Herbal Materia Medica- Herbs with botanical name beginning with: s           

Sabia schumanniana- Shi zuan zi   
Saccharina japonica- Kūn bù- Similar to the Japanese word Konbu-  Kelp.
Saccharum officinarum- Gān zhè Sugar cane
Sagina maxima- Qi gu cao- Pearlwort  
Saigo tatarica- Ling yang jiao Antelope's horn  
Salix alba- Willow Bark
Salix discolor- American black willow
Salvia chinensis- Shi jian chuan  
    "     miltiorrhiza- Dān shēn- Red sage root   
    "     officinalis- Common sage, Red sage  
    "     plebeia- Li zhi cao    
    "     prionitis   
    "     sclarea- Clary Sage  
Sambucus ebulus
Sambucus javanica
Sambucus nigra- Elder
Sambucus racemosa
Sinanodonta woodiana- Freshwater clam
Sanguinaria canadensis
Sanguisorba officinalis  
Sanicula europea-  Sanicle
Santalum accuminatum- Quandong, Desert peach
       "        album- Sandalwood
       "        lanceolatum- Northern sandalwood
       "        obtusifolium- Blunt sandalwood
       "        spicatum- Australian fragrant sandalwood
Santolina chamaecyparissus- Lavender cotton
Sapium sebiferum
Saponaria officinalis
Sarathamnus scoparius- Broom, Scoparium, English broom, Common broom- See Cytisus scoparius 
Sarcandra glabra
Sarcostemma astrale- Caustic bush, Caustic vine, Milkbush
Sargassum siliquastrum
Sargentodoxa cuneata
Sarracenia purpurea- Pitcher plant
Sassafras albidum
Satureja hortensis- Summer savory
Satureja montana- Winter savory
Sauromatum giganteum- Voodoo lily
Sauropus spatulifolius- Dragon's tongue leaf
Saururus chinensis- Lizards tail herb
Saussurea lappa- Costus root- Mù Xiāng- see Aucklandia lappa
Saxifraga stolonifera, Saxifraga sarmentosa- Strawberry geranium  
Schefflera arboricola
Scaevola spinescens, Crossotoma spinescens. Prickly fanflower, Currant bush
Scaevola taccada. Sea lettuce tree, Native cabbage
Schenkia australis- Australian centaury
Schist- mineral
Schisandra chinensis- Magnolia vine
Schizonepeta tenuifolia
Schizophragma integrifolia
Schoenocaulon officinale- Sabadilla
Scolopendra subspinipes
Scolopendrium vulgare
Scopolia carniolica
Scopolia japonica
Scorpia europaeus, see Mesobuthus martensii- Scorpion
Scrophularia ningpoensis
           "        nodosa
           "        umbros- Green figwort
Scutellaria baicalensis- Baical scullcap
       "          barbata-
       "          indica- Scullcap
       "          lateriflora- Scullcap
Sebaea ovata- Yellow centaury
Sedum aizoon
Sedum kamtschaticum
Sedum makinoi
Sedum sarmentosum
Sedum spectabile
Selaginella doederleinii
Selaginella tamariscina- Spike moss
Selenarctos thibetanus- this is old name, see Ursus thibetanus
Selenicereus grandiflorus- Queen of the night cactis
Semecarpus australiensis. Native cashew, Tar tree, Marking nut, or Cedar plum
Semiaquilegia adoxoides
Sempervivum tectorum
Senecio aureus, see Packera aurea
Senecio cannabifolius
Senecio cineraria, see Jacobaea maritima
Senecio jacobaea, see Jacobaea vulgaris
Senecio scandens
Senecio vulgaris
Senegalia senegal- Acacia senegal  
Senna alexandrina- Senna
Senna artemisioides- Silver leafed Cassia
Senna tora 
Serenoa repens- Saw palmetto
Sepiella maindroni see Sepiida (Order) - Cuttlefish
Serissa japonica
Sesamum indicum- Black sesame seed
Sesbania sesban- Common sesban, Egyptian pea
Setaria italica- Millet
Shuteria involucrata
Sida rhombifolia- Common sida
Sigesbeckia orientalis- St Paul's wort
Silphium lacinatum- Compass plant
Silphium perfoliatum
Silybum marianum- St Mary's thistle, Milk thistle
Simaba cedron
Simarouba amara- Simarouba
Sinanodonta woodiana- Freshwater clam
Sinapis alba- White mustard seed
Sinomenium acutum
Sinopodophyllum hexandrum
Siphonostegia chinensis
Siraitia grosvenorii
Sisymbrium officinale
Smallanthus uvedalia- Bearsfoot  
Smilax australis-
    "      china  
    "      glabra
    "      glyciphylla Sweet sarsparilla
    "      nipponica
    "      officinalis
Sodium chloride- Common salt
     "       sulphate- Natural sodium sulphate, Glauber's salt
     "       nitrate
     "       tetraborate
Solanum carolinense
     "         centrale- Desert raisin
     "        dulcamara
     "        lasiophyllum, S. lasiophylla- Flannel bush            
     "        lycopersicum- Tomato
     "        lyratum
     "        melongena- Egg plant
     "        nigrum
     "        tuberosum- Potato
Solenognathus kardwickii
Solidago virgaurea- Golden rod   
Sonchus arvensis- see Patrinia scabiosaefolia
Sophora alopecuroides
Sophora flavescens
Sophora japonica, see Styphnolobium japonicum
Sophora tonkinensis- Sophora root
Sorbus aucuparia- Rown tree
Sorghum bicolor- Sorghum Sorghum bicolor- Sorghum  
Sphagneticola calendulacea
Sparganium stoloniferum
Spartothamnella juncea- Bead bush
Spatholobus suberectus, see Millettia dielsiana
Spergularia rubra- Red sandspurry 
Spigelia marilandica- Pink root
Spinacia oleraceae- Spinach
Spinifex longifolia- Beach spinifex
Spirodela polyrrhiza- Duckweed
Stachys baicalensis
       "      officinalis- Wood betony
       "      palustris- Marsh woundwort
Stamina sessifolia
Stauntonia chinensis
Stellaria uliginosa
Stellaria dichotoma
Stellaria media
Stemodia grossa- Marsh stemodia
       "        lythrifolia- Bunu bunu
       "        viscosa- Sticky bluerod
Stemona tuberosa
Stenoloma chusanam
Stephania cepharantha
Stephania hernandifolia
Stephania tetrandra
Sterculia lychnophora- Malva nut tree
Sterculia quadrifida- Peanut tree
Stillingia sylvatica- Queen's Delight
Stichopus japonicus (synonym), see Apostichopus japonicus
Streptoglossa odora- Smelly bush
Striga curviflora- Witchweed
Strobilanthes flaccidifolius
Strophanthus kombe
Strychnos ignatii- Ignatius beans
       "         nux vomica- Poison nut
Styphnolobium japonicum- Japanese pagoda tree
Styrax benzoin- Sumatran benzoin resin  
Styrax tonkinensis- Siam benzoin resin        
Succisa pratensis- Devil's bit
Sulphur
Sus scrofa domesticus
Swainsona galegifolia- Smooth darling pea
Swainsona pterostylis- Dampier pea
Swertia chirata
Swertia mileensis
Swertia pseudochinensis
Symphytum officinale- Comfrey
Symplocarpus foetidus- Skunk cabbage
Syncarpia hillii- Fraser island turpentine, Satinay
Synsepalum dulcificum- Miracle fruit
Syringa reticulata
Syzygium aromaticum
Syzygium cumini