Vitamin and Mineral Sources from Herbs

Tip: These herbs are the highest and most common sources, certainly not the only ones. Do a word search in a major search engine on the nutrient and the herb to find more specific information, or follow links from Naturodoc to more nutritional sites!

Vitamin K: Alfalfa, Plantain, Shepherd's purse Rutin Dandilion, Rose hips, Rue

Calcium: Coltsfoot, Chive, Chamomile, Caraway seed, Cleavers, Dandelion, Dill, Horsetail, Meadow sweet, Mistletoe, Nettles, Parsley, Pimpe
el, Plantain, Poppy seed, Raspberry, Shepherd's purse, Silverweed, Watercress, Yellow dock

Chlorophyl: Alfalfa, most leafy green potherbs

Chlorine: Alfalfa, Dandelion, Dill stems, Fennel stems, Golden seal, Kelp, Myrrh, Nettles, Parsley, Plantain, Raspberry, Uva ursi, Watercress, Wintergree

Copper: Agar-agar, Dandelion, Dulse, Kelp, Liverwort, Nettles, Parsley, Sorrel

Fluorine: Corn silk, Dill, Garlic, Horsetail, Plantain, Watercress

Iodine: Dulse, Garlic, Irish moon, Kelp, Sarsaparilla, Mustard, Parsley

Iron: Alfalfa, Burdock, Blue cohosh, Cayenne, Dandelion, Dulse, Kelp, Mullein, Nettles, Parsley, Pokeweed, Rhubarb, Rose hips, Yellow dock

Magnesium: Alfalfa, Blue cohosh, Carrot leaves, Cayenne, Dandelion, Dill, Kelp, Mistletoe, Mullein, Nettles, Peppermint,
Primrose, Raspberry, Scullcap, Walnut leaves, Willow, Wintergree

Vitamin A: Alfalfa, Burdock, Cayenne, Dandelion, Garlic, Kelp, Marshmallow, Papaya, Parsley, Pokeweed, Raspberry, Red clover, Saffron, Watercress, Yellow dock

Thiamine (B1): Cayenne, Dandelion, Fenugreek, Kelp, Parsley, Raspberry Riboflavin (B2) Alfalfa, Burdock, Dandelion,
Fenugreek, Kelp, Parsley, Raspberry

Niacin (B3): Alfalfa, Burdock, Dandelion, Fenugreek, Kelp, Parsley, Sage

Pyridoxine (B6): Alfalfa

Cobalamine (B12): Alfalfa, Kelp

Vitamin C: Alfalfa, Burdock, Boneset, Catnip, Cayenne, Chickweed, Dandelion, Garlic, Hawthorn Berry, Horseradish, Kelp, Lobelia, Parsley, Plantain, Pokeweed, Papaya, Raspberry, Rose Hips, Shepherd's purse, Strawberry, Watercress, Yellow Dock

Vitamin D: Alfalfa, Watercress

Vitamin E: Alfalfa, Dandelion, Kelp, Raspberry, Rose hips, Watercress

Manganese: Agar-agar, Bladderwrack, Burdock, Dulse, Kelp, Nettles, Sorrel, Strawberry leaves, Wintergreen, Yellow dock Phosphorus Alfalfa, Blue cohosh, Calamus, Calendula, Caraway, Cayenne, Chickweed, Dandelion, Garlic, Irish moss, Kelp, Licorice, Parsley, Purslane, Pokeweed, Raspberry, Rhubarb, Rose hips, Watercress, Yellow dock

Potassium: Alfalfa, Blue cohosh, Birch, Borage, Chamomile, Coltsfoot, Comfrey, Centaury, Dandelion, Dulse, Eyebright, Fennel, Irish moss, Kelp, Mistletoe, Mullein, Nettles, Papaya, Parsley, Peppermint, Plantain, Primrose, Raspberry, Shepherd's purse, White oak bark, Wintergreen, Yarrow

Selenium: Kelp

Silicon: Alfalfa, Blue cohosh, Burdock, Chickweed, Corn silk, Flaxseed, Horsetail, Kelp, Nettle, Poppy seed, Raspberry,
Sunflower seed

Sodium: Apple tree bark, Alfalfa, Cleavers, Dandelion, Dill, Dulse, Fennel, Irish moss, Kelp, Mistletoe, Nettles, Parsley, Shepherd's purse, Thyme

Sulpher: Alfalfa, Burdock, Cayenne, Coltsfoot, Eyebright, Fennel, Garlic, Irish moss, Kelp, Mullein, Nettles, Paarsley, Plantain, Raspberry, Sage, Shepherd's purse, Thyme, Zinc Kelp, Marshmallow