Medicinal herbs in Sweden
Plants below appear in FloraLexicon’s regional index for Sweden (merged ethnobotanical slice). Use them as a starting point—always verify identification and local regulations.
Traditional and medicinal use varies by species and source. Follow links to each plant’s page for indexed use categories, or open a name hub when the same label may refer to more than one species.
Common names recorded in Sweden
Each label opens the name hub for that spelling in FloraLexicon’s index.
- Äkta aloe
- Äkta johannesört
- Äkta kamomill
- Äkta koriander
- Äkta lavendel
- Äkta saffran
- Äkta salvia
- Äkta timjan
- Amerikansk ginseng
- Ashwagandha
- Asiatisk ginseng
- Blågrön alg
- Ceylonkanel
- Chia
- Chiafrön
- Echinacea
- Fembladig ginseng
- Ginkgo
- Ginseng
- Grekiskt hö
- Grön kardemumma
- Grönmynta
- Grönt te
- Gul lök
- Indisk ginseng
- Indisk långpeppar
- Kassiakanel
- Kinesisk kanel
- Koreansk ginseng
- Krusmynta
- Kungsmynta
- Lackticka
- Läkevänderot
- Lavandin
- Lavendel
- Lingzhi
- Mate
- Mate-te
- Melissa
- Mynta
- Neem
- Nigella
- Oregano
- Passiflora
- Peppar
- Pepparmynta
- Pepparrotsträd
- Peruansk ginseng
Indexed species for Sweden
- Allium cepaFamily Amaryllidaceae
- Allium sativumFamily Amaryllidaceae
- Allium schoenoprasumFamily Amaryllidaceae
- Aloe veraFamily Asphodelaceae
- Arthrospira platensisFamily Microcoleaceae
- Aspalathus linearisFamily Fabaceae
- Azadirachta indicaFamily Meliaceae
- Camellia sinensisFamily Theaceae
- Cinnamomum cassiaFamily Lauraceae
- Cinnamomum verumFamily Lauraceae
- Coriandrum sativumFamily Apiaceae
- Crocus sativusFamily Iridaceae
- Curcuma longaFamily Zingiberaceae
- Curcuma zedoariaFamily Zingiberaceae
- Echinacea purpureaFamily Asteraceae
- Elettaria cardamomumFamily Zingiberaceae
- Foeniculum vulgareFamily Apiaceae
- Ganoderma lucidumFamily Ganodermataceae
- Ginkgo bilobaFamily Ginkgoaceae
- Hibiscus sabdariffaFamily Malvaceae
- Hypericum perforatumFamily Hypericaceae
- Ilex paraguariensisFamily Aquifoliaceae
- Lavandula × intermediaFamily Lamiaceae
- Lavandula angustifoliaFamily Lamiaceae
- Lepidium meyeniiFamily Brassicaceae
- Linum usitatissimumFamily Linaceae
- Matricaria chamomillaFamily Asteraceae
- Melissa officinalisFamily Lamiaceae
- Mentha × piperitaFamily Lamiaceae
- Mentha spicataFamily Lamiaceae
- Moringa oleiferaFamily Moringaceae
- Nigella sativaFamily Ranunculaceae
- Ocimum basilicumFamily Lamiaceae
- Ocimum tenuiflorumFamily Lamiaceae
- Origanum vulgareFamily Lamiaceae
- Panax ginsengFamily Araliaceae
- Panax quinquefoliusFamily Araliaceae
- Passiflora incarnataFamily Passifloraceae
- Piper longumFamily Piperaceae
- Piper nigrumFamily Piperaceae
- Rosmarinus officinalisFamily Lamiaceae
- Salvia hispanicaFamily Lamiaceae
- Salvia officinalisFamily Lamiaceae
- Sambucus nigraFamily Adoxaceae
- Taraxacum officinaleFamily Asteraceae
- Thymus vulgarisFamily Lamiaceae
- Trigonella foenum-graecumFamily Fabaceae
- Urtica dioicaFamily Urticaceae
- Valeriana officinalisFamily Caprifoliaceae
- Withania somniferaFamily Solanaceae
- Zingiber officinaleFamily Zingiberaceae