DFS6010 | List of herbal and homeopathic remedies: A to B

From HM Revenue & Customs · Duty Free Spirits Guidance

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Substance or Plant	Part used	Category
Abelmoschus Tr	Dried seeds	A
Abies canadensis Tr	Fresh bark and buds	A
Abies nigra Tr	Resin	A
Abrotanum	also Artemisia Abrotanum	A
Absinthe	also Artemisia absinthium	E
Absinthium	also Artemisia absinthium	E
Acacia catechu	also or Black catechu	E
Acacia Gum	also Gum Arabic	E
Acalypha indica Tr	Fresh plant	A
Acanthopanax gracistylis	also Eleutherococcus senticocus	F
Acerola	Any part	F
Acetomorphine preparations	see Diamorphine	A
Acetum aromatica	Any part	F
Acetum cantharidis	Any part	F
Acetum cevadillae	see Sabadilla	A
Acetum Ipecacuanha	see Ipecacuanha Vinegar	A
Achillea millefolium Tr	Yarrow, fresh aerial parts	A
Achyranthes aspera	Root	A
Achyranthes bidenta	Root	A
Achyranthes calea Tr	Whole fresh plant	A
Acidum Aceticum	Acetic acid	E
Acidum Arsenicosum	(see Arsenicum Album)	E
Acidum Benzoicum	Benzoic acid	A
Acidum Boracicum	Boric acid	E
Acidum Butyricum	Butyric acid	E
Acidum Carbolicum	Phenol	A
Acidum Chromicum	Chromic acid	A
Acidum Citricum	Citric acid	E
Acidum Formicium	Formic acid	A
Acidum Gallicum	Trihydroxybenzoic acid	E
Acidum Hydrochloricum	Hydrochloric acid	F
Acidum Hydrocyanicum	Hydrocyanic acid	F
Acidum Hydrofluoricum	Hydrofluoric acid	F
Acidum Lacticum	Lactic acid	E
Acidum Muriaticum	(see Acidum Hydrochloricum)	F
Acidum Nitricum	Nitric acid	A
Acidum Nitro-muriaticum	Nitric acid	F
Acidum Oxalicum	Oxalic acid	A
Acidum Phosphoricum	Phosphoric acid	A
Acidum Picricum	Picric acid	A
Acidum Salicylicum	Salicylic acid	A
Acidum Silicicum	Hydrated Silica	F
Acidum Sulphuricum	Sulphuric acid	A
Acidum Tannicum	Tannic acid	A
Acidum Tartaricum	Tartaric acid	E
Aconite	Any part	A
Aconite aqueous	Any part	A
Aconite chloroform	Any part	A
Aconite juice	Any part	A
Aconite liniment	Any part	A
Aconite liquid extract	Any part	A
Aconite Belladonna and chloroform liniment	Any part	A
Aconitum carmichaeli	Any part	E
Aconitum napellus Tr (Wolfsbane)	Fresh aerial parts and tubers	A
Acorus calamus Tr	Peeled rhizome	A
Acorus gramineus	Any part	E
Actaea racemosa	also Cimicifuga racemosa	A
Actaea spicata Tr	Fresh root	A
Adenophora tetraphylla	Any part	E
Adhatoda	Liquid extract	A
Adhatoda vasica	Leaves	A
Adiantum (Maidenhair)	also Adiantum capillus-veneris	A
Adiantum capillus-veneris	Fern	A
Adlumia fungosa Tr	Fresh aerial parts	A
Adonis vernalis Tr	Fresh plant	A
Adrenaline aromatic solution	also adrenaline spray aromatic	A
Adrenaline and ephedrine spray	Any part	A
Adrenaline spray aromatic	Any part	A
Adrenocorticotrophin	ACTH	F
Aegle marmelos	also Bael	A
Aegopodium podagaria (Goutwort)	Herb	A
Aesculinium	Aesculin	A
Aesculus carnea	Any part	E
Aesculus glabra Tr	Fresh ripe nut	A
Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse chestnut)	Fresh peeled seeds	A
Aethusa cynapium Tr	Whole fresh plant	A
Agar-Agar	also Gelidium amansii	F
Agaricus albus	also Polyporus officinalis	A
Agaricus muscarius Tr	Whole fungus except outer skin	A
Agaricus phalloides Tr	Fresh fungus	A
Agastache rugosa	Leaves	E
Agathosma betulina	also Buchu	E
Agave Tr	Fresh leaves	A
Agave tequilana Tr	Head and fresh leaves	A
Agnus castus (Chaste tree)	also Vitex agnus-castus	A
Agraphis nutans	Any part	A
Agrimonia eupatoria	Herb	E
Agrimonia pilosa	also Agrimonia eupatoria	E
Agrimony (Cocklebur)	also Agrimonia eupatoria	E
Agropyri	also Couch grass	A
Agropyron repens	also Couch grass	A
Agrostemma githago Tr	Ripe dried seeds	A
Ailanthus glandulosa Tr	Bark of young shootsand flowers	A
Ajowan oil	Any part	A
Ajuga chamaepitys	Leaves	A
Ajuga repens	Any part	E
Akebia trifoliata	Herb	E
Albizzia julibrissin	Any part	E
Alchemilla arvensis	also Aphanes arvensis	A
Alchemilla vulgaris Tr	Dried aerial parts	A
Alcohol Chloroform and ether	Any part	A
Alcohol in ampoules	Any part	F
Alcool Vulneraire	Any part	F
Alcool d’Aconite	Any part	A
Alcool de Garus	Any part	F
Alcool de Melisse	Any part	F
Alcool de Terebinthine	also Alcool de Fioravanti	A
Alcool de Fioravanti	Any part	A
Alder	also Alnus glutinosa	A
Aletris elixir	Any part	A
Aletris farinosa Tr	Fresh root	A
Alfalfa	also Medicago sativa	E
Alisma plantago	Root	E
Alkanet	Any part	F
Allii succus (Garlic)	Any part	A
Allium (Garlic)	Liquid Extract	A
Allium cepa Tr	Fresh mature bulbs	E
Allium sativum Tr	Fresh mature bulb	E
Allium schoenoprasum	also Chives	F
Allium ursinum Tr	Whole flowering plant	E
Allium vertim	also Star anise	E
Allspice	also Pimenta dioica	E
Almonds	Compound essence	F
Almonds	Spirit Bitter	F
Alnus glutinosa (English Alder)	Bark	A
Alnus serrulata Tr	Fresh bark	E
Aloe capensis	Any part	E
Aloe ferox Tr	Dried leaf juice	A
Aloe socotrina Tr	Inspissated leaf juice	A
Aloe vera	Resin	E
Aloes	Any part	E
Aloes and myrrh	Any part	E
Aloes and nux vomica pills	Any part	A
Aloysia triphylla	also Lemon Verbena	F
Alpinia katsumadae	Any part	E
Alpina officinarum	also Galangal	E
Alstonia	Any part	A
Alstonia scholaris Tr	Dried bark	A
Althaea	also Marshmallow	E
Althaea officinalis Tr	Dried root	E
Alumen	Alum	F
Alumina	Aluminium hydroxide	F
Aluminium Metallicum	Metal	F
Amara	Any part	A
Amaranthus	Liquid extract	A
Amber	Any part	A
Ambergris	Any part	F
Ambra Grisea	Ambergris	A
Ambrosia artemisifolia Tr	Whole fresh plant	A
Aminocrine cream	Any part	A
Ammi visnaga Tr	Dried ripe fruits	A
Ammonia aromatic spirit	Any part	A
Ammonia liniment	Any part	A
Ammoniacum	also Dorema ammoniacum	A
Ammoniacum Gummi	Gum ammoniac	F
Ammoniated alcohol	also Ammonia spirit	A
Ammonium Aceticum	Ammonium acetate	F
Ammonium Benzoicum	Ammonium benzoate	F
Ammonium Bromatum	Ammonium bromide	A
Ammonium Carbonicum	Ammmonium carbonate	A
Ammonium Causticum	Ammonium hydroxide	A
Ammonium Chloratum	(see Ammonium Muriate)	A
Ammonium Iodatum	Ammonium iodide	A
Ammonium Muriate	Ammonium chloride	A
Ammonium Nitricum	Ammonium nitrate	A
Ammonium Phosphoricum	Ammonium phosphate	F
Ammonium Picricum	Ammonium picrate	F
Ammonium Valerianicum	Ammonium valerianate	F
Amni Liquor	Amniotic fluid	F
Amomum cardamom	Any part	A
Ampelopsis quinquefolia Tr	Fresh bark and twigs	A
Amygdalae	also Almonds	F
Amygdala amara Tr	Dried ripe seed-kernels	A
Amygdalus Persica Tr	Any part	A
Amyl Nitrite Tr	Amyl nitrate	A
Anacardium	Any part	A
Anacardium orientale Tr	Seed's resinous juice	E
Anacyclus pyrethrum	Root, also Pyrethum	A
Anagallis arvensis Tr	Whole plant	A
Anamirta cocculus Tr	Ripe dried fruits	A
Ananassa	Any part	F
Anatherum muricatum Tr	Dried root	E
Anathum graveolens	Dill seed	E
Anchusa	Any part	F
Andrographis	Any part	A
Andrographis paniculata	Root	A
Anemarrhena asphodeloides	Any part	A
Anemone pulsatilla	Herb, also Pulsatilla	A
Anemopaegma glaucum	also Catuaba	F
Anethi aqua concentrate	Any part	F
Anethi essence	Any part	F
Anethum graveolans (Dill)	Fruit tincture	F
Angelica archangelica Tr	Fresh roots	E
Angelica dahurica	Root	E
Angelica pubescens	Root	E
Angelica sinensis	Any part	E
Angostura	Dried bark, also Cusparia	E
Anilinum	Aniline	A
Anilinum sulphuricum	Aniline sulphate	F
Anise Ammoniacal Spirit	Any part	A
Anise Concentrated Water	Any part	F
Anise elixir	Any part	F
Anise water	Any part	F
Aniseed Cordial	also Anise elixir	F
Aniseed Essence	Any part	F
Aniseed Spirit	Any part	F
Anisum stellatum Tr	also Illicium anisatum	F
Antennaria dioica	Herb	A
Anthemidis	also Chamomile	E
Anthemis nobilis Tr	Whole fresh plant also Chamomile	E
Anthoxanthum odoratum Tr	Whole fresh plant	A
Anthriscus cerefolium	also Chervil	F
Antimonite	Natural mineral	F
Antimonium Arsenicicum	Antimony arsenate	F
Antimonium Crudem	Antimony sulphide	F
Antimonium Oxidatum	Antimony oxide	F
Antimonium Sulphuratum Aureum	Antimonium sulphide	F
Antimony Trichloride Collodion	Any part	A
Antiperiodic	Any part	A
Antiseptic	Any part	A
Apatite	Natural mineral	F
Aphanes arvensis (Parsley piert)	Aerial parts	A
Apii	Celery seeds	A
Apium graveolens Tr	Celery seeds	A
Apis Mellifica Tr	Live bees	A
Apis Virus	Honey bee poison	F
Apocynum	Any part	A
Apocynum androsaemifolium Tr	Fresh root	A
Apocynum cannabinum Tr	Fresh root	A
Apomorhine	Hydrochloride solution	A
Apomorphine syrup	Any part	A
Apomorphinum muriaticum	Any part	F
Apple	also Malus spp	E
Aqua coloniensis	also Cologne	F
Aquilaria agallocha	Wood	E
Aquilegia vulgaris Tr	Any part	A
Aralia racemosa Tr	Fresh root	A
Aranea diadema Tr	Whole spider	A
Arbutus	also Epigaea repens	A
Arctium Lappa Tr	Burdock root, seed	E
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	also Bearberry	A
Areca	Any part	A
Areca catechu (Betel nut)	also Bearberry	A
Arecolin	Any part	A
Argemone mexicana Tr	Fresh plant	A
Argenti Nitra Spiritus	also Silver nitrate spirit	A
Argentite	Natural mineral	F
Argentum Cyanatum	Silver cyanide	F
Argentum Iodatum	Silver iodide	F
Argentum Metallicum	Silver metal	F
Argentum Muriaticum	Silver chloride	F
Argentum Nitricum	Silver nitrate	F
Argentum Oxydatum	Silver oxide	F
Argentum Phosphoricum	Silver phosphate	F
Arisaema consanguineum	Tuber	E
Arisaema triphyllum Tr	Fresh rhizome	A
Aristolochia	Any part	A
Aristolochia clematis Tr	Fresh plant	A
Aristolochia indica	Root	A
Aristolochia milhomens Tr	Fresh flowers or root	A
Aristolochia reticulata	also Aristolochia serpentaria	A
Aristolochia serpentaria Tr	Root	A
Armoracia	Compound spirit	E
Armoracia rusticana	also Horseradish	E
Arnica	Any part	A
Arnica liniment	Any part	A
Arnica Tr	Whole plant	E
Aromatic	Any part	A
Aromatic elixir	Any part	F
Aromatic Liquid extract	Any part	A
Aromatic syrup	Any part	F
Arquebuscade water	Any part	F
Arrach	also Chenopodium olidum	A
Arrowroot	also Maranta arundinacea	F
Arsenicum Album Tr	Arsenious oxide	A
Arsenicum Iodatum	Arsenic triodide	A
Arsenicum Sulphuratum Flavum	Arsenious sulphide	F
Arsenicum Sulphuratum Rubrum	Arsenic disulphide	F
Artemisia abrotanum Tr	Young shoots and leaves	E
Artemisia absinthium Tr	Shoots, leaves and flowers	E
Artemisia argyi	Herb tincture	E
Artemisia capillaris	Herb tincture	E
Artemisia cina	also Wormseed	E
Artemisia dranunculus	also Tarragon	E
Artemisia vulgaris Tr	Root	A
Arum draconium Tr	Root	A
Arum maculatum Tr	Fresh roots	A
Asafoetida Tr	Gum resin	E
Asarum canadense Tr	Fresh root	A
Asarum europaeum Tr	Fresh plant	A
Asclepias incarnata Tr	Fresh root	A
Asclepias syriaca Tr	Fresh root	A
Asclepias tuberosa Tr	Fresh root	A
Ash	also Fraxinus excelsior	A
Ash Prickly Tincture	also Xanthoxylum	A
Ashwagandha	also Withania somnifera	E
Asimina triloba	Ripe seed	E
Asparagus officinalis Tr	Fresh underground shoots	E
Aspidosperma Tr	Any part	A
Astacus fluviatilis Tr	Any part	A
Aster tartaricus	Root	E
Asterias rubens Tr	Living starfish	A
Astragalus gummifer	also Tragacanth Gum	F
Astragalus 8	Any part	E
Astragalus membranaceus	Any part	A
Athamanta oreoselinum Tr	Whole fresh plant	A
Atractolydes lancea	Any part	A
Atractolydes macrocephala	Any part	A
Atropa belladona Tr	Fresh plant	A
Atropine Oleinate	Any part	A
Atropine methonitrate	Any part	A
Atropinum Tr	Atropine	A
Atropinum Sulphuricum	Atropine sulphate	A
Aucklandia lappa	Any part	E
Aurantii	Any part	F
Aurum Chloratum	Auric chloride	A
Aurum Metallicum Tr	Powdered gold	F
Aurum Muriaticum Natronatum	Sodium, Gold chlorides	A
Aurum Iodatum	Gold iodide	F
Aurum Sulphuratum	Auric sulphide	F
Avena sativa Tr	Aerial parts, seed	A
Avens	Root; also Geum urbanum	A
Azadirach Indian tincture	Any part	A
Azadirach Indian tincture	Bark	A

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Substance or Plant	Part used	Category
Badiaga	Fresh water sponge	F
Badianae	Any part	F
Balae	also Bael	A
Ballota nigra (Black Horehound)	Herb	E
Balm	see Melissa officinalis	E
Balm gilead	also Populus candicans	A
Balmony Liquid Extract	also Chelone glabra	A
Balsamique	Any part	A
Balsam Poplar Buds	also Balm gilead	A
Balsam tolu	also Tolu balsam	E
Balsamum peruvianum Tr	Balsam	E
Bamboo Briar	Liquid extract	A
Baphicacanthus cusia	Any part	E
Baptisia tinctoria Tr	Bark of fresh root	E
Barberry Bark	also Berberis vulgaris	A
Barosma betulina	Leaves, also Buchu	E
Barosma crenata Tr	Dried leaves	E
Barosma serratifolia Tr	Dried leaves	E
Baryta Acetica	Barium acetate	E
Baryta Carbonica	Barium carbonate	F
Baryta Iodata	Barium iodide	A
Baryta Muriatica	Barium chloride	A
Baume opodeldoc	Any part	A
Bay	also Laurus nobilis	E
Bayberry	also Myrica cerifera	A
Bay Compound Spirit	Any part	F
Bay Rum	Any part	F
Bay Rum and Cantharides	Any part	F
Bearberry Leaves	also Uvae ursi	A
Bearsfoot American	also Polymnia uvedalia	A
Bearsfoot English	also Hellborus foetidus	A
Bee Pollen	Granules	F
Bees Wax	Granules and sheets	F
Beef and malt wine	Any part	F
Belamcanda chinensis	Any part	E
Belfast Ginger Ale extract	Any part	F
Belladonna Tr	also Atropa belladona	A
Bellis perennis Tr (Wild Daisy)	Whole fresh plant	A
Bentonite Clay	Powder	F
Benzinum Nitricum	Nitrobenzene	A
Benzoin Gum	also Styrax benzoin	E
Benzyl Benzoate	Any part	F
Berberidis Corticis	also Berberis vulgaris	A
Berberinum	Berberine	F
Berberis	Any part	A
Berberis aquifolium	also Mahonia aquifolium	A
Berberis aristata	Stem	A
Berberis vulgaris Tr	Dried bark	A
Beryllium metallicum Tr	Beryllium metal	F
Beth Root Liquid extract	also Trillium erectum	A
Betonica officinalis	Herb tincture	A
Betonica stachys (Wood Betony)	also Betonica officinalis	A
Betula alba Tr (Silver Birch)	Bark, leaves	A
Betula pendula	also Betula alba	A
Bidens tripartita (Burr Marigold)	Aerial Parts	A
Bilberry	also Vaccinum myrtillus	E
Biniodide solution	also Mercury	A
Biniodide spirit	also Mercury	A
Biota orientalis	Twigs and herb tincture	E
Birch Tar Oil solution	Any part	A
Birch White	also Betula alba	A
Bismuth Compound Mixture	Any part	A
Bismuthum Metallicum	Powdered Bismuth metal	F
Bismuthum Oxydatum	Bismuth oxide	F
Bismuthum Subnitricum	Bismuth nitrate	F
Bistort Root	also Polygonium bistorta	A
Bitter Root	also Apocynum androsaemifolium	A
Bittersweet (Woody Nightshade)	also Solanum dulcamara	A
Bittersweet American	also Celastrus scandens	A
Black Byrony	also Tamus communis	A
Black Haw	also Viburnum prunifolium	A
Black Willow	Liquid extract	A
Blackberry American	also Rubus villosus	A
Blackcurrant Leaves	Liquid extract	A
Blackcurrant Syrup	Any part	F
Bladderwrack	also Fucus vesiculosa	A
Blatta orientalis	Any part	A
Bletilla striata	Stem Tuber	E
Blood Root tincture	Any part	E
Blood Root	also Sanguinaria canadensis	A
Blue Khatmi	Any part	F
Blueberry	also Bilberry	E
Bogbean	also Menyanthes trifoliata	A
Boldo	also Peumus boldus	A
Boneset	also Eupatorium Perfoliatum	A
Borage solution	Any part	A
Borago officinalis	Leaves	A
Borax	also Natrium tetraboracicum	A
Boric Acid	also Acidum Boricum	E
Boric Acid Eardrops	also Auristillae Acidi Borici	A
Boswellia carterii (Frankincense)	also Olibanum	E
Boswellia serrata	Any part	E
Bovista Tr	Ripe fungus	A
Brachyglottis repens Tr	Leaves and flowers	A
Branca ursina Tr	Whole plant	A
Brassica oleracea Tr	Fresh cabbage heads	E
Brionia dio	also Bryonia dioica	A
Bromide and Valerian Compound Elixir	Any part	A
Bromoform Compound Syrup	Any part	A
Bromoform Elixir	Any part	A
Bromoform Syrup	Any part	A
Bromum	Bromine	F
Brooklime	also Veronica beccabunga	A
Broom Conc. Decoction	Any part	A
Broom Juice	Any part	A
Broom Tops	Any part	A
Brucinum	Brucine	F
Brunella vulgaris (Selfheal)	Herb tincture	E
Bryonia alba Tr	also Bryonia dioica	A
Bryonia cretica Tr	Fresh root	A
Bryonia dioica	Root tincture	A
Bryony	Any part	A
Buchu	also Barosma betulina	E
Buchu and Matico Solution	Any part	A
Buckthorn tincture	also Rhamnus cathartica	E
Buckthorn Alder	also Rhamnus frangula	A
Buckwheat	also Fagopyrum esculentum	A
Bufo vulgaris Tr	Common toad; secretion from cutaneous glands	A
Bugloss	also Echium vulgare	A
Bupleurum scorzoneraefolium	Radix tincture	A
Burdock Tr	also Arctium lappa	E
Burnet	also Sanguisorba officinalis	A
Burnet saxifrage	also Pimpinella saxifraga	E
Burr Marigold	also Bidens tripartita	A
Bursa Pastoris	also Capsella bursa-pastoris	A
Buthus australis Tr	Scorpion venom	F
Butterbur	also Petasites vulgaris	A

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