Herbs

Herbs

Of or relating to plants or parts of plants that have a primary use for food, flavoring, medicine, or perfume.

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febrifuge

Plants; Herbs

Herbs with this property help reduce fevers, similar to refrigerant and antipyretic. Some febrifuges are chamomile, fenugreek, garlic, gentian, ginger and sarsaparilla.

beetroot

Plants; Herbs

Beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption.

Dill

Plants; Herbs

Thin and feather-like leaves, distinctive strong, fragrant with dill is cooking preparation I helped the flavor of pickles are used frequently.

Pakchoi

Plants; Herbs

An Asian plant, Brassica rapa chinensis, of the mustard family, having a loose cluster of edible, dark-green leaves on white stalks.

Latin: angelica archangelica Angelic has a faint anis flavor, and is rarely used today. The plant grows to about 2 m high, and has leaves resembling celery. Angelic was used occasionally in a milk ...

Anise

Plants; Herbs

Latin: illicum verum Star Anis, describes the star-shape of the eight little aniseed fruit pods from the anise plant, each containing a single grain. Oil extracted from the plant by distillation is ...

Astralagus

Plants; Herbs

Astralagus is a genus of herbs and small shrubs of more than 3000 species belonging to the Fabaceae family. Other names include milk-vetch, locoweed and goat's thorn. The genus is native to temperate ...