Herbs A to Z: Names in English, Urdu & Roman Urdu

Find any herb by its English, Urdu, Roman or botanical name.

Buying herbs is confusing when the same herb has three or four names. Your hakeem writes Asgand Nagori, the internet says Ashwagandha, and the pack says Withania somnifera. This index puts all the names together so you always buy the right herb.

Search by any name below, then tap View to see the products. Can’t find a herb? WhatsApp us and we will help.

55 herbs listed

English nameUrduRoman UrduBotanical nameShop
Afteemon (Dodder)افتیمونAfteemon / AftimoonCuscuta reflexaView
Ajwain (Carom Seeds)اجوائنAjwainTrachyspermum ammiView
Amla (Indian Gooseberry)آملہAmlaPhyllanthus emblicaView
AsafoetidaہینگHeengFerula assa-foetidaView
Ashwagandhaاسگند ناگوریAsgand NagoriWithania somniferaView
Bael Fruitبیل گریBel GiriAegle marmelosView
Basil Seedsتخم ملنگاTukhm Malanga / Tukhm-e-RehanOcimum basilicumView
Bay Leavesتیز پاتTez PattaCinnamomum tamalaView
Bitter AppleحنظلHanzal / TumbaCitrullus colocynthisView
Black Cardamomبڑی الائچیBari ElaichiAmomum subulatumView
Black Pepperکالی مرچKali MirchPiper nigrumView
Black SeedکلونجیKalonjiNigella sativaView
ChicoryکاسنیKasniCichorium intybusView
Cinnamonدار چینیDarchiniCinnamomum verumView
CloveلونگLaungSyzygium aromaticumView
Costus Rootقسط ہندیQust-e-HindiSaussurea costusView
Cottonseed Kernelمغز بنولہMagaz BanolaGossypium spp.View
Cumin (White)سفید زیرہSafed ZeeraCuminum cyminumView
Dry GingerسونٹھSaunthZingiber officinaleView
FagoniaدھماسہDhamasaFagonia creticaView
Fennel SeedsسونفSaunfFoeniculum vulgareView
Fenugreek Seedsمیتھی دانہMethi DanaTrigonella foenum-graecumView
Fig (Dried)انجیرAnjeerFicus caricaView
Fox NutsمکھاناMakhanaEuryale feroxView
FrankincenseلوبانLobanBoswellia spp.View
GarlicلہسنLehsanAllium sativumView
Green Cardamomچھوٹی الائچیChhoti ElaichiElettaria cardamomumView
GuggulگوگلGuggalCommiphora wightiiView
Harmal (Syrian Rue)حرملTukhm-e-HarmalPeganum harmalaView
HennaمہندیMehndiLawsonia inermisView
HoneyشہدShehadMel (bee honey)View
Jamun Seedsجامن کی گٹھلیJamun ki GuthliSyzygium cuminiView
Liquorice RootملٹھیMulethiGlycyrrhiza glabraView
MintپودینہPudinaMentha spp.View
Moringa LeavesسہانجناSohanjnaMoringa oleiferaView
Fuller's Earthملتانی مٹیMultani MittiMineral clayView
Myrobalan (Chebulic)ہرڑHararTerminalia chebulaView
Neem LeavesنیمNeemAzadirachta indicaView
Orange Peelمالٹے کا چھلکاMaltay ka ChilkaCitrus sinensisView
Prunesآلو بخاراAloo BukharaPrunus domesticaView
Psyllium HuskاسبغولIsabgolPlantago ovataView
Pumpkin Seed Kernelمغز کدوMagaz KadduCucurbita spp.View
Quince Seedsبہی دانہBehdanaCydonia oblongaView
Red Chilliسرخ مرچSurkh MirchCapsicum annuumView
SaffronزعفرانZafran / KesarCrocus sativusView
Salep (Orchis)سالب مصریSalab MisriOrchis masculaView
Senna Leavesسنا مکیSana MakkiSenna alexandrinaView
ShatavariستاورSatawarAsparagus racemosusView
ShikakaiسیکاکائیShikakaiAcacia concinnaView
ShilajitسلاجیتSalajeetMineral pitch (asphaltum)View
SoapnutریٹھاReethaSapindus mukorossiView
TamarindاملیImliTamarindus indicaView
Triphalaتری پھلاTriphalaAmla, Harar and Baheda blendView
TurmericہلدیHaldiCurcuma longaView
White Musliموصلی سفیدMusli SafedChlorophytum borivilianumView

Why correct herb names matter

Many herbs look alike, and some common names are used for more than one plant. That is why every product at Maqsood Herbal Store shows its English, Urdu, Roman Urdu and botanical name. If you are following a hakeem’s nuskha, match the botanical name whenever possible, or send us a photo of the nuskha on WhatsApp.

This list is for identification only. For the use of any herb, follow the product page or ask a qualified practitioner.