Supplement, Vitamin and Herb Ingredient Glossary
Ingredient Glossary: Lo-Lz
- Lobelia
- A plant. The above ground pieces are used to make medicine.
- Also known as: Asthma Weed, Bladderpod, Emetic Herb, Gagroot, Indian Tobacco, Lobelia inflata, Lobelie, Pukeweed, Vomit Wort, Wild Tobacco.
- Logwood
- A plant. Used to make medicine.
- Also known as: Bloodwood, Campêche, Haematoxylum campechianum, Haematoxylum lignum, Peachwood.
- Loosestrife
- A plant. Used to make medicine.
- Also known as: Lysimachia vulgaris, Lysimaque Commune, Yellow Willowherb.
- Lorenzo's Oil
- A combination of two chemicals called erucic acid and oleic acid.
- Also known as: 13-Docosenoic Acid, cis-9-Octadecenoic Acid, Acide Érucique, Erucic Acid, Glycerol Trierucate Oil, Glycerol Trioleate Oil, Oleic Acid.
- Lotus
- A plant. The flowers, seed, leaves and the underground stem (rhizome) are used to make medicine.
- Also known as: Blue Lotus, He Ye, Kamal, Lian Fang, Lian Xu, Lian Zi, Lian Zi Xin, Loto, Nelumbo Caspica, Nelumbo Komarovii, Nelumbo Nelumbo, Nelumbo Nucifera, Nelumbo Speciosum, Nymphaea Nelumbo, Padma, Padmoj, Sacred Lotus, Semen Nelumbinis.
- Lovage
- A plant. The root and underground stem (rhizome) are used to make medicine.
- Also known as: Angelica levisticum, Apio de Monte, Hipposelinum levisticum, Lavose, Levistici Radix, Levístico, Levisticum officinale, Ligusticum levisticum, Livèche, Love Parsley, Maggi Plant, Sea Parsley, Smallage, Smellage, Szechuan Lovage.
- Luffa
- A plant. The dried fiber is used to make medicine.
- Also known as: Angled Loofah, Dishcloth Sponge, Loofa, Loofah, Luffa acutangula, Luffa aegyptiaca, Luffa cylindrical, Luffa operculata, Luffaschwamm, Sigualuo, Sponge Cucumber, Vegetable Sponge, Water Gourd.
- Lutein
- A carotenoid vitamin.
- Also known as: All-E-Lutein, All-E-Zeaxanthin, All-E-3'-dehydro-lutein, Beta,epsilon-carotene-3,3'-diol, Carotenoid, Caroténoïde, E-Lutein, Luteina, Lutéine, Lutéine Synthétique, Synthetic Lutein, Xanthophyll, Xanthophylle, Zeaxanthin, Zéaxanthine.
- Lycium
- A plant. The dried berries and root bark are used to make medicine.
- Also known as: Baies de Goji, Baies de Lycium, Barberry Matrimony Vine, Chinese Boxthorn, Chinese Wolfberry, Di Gu Pi, Digupi, Épine du Christ, Fructus Lychii Chinensis, Fructus Lycii, Fructus Lycii Berry, Fruit de Lycium, Goji, Goji Berry, Goji Chinois, Goji de l'Himalaya, Goji Juice, Gou Qi Zi, Gouqizi, Jus de Goji, Kuko, Lichi, Licium Barbarum, Litchi, Lychee, Lyciet, Lyciet Commun, Lyciet de Barbarie, Lyciet de Chine, Lycii Berries, Lycii Chinensis, Lycii Fruit, Lycium barbarum, Lycium chinense, Matrimony Vine, Ning Xia Gou Qi, Wolfberry.
- Lycopene
- A naturally occurring chemical that gives fruits and vegetables a red color.
- Also known as: All-Trans Lycopene, All-Trans Lycopène, Cis-Lycopène, Licopeno, Lycopène, Lycopenes, Lycopènes, Psi-Psi-Carotene, Psi-Psi-Carotène.
- Lysine
- A chemical. Used for medicine.
- Also known as: Hydrochlorure de L-Lysine, L-2,6-diaminohexanoic acid, L-Lysine, L-Lysine HCl, L-Lysine Hydrochloride, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Lisina, Lys, Lysine Hydrochloride, Lysine Monohydrochloride, Monochlohydrate de L-Lysine, Monochlohydrate de Lysine.