Herb – Dosage Range
Common and Botanical Medicine Names Quick Reference Dose Chart
Herb | Dosage Range | ||
Common Name | Botanical Name | Dried Herb (Or Infused / Decocted) G / Dose / X Day | Tincture ML / Dose / X Day |
American ginseng | Panax quinquefolium | 3-6 g / day | 3-12 mL / day |
Anise seed | Pimpinella anisum | 1-5 g / 2-3x / day | 1-3 mL / 2-3x / day |
Ashwagandha | Withania somnifera | 3-6 g powder / day | 4-10 mL / day |
Astragalus | Astraglaus menbranaceus | 9-30 g / day | 5-10 mL / day |
Bacopa | Bacopa moniera | N / A | 4-7 mL / day |
Barberry | Berberis vulgaris | 1-2 / 3x / day | 1-2 mL / 3x / day |
Bayberry | Myrica cerifera | 1-2 / 3x / day | 1-2 mL / 3x / day |
Beth root | Trillium erectum | 0.5-2 / day | 1-4 mL / day |
Birch | Betula spp | 2-3 g / day | 1-2 mL / day |
Black cohosh | Actaea racemosa | 0.04-0.2, up to 1-3 g / day | Tincture: 0.4 mL liquid extract up to 20 drops / day |
Black haw | Viburnum prunifolium | N / A | 3-10 mL / day |
Bladderwrack | Fucus vesiculosus | 5-10 / 3x / day | Liquid extract: 4-8 / 3x / day |
Blood root | Sanguinaria canadensis | Topical use only | |
Blue cohosh | Caulophyllum thalictroides | 0.3-1 g / 3x / day’ | 0.5-2.5 mL / 3x / day |
Blue flag | Iris versicolor | 0.6-2 g / 2x / day | 1-2 mL / 3x / day |
Blue vervain | Verbena offtcinalis | 2-4 g / 1-3x / day | 2-4 mL / 1-3x / day |
Bugle weed | Lycopus spp. | N / A | 1-3 / 1-2x / day |
Bupleurum | Bupleurum falcatum | 1.5-12 g / day | 3-7 mL / day |
Burdock root | Arctium lappa | 3-18 g / day | 3-5 mL / 2-3x / day |
Butterbur | Petasites hybridus | Recommended in PA-free standardized form | |
Calendula | Calendula offtcinalis | 1-4 / 3g / day | 0.3-1.2 mL / day |
California poppy | Eschscholtzia californica | N / A | 2-4 mL / 2-3x / day |
Celandine (Greater) | Chelidonium majus | 1-2 g / 3x / day | 1-2 mL / 3x / day |
Centaury | Centaurium erythraea | 2-4 g / 3x / day | 2-4 mL / 3x / day |
Chamomile | Matricaria recutita | 2-8 g / 3x / day | 1-4 mL / 3x / day |
Chaste berry | Vitex agnus-castus | 30-40 mg / day up to 500-1000 mg daily | 0.2 mL / 2-3x / day up to 3-5 mL / day |
Chinese skullcap | Scutellaria baicalensis | N / A | 4-7 mL / 1-2x / day |
Cinnamon | Cinnammomom spp. | 0.5-1 g / 3x / day | Liquid extract: 0.5-1.5 mL / day Tincture: 2-4 mL / day |
Cleavers | Galium aparine | N / A | 4-10 mL / day |
Coleus | Coleus forskohlii | N / A | 1.5-4 mL / day |
Corn silk | Zea mays | 4-8 g / in infusion 3x / day | 5-15 mL / 3x / day |
Corydalis | Corydalis ambigua | 5-10 g / day | 5-20 mL / day |
Cotton root | Gossypium herbaceum | N / A | 2-4 mL / 2x / day |
Cordyceps | Cordyceps sinensis | 3-15 g / day | N / A |
Couch grass | Elymus repens | 4-8 g / day in decoction | 5-15 mL / 3x / day |
Cramp bark | Viburnum oplulus | N / A | 3-10 mL / day |
Cranberry | Vaccinium macrocarpon | 300 mL cranberry juice daily for up to 6 months | |
Cranesbill geranium | Geranium maculatum | N / A | 2-5 mL / day |
Daminana | Turnera diffusa | 2-4 g / 3 | 2-4 |
Dandelion leaf | Taraxacum offtcinale | 4-10 g / 3x / day | Liquid extract: 4-10 mL / 3x / day Tincture: 2-5 mL / 3x / day Fresh juice: 5-10 mL / 2x / day |
Dandelion root | Taraxacum offtcinale | 2-8 g / 3x / day | Liquid extract: 2-8 mL / day Tincture: 5-10 mL / day |
Dong qual | Angelica sinensis | 3-9 g / day | 5-15 mL / day |
Echinacea | Echinacea spp. | 1-3 g / 3x / day | Liquid extract 0.5-1 mL / 3x / day Tincture: 2-5 mL / 3x / day |
Eleuthero | Eleutherococcus senticosus | 0.6-3 g daily for up to 3 months | 2-16 mL / day up to 1 month |
Evening primrose | Oenethera biennis | Taken as a dietary supplement oil, 1500 mg / day | |
False unicorn | Chamaelirium luteum | 1-2 g / 3x / day | Liquid extract: 1-2 mL / 3x / day Tincture: 2-5 mL / 3x / day |
Fennel | Foeniculum vulgare | 2.5 g / 2 x / day in tea | 2-4 mL / 2x / day |
Fenugreek | Trigonella foenum-graecum | 1-6 g / 3x / day | 2-4 mL / 3x / day |
Feverfew | Tanacetum parthenium | Freeze-dried: 0.05 g / 1x after meals | Liquid extract; 6.25 mg / 3x / day |
Dried: 5-200 g / day | Tincture: 1-40 drops every 2-43 hours | ||
Figwort | Scrophularia nodosa | 2-8 g / day | Liquid extract; 2-8 mL / day Tincture 2-4 mL / day |
Flax | Linum ussitissimum | 10-50 g seeds / day | N / A |
Fringe tree | Chionanthus virginicus | N / A | 2-5 mL / day |
Garlic | Allium sativum | 2-4 g / 3x / day | 2-4 mL / 3x / day |
Gentian | Gentiana lutea | 0.6-2 g / 3x / day | 1-4 mL / 3x / day |
Ginger | Zingiber offtcinale | 0.25-1 g / 3x / day | 1.5-3 mL / 3x / day |
Ginkgo | Ginkgo biloba | 120-240 mg extract | 120-240 mg extract / day in 2-3 divided doses |
Ginseng | Panax ginseng | 1-9 g / day day in 2-3 divided doses 3-5 g / 2-3x / day | 1-6 mL / day |
Golden rod | Solidago canadensis |
| 2-3 mL / 2-3x / day |
Goldenseal | Hydrastis canadensis | 0.5-1 g / 3x / day | Liquid extract: 0.3-1 mL / 2-3x / day Tincture: 2-4 mL / 2-3x / day |
Green tea | Camellia chinensis | 1-4 cups / day | |
Gromwell | Lithospermum off. | N / A | 2-4 mL / day |
Guggul | Commiphora mukul | 500-1000 g guggulipid standardized to 2.5% guggulsteones or / 2-3 day or an equivalent dose of prepared guggulsteone 25 mg 3x / day | |
Gymnema | Gymnema sylvestre | 200 mg 2-3x / day | 2 mL / 2-3x / day |
Hawthorn | Crataegus monogyna | 0.3-1 g / 3x / day | Liquid extract: 0.5-1 mL / 3x / day Tincture: 1-2 mL / 3x / day |
Hops | Humulus lupulus | 0.5-2 g / 2-4x / day | Liquid extract: 0.5-3 mL / 3x / day Tincture: 1-2 mL / 3x / day |
Horse chestnut | Aesculus hippocastanum | 0.2-1 g / 3x / day | Extracts = to 50-150 mg triterpenes (aescin) in divided doses |
Hollyhock | Alcea rosea | N / A | 1-3 mL / 2x / day |
Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | 50-75 mg escin twice daily from standardized product; equivalent to 300 mg standardized product / day | Extracts equivalent to 50-150 mg triterpenes / day |
Jamaican dogwood | Piscidea piscipula | 1-2 g / 3x / day | 2-8 mL / day |
Kava kava | Piper methysticum | 1.5-3 = to 60-120 mg kava lactones / day | Liquid extract 3-6 mL / day |
Standardized preparations: 100-200 kava lactones / day; 60 mg kava lactones 2-4x / day | |||
Lades’ mantle | Alchemilla vulgaris | 2-4 g / 3x / day | 2-4 mL / 3x / day |
Lavender | Lavendula offtcinalis | 1-3g / 2-3 | 2-4 / 1-2 |
Lemon balm | Melissa officinalis | 1.5-4.5 g / 2-3x / day | 2-4 mL / 2-3x / day |
Licorice | Glycyrrhiza glabra | 1-4 g / 2x / day | 0.6-2 mL / 2-3x / day |
Lobelia | Lobelia inflata | 0.2-0.6 g / 3x / day | Liquid extract: 0.2-0.6 mL / 3x / Day Tincture: 0.6-2 mL / 3x / day |
Marijuana | Cannabis saliva | Dose not specified | |
Marshmallow root | Althea officinalis | 2-5 g / 3x / day | 2-5 mL / 3x / day |
Meadowsweet | Filipendula ulmaris | 4-6 g / 3x / day | Liquid extract: 1.5-6 mL / 3x / DayTincture: 3-4 mL / 3x / day |
Milk thistle | Silybum marianus | 12-15 g / day | 2-4 mL / 2-3x / day |
Milky oats | Avena saliva | N / A | 3-5 mL / 2-3x / day |
Motherwort | Leonurus cardiaca | 2-4 g / 3x / day | Liquid extract: 2-4 mL / 3x / day Tincture: 2-6 mL / 3x / day |
Mugwort | Artemisia vulgaris | 1-3 g / 2x / day | 1-2 mL / 2x / day |
Mullein leaf | Verbascum thapsus | 3-6 g / day | 2-4 mL / 2-3x / day |
Myrrh | Commiphora mol mol | N / A | 1-2.5 mL / day |
Nettle leaf | Urtica dioica | 2-4 g / 3x / day | Liquid extract: 3-4 mL / 3x / day Tincture: 2-6 mL / 3x / day Fresh juice: 1-15 mL / 3x / day |
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens | N / A | 2-4 mL / 2x / day |
Oregano | Origanum vulgaris | Used topically as an essential oil | |
Oregon grape | Mahonia aquifolium | 1.5-3 g / 2-3 mL / day | 2.5-5 g / 2-3x / day |
Osha | Lomatium dissectum | 1-3 g / 2x / day | 1-3 mL / 2x / day |
Partridge berry | Mitchella repens | N / A | 2-4 mL / 2x / day |
Passion flower | Passiflora incarnata | 4-8 g / day | 1-4 mL / 3x / day |
Peony | Paeonia lactiflora | 3-6 g / day | 3-5 mL / 1-2x / day |
Peppermint | Mentha piperita | 3-5 g / 1-3x / day as tea | 0.5-2 mL / 1-2xday |
Picrorrhiza | Picrorrhiza kurrhoa | N / A | 2-4 mL / 2-3x / day |
Poke root | Phytolacca americana | For topical use only | |
Pulsatilla | Anemone pulsatilla | 0.12-0.3 g / 3x / day | Liquid extract: 0 / 12-0.3 mL / 3x / day Tincture: 0.3-1 mL / 3x / day |
Quaking aspen | Populus tremuloides | N / A | 1-3 mL / 2x / day |
Red clover | Trifolium pratense | 3-5 g / 3x / day | 1-2 mL / 3x / day |
Red raspberry | Rubus idaeus | 4-8 g / 3x / day | 4-8 mL / 3x / day |
Red root | Ceanothus americanus | N / A | 2-4 mL / 1-2x / day |
Rehmannia | Rehamannia glutinosa | 2-6 g / day | 4-12 mL / day |
Reishi | Ganoderma lucidum | 6-12g / day | 10 mL / 3x / day |
Rhaponticum | Rhaponticum carthimoides | N / A | |
Rhodiola | Rhodiola rosea | 50-500 mg / day x 2 weeks | |
Rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis | 2-4 g / 3x / day | Liquid extract: 2-4 mL / 3x / day |
Sage | Salvia officinalis | 1-4 g / 3x / day | Tincture: 1-4 mL / 3x / day |
Saw palmetto | Serenoa repens | 320 mg lipophilic compounds (160 mg / 2x / day) | |
Schizandra | Schizandra chinensis | 1.5-15 g / day | 3-7 g / 1-2x / day |
Shatavari | Asparagus racemosa | N / A | 4-7 mL / 1-2x / day |
Shepherd’s purse | Capsella bursa-pastoris | 2-5 g / 3x / day | 2-4 mL / 3x / day |
Skullcap | Scutellaria lateriflora | 1-2 g / 3x / day | Tincture: 1-2 mL / 3x / day |
Slippery elm | Ulmus rubra | 2-5 g / 1-3x / day | Not typically taken in these forms |
St. John’s wort | Hypericum perforation | 2-4 g / 3x / day | 2-4 mL / 3x / day |
Tea tree | Melaleuca alternifolia | N / A | Used topically as an essential oil 1.5-2.5 / day |
Thuja | Thuja occidentalis | N / A |
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Thyme | Thymus vulgaris | 1-4 g / 3x / day | 2-3mL / 1-3x / day |
Tienchi ginseng | Panax notoginseng | 2-9 g / day | 4-18 mL / day |
Tribulus | Tribulus terrestris | N / A | 3-5 mL / 2x / day |
Tumeric | Curcuma long | 750 mg 3 g / day in divided doses | N / A |
Usnea | Usnea barbata | N / A | 2-4 mL / 2-3x / day |
Uva ursi | Arctostaphylos uva ursi | Up to 12 daily in divided doses | 2-4 mL / 2-4x / day |
Valerian | Valeriana officinalis | 1-3g / 3x / day | 3-5 mL / 3x / day |
Wild yam | Dioscorea villosa | 2-4 g / day in divided doses | 2-4 mL / day in 3-5 divided doses |
Willow | Salix spp. | 1-3 g / 3x / day up = to 60-120 mg salicin / day | 1-3 mL / 3x / day |
Witch hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | 2 g / 3x / day | 2-4 mL / 3x / day |
Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | 2-5 g / 3x / day | 2-4 / 3x / day |
Yellow dock | Rumex crispus | 3-5 g / 3x / day | 2-4 mL / 3x / day |
Yellow sweet clover | Melilotus officinalis | 2-4 g / day in tea form to no greater than | 3-30 mg coumarin daily |
Yerba mansa | Anemopsis californica | N / A | 3-5 mL |
Zizyphus | Zizyphus spinosa | 5-10 g / day | 5-10 mL / day |