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According to Karch (1999), the following are the 30 top selling medicinal plant species in the United States, in order of importance related to annual sales:
- Echinacea
- St. John’s Wort
- Ginkgo biloba
- Garlic
- Saw Palmetto
- Ginseng (Korean)
- Goldenseal
- Aloe
- Eleuthero (“Siberian Ginseng”)
- Valerian
- Cranberry
- Milk Thistle
- Cat’s Claw (Uña de Gato, Uncaria tomentosa )
- Grape seed extract
- Bilberry
- Cascara Sagrada
- Cayenne pepper (Chile)
- Dong Quai (“Chinese Angelica”)
- Psyllium seed
- Ma Huang (Chinese Ephedra)
- Feverfew
- Kava kava
- Green tea
- Ginger
- Pine bark extract (pycnogenol)
- Atragalus (“Chinese Tragacanth”)
- Primrose
- Yohimbine
- Chamomile (“Roman” and “German”)
- Pau D’ Arco