Schedule 20 herbs are the restricted corner of UK herbal medicine: plants potent enough for the law to place limits on their supply, parts used, and, in some cases, maximum doses. They’re fascinating from a botany, pharmacology, and history perspective, but they’re not self-care herbs.

This GOV.UK link shows the full official Schedule 20 herb list, and clicking any of the images below takes you to that herb’s monograph.

Educational content only, not medical advice. Do not self-prescribe restricted herbs.