage
Borago officinalis
(Brassica juncea)
Brassica nigra
Brazil cress
Brown Mustard seed
Bugloss
Bunium persicum
Burrage
(Burro pepper)
Bussora rose

— C —

(California pepper tree)
Candle berry
Caper
Capers
Capparis spinosa
Capsicum annuum
(Capsicum chinense)
Capsicum frutescens
Caraway
Cardamom
Cardamom, black
Cardamom, greater Indian
Cardamom, green
Carom
Carroway
Carthamus tinctorius
Carum ajowan
Carum carvi
Carum copticum
Carvies
Caryophyllus aromaticus
Cassia
Cassia, chinese
Cassia, fagot
Cassia, java
Cassia vera
Cayenne pepper
Celeriac
Celery
Cerasus mahaleb
Ceylon cinnamon
Chalcas koenigii
(Chamaeplium officinale)
Chameleon plant
Charnushka
(Chase-the-Devil)
Chaste tree
Chenopodium ambrosioides
Cherifolium cerefolium
Cherry, mahaleb
Cherry, perfumed
Chervil
Chervil, spanish
Chervil, sweet
Chile
Chili
Chilli
Chilly
Chinese anise
Chinese basil
Chinese cassia
Chinese ginger
Chinese key
Chinese lizard tail
Chinese parsley
Chinese pepper
Chives
Cicely
Cilantro
Cinnamomum burmannii
Cinnamomum cassia
Cinnamomum loureiroi
Cinnamomum tamala
Cinnamomum tejpata
Cinnamomum verum
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Cinnamon
Cinnamon, bastard
Cinnamon, Indonesian
Cinnamon, vietnamese
(Citrofortunella mitis)
(Citron)
Citronella
Citrus aurantifolia
(Citrus aurantium ssp. amara)
(Citrus aurantium ssp. bergamia)
Citrus aurantium ssp. sinensis
Citrus hystrix
Citrus limon
(Citrus medica)
Citrus medica ssp. limonum
(Citrus microcarpa)
Citrus sinensis
Clove
Clover, blue-white
(Clusius pepper)
Cochlearia armoracia
Cochlearia wasabi
Coconut
Cocos nucifera
Common nasturtium
(Continental Wild Thyme)
Coriander
Coriander, long
Coriander, Puerto Rican
Coriander, sawtooth
Coriander, spiny
Coriander Mexican
Coriandrum sativum
Coumarouna odorata
(Creeping thyme)
Cress
Cress, Brazil
Crocus sativus
Cubeb pepper
(Cubeb pepper, false)
Cumin
Cumin, black
Cumin, sweet
Cumin, wild
Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum nigrum
Cummin
Curcuma domestica
Curcuma longa
Curcuma rotunda
(Curcuma xanthorhiza)
Curcuma zedoaria
Curd herb
Curry leaves
Cymbopogon citratus
(Cymbopogon flexuosus)

— D —

Date, indian
(Devil-in-the-bush)
Devil's dung
Dill
Dipteryx odorata
Drimys lanceolata

— E —

Elettaria cardamomum
English cherry
Epazote
Eryngium foetidum
(Erysimum officinale)
(Eschallot)
Eugenia caryophyllata
Eugenia polyantha
Eutrema wasabi

— F —

Fagot cassia
(False cubeb pepper)
Fennel
Fennel flower
Fenugreek
Fenugreek, blue
Ferula asafoetida
Ferula assa-foetida
Filè
Finger grass
Fingerroot
Fishwort
Fitweed
Foeniculum vulgare
Fragrant ginger
French parsley
French Tarragon

— G —

Galangale
Galangale, greater
Galangale, lesser
Gale
Gale palustris
Garden chervil
Garden cress
Garden lovage
Garden myrrh
Garden nasturtium
Garden poppy
Garden rue
Garden thyme
Garlic
German Tarragon
Gingelly
Ginger
Ginger, chinese
Ginger, fragrant
Ginger, lesser
Ginger, siamese
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Goosefoot, West Indian
Grains of paradise
Grains of Selim
Grammocarpus caeruleus
Grass, finger
Greater galangale
Greater Indian cardamom
Greek hayseed
Green pepper
Guinea grains

— H —

Hayseed, greek
(Hedge mustard)
Hedge mustard
(Hedge weed)
Hemptree
Herb of Grace
Honey plant
Horseradish
Horseradish, Japanese
Houttuynia cordata
Hyssop
Hyssopus officinalis

— I —

Illicium verum
Indian anise
Indian arrowroot
Indian bay leaf
Indian cardamom
Indian cress
Indian date
Indian parsley
Indian saffron
Indonesian bay leaf
Indonesian cinnamon
Indonesian lemon-pepper
Ironwood, lemon

— J —

Jaborandi pepper
Jamaica pepper
Japanese horseradish
Japanese pepper
Japanese prickly ash
Java cassia
Java peppercorn
Jawa cassia
Jawa peppercorn
Jerusalem parsley
(Julienne, yellow)
Juniper
Juniperus communis

— K —

Kaempferia galanga
Kaffir lime
Kani pepper
Key, chinese
Knotted marjoram

— L —

Lad's Love
Laksa plant
Languas galanga
Laserpitium
Laurel
Laurus nobilis
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavender
Lavandula officinalis
Lemon
Lemon balm
Lemon grass
Lemon ironwood
Lemon myrtle
Lemon-pepper, Indonesian
Lemon scented myrtle
Lemon-scented verbena
Lemon verbena
Lepidium sativum
Lesser galangale
Lesser ginger
Levisticum officinale
Licorice
Lili, resurrection
Lime
Lime, wild
Limnophila aromatica
Lippia citriodora
Lipstick tree
Liquorice
Lizard tail, chinese
Long coriander
Long pepper
Lovage
Love-in-a-mist
(Love-in-a-Mist)
Love Parsley

— M —

Mace
Mace, sweet
Mahaleb cherry
Maiden's ruin
Maiorana hortensis
Mangifera indica
Mango
Marigold, Mexican
Marjoram
Marjoram, wild
Melegueta pepper
Melilot, blue
Melilotus caeruleus
Melissa officinalis
Mentha piperita
Mexican coriander
Mexican marigold
Mexican mint marigold
Mexican pepper leaves
Mexican saffron
Mexican tarragon
Mexican Tea
Mint
Mint, Vietnamese
Mint marigold, Mexican
(Monard)
(Monarda didyma)
Moor pepper
Mountain pepper
Mugwort
Murraya koenigii
Mustard, hedge
Mustard seed, black
Mustard seed, brown
Mustard seed, white
Myrica gale
Myristica fragrans
Myrrh, garden
Myrrhis odorata
Myrtle
Myrtle, bog
Myrtle, lemon
Myrtle, lemon scented
Myrtle pepper
Myrtus communis

— N —

Nasturtium
Nasturtium officinale
Native pepper
Negro pepper
Nepal pepper
Nigella
Nigella sativa
Nutmeg

— O —

Ocimum basilicum
(Ocimum sanctum)
(Ocimum tenuiflorum)
Old Man
Old Man
(Old Woman)
Olea europea
Olive
Onion
Onion seed
Opium poppy
Orange
(Orange, bergamot)
(Orange, bitter)
(Orange, sour)
Orange, sweet
Oregan
Oregano
Origanum maiorana
Origanum vulgare
(Oswego tea)

— P —

Paddy herb
Pandanus amaryllifolius
Pandanus fascicularis
Pandanus latifolius
Pandanus odoratissimus
Pandanus odorus
(Pandanus tectorius)
Papaver somniferum
Paprika
Paracress
Parsley
Parsley, chinese
Parsley, french
Parsley, indian
Parsley, Jerusalem
Pepper
Pepper, alligator
Pepper, anise
(Pepper, balinese)
Pepper, bengal
Pepper, black
Pepper, Chinese
(Pepper, false cubeb)
Pepper, green
Pepper, Jaborandi
Pepper, Japanese
Pepper, jawanese
Pepper, long
Pepper, mountain
Pepper, native
Pepper, pink
Pepper, red
Pepper, sacred
Pepper, Sichuan
Pepper, sweet
Pepper, tailed
Pepper, Tasmanian
Pepper, water
Pepper, white
Pepper grass
Pepper leaves, Mexican
Peppermint
Pepper rosé
Pepper tree, African
Perfumed cherry
Pericon
Perilla
Perilla frutescens
Persicaria hydropiper
(Peruvian pepper tree)
Petroselinum crispum
Peucedanum graveolens
Peumus boldus
Pigweed, sweet
Pimenta dioica
Pimenta officinalis
Pimento
Pimpinella anisum
Pink pepper
Piper auritum
(Piper clusii)
Piper cubeba
(Piper guineense)
Piper longum
Piper nigrum
Piper sanctum
Pod pepper
Polygonum hydropiper
Polygonum odoratum
Pomegranate
Poppy
Prickly ash
Prunus dulcis
Prunus mahaleb
Ptychotis ajowan
Puerto Rican coriander
Pumpkinseeds
Punica granatum

— Q —

— R —

Ramson
Red pepper
Resurrection lily
Rhus aromatica
Rhus coriaria
Rhus glabra
Rice paddy herb
Rock cherry
Rocket
(Romanian brown mustard)
Root beer plant
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
Rosa damascena
Rose
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rue
Ruta graveolens

— S —

(Sacred basil)
Sacred pepper
Safflor
Safflower
Saffron
Saffron, bastard
Saffron, indian
Saffron, Mexican
Sage
Saigon cinnamon
Salad rocket
Salvia officinalis
(Sarepta mustard)
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras officinalis
Satureja hortensis
Savory
Saw leaf herb
Sawtooth coriander
Scallion
Scandix cerefolium
Scandix odorata
(Schinus molle)
Schinus terebinthifolius
Screw pine flower
Screw pine leaf
Screw tree flower
Screw tree leaf
Selim, grains of
Semsem
Senegal pepper
Sesame
Sesame, wild
Sesamum indicum
Seseli carvi
(Sevilla orange)
(Shallot)
Shumac
Siamese ginger
Sichuan pepper
Sicilian sumac
Silphion
Silpium
Sinapis alba
Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum
Skunkweed
Smartweed
(Sour orange)
Southernwood
Spanish chervil
(Spanish garlic)
Spanish Juice
Spanish tarragon
Spilanthes oleracea
Spiny coriander
Sprice pepper
Sri Lanka cinnamon
St. Lucie cherry
Star anise
Stinking gum
Sumac
Sumac, sicilian
Sumach
Sweet Almond
Sweet balm
Sweet Basil
Sweet bay leaf
Sweet chervil
Sweet cicely
Sweet cumin
Sweet cumin
Sweet gale
Sweet Laurel
Sweet mace
Sweet marjoram
Sweet orange
Sweet pepper
Sweet pigweed
Sweet scented myrrh
Sweet trefoil
Sweet verbena tree
Syzyium aromaticum
Szechwan pepper
Szetchwan pepper

— T —

Tagetes lucida
Tailed pepper
Tamarind
Tamarindus indica
Tarragon
Tarragon, French
Tarragon, German
Tarragon, Mexican
Tarragon, Spanish
Tarragon, winter
Tasmanian pepper
Tasmannia lanceolata
Tea, Mexican
(Tea, Oswego)
Teloxys ambrosioides
Thyme
(Thyme, creeping)
(Thymus serpyllum)
Thymus vulgaris
Tonco bean
Tonka bean
Tonquin bean
Toothache plant
Trachyspermum ammi
Trifolium caeruleum
Trigonella, blue-white
Trigonella caerulea
Trigonella coerulea
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Tropaeolum majus
Turmeric
Turmeric, white

— U —

Umbrella tree

— V —

Vanilla
Vanilla fragrans
Vanilla planifolia
Verbena, lemon
Verbena citriodora
Verbena tree, sweet
Verbena triphylla
Vietnamese cinnamon
Vietnamese mint
Vitex agnus-castus

— W —

Wasabia japonica
Wasabia pungens
Water cress
Water pepper
West-Indian bay leaves
West Indian goosefoot
White mustard seed
White pepper
White turmeric
Wild cumin
Wild garlic
Wild lime
Wild marjoram
(Wild mustard)
Wild rocket
Wild sesame
Winter tarragon
Wormseed
(Wormwood)

— X —

Xanthoxylum piperitum
Xylopia aethiopica
(Xylopia aromatica)

— Y —

(Yellow julienne)

— Z —

Zanthoxylum acanthopodium
Zanthoxylum alatum
Zanthoxylum armatum
Zanthoxylum limonella
Zanthoxylum nitidum
Zanthoxylum piperitum
Zanthoxylum rhetsa
Zedoary
Zingiber officinale

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