Herbs & Spices

Description: Blueberry leaves can be either deciduous or
evergreen, ovate to lanceolate, and 1–8 cm (0.39–3.15 in) long and 0.5–3.5 cm
(0.20–1.38 in) broad. The flowers are bell-shaped, white, pale pink or red,
sometimes tinged greenish. The fruit..
Description: Blueberry leaves can be either deciduous or
evergreen, ovate to lanceolate, and 1–8 cm (0.39–3.15 in) long and 0.5–3.5 cm
(0.20–1.38 in) broad. The flowers are bell-shaped, white, pale pink or red,
sometimes tinged greenish. The ..
Description: Eupatorium perfoliatum or (common) boneset is a common North American perennial plant in the sunflower family. It is native to the Eastern United States and Canada, widespread from Nova Scotia to Florida, west as far as Texas, ..
Description: Rhamnus is a genus of about 110 accepted species of shrubs or small trees, commonly known as buckthorns in the family Rhamnaceae. Its species range from 1 to 10 meters tall (rarely to 15 m) and are native mainly in east As..
Description: In
Japan, burdock root is known as “Gobo” and is regularly enjoyed as a staple
vegetable in their diet. It is affectionately referred to as the “poor-man’s
potatoes”. In medieval Germany, the herb was thought to treat numerous health
..
Description: In Japan, burdock root is known as “Gobo” and is regularly enjoyed as a staple vegetable in their diet. It is affectionately referred to as the “poor-man’s potatoes”.In medieval Germany, the herb was thought to treat numerous health cond..
Description: Ruscus aculeatus, known as butcher's-broom, is a low evergreen Eurasian shrub, with flat shoots known as cladodes that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped leaves. Small greenish flowers appear in spring, and are borne si..
Ingredients: Basil, black pepper, cayenne, garlic, mustard, paprika,
white pepper and thymeAllergy advice: contains Mustard..
Description: The
sharp-edged calamus is a perennial semi-aquatic plant that grows in marshes and
on muddy banks of streams. Calamus root was discussed in the Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica. This revered Chinese herbal t..
Description: Calendula officinalis
(pot marigold, ruddles, common marigold, garden marigold, English marigold, or
Scottish marigold) is a plant in the genus Calendula of the family Asteraceae.
It is probably native to southern Europe, though ..
Description: Annual herb bearing the characteristic daisy-like flowers of other members of the Asteraceae family, having bright orange or yellow terminal flower heads and pale green leaves. The genus name Calendula is a modern Latin diminut..
Description: The fruit of Capsicum plants have a variety
of names depending on place and type. The piquant (spicy) varieties are
commonly called chili peppers, or simply "chillies". The large, mild
form is called red pepper, green pepper, or ..
Description: Caraway
is a biennial, with smooth, furrowed stems growing 1 1/2 to 2 feet high,
hearing finely cut leaves, and umbels of white flowers which blossom in June.
The fruits which are popularly and incorrectly called seeds - and which
co..
Description: A
Perennial, reed-like herb up to 4 metres high, with long, silky blade-shaped
laves. Its long sheathing stems bear small yellowish flowers with purple tips, followed by oblong red-brown seeds. Decorticated cardamom consists of hu..
Description: A Perennial, reed-like herb up to 4 metres high, with long, silky blade-shaped laves. Its long sheathing stems bear small yellowish flowers with purple tips, followed by oblong red-brown seeds. Decorticated cardamom consists of..
Description: A Perennial, reed-like herb up to 4 metres high, with long, silky blade-shaped laves. Its long sheathing stems bear small yellowish flowers with purple tips, followed by oblong red-brown seeds. Decorticated cardamom consists of..
Description: The carob is a tree in the same plant
family as beans and peas. Its pods have been used for food for as long as 5,000
years. Carob pods were thought to be the "locust beans" consumed by
John the Baptist, hence the name St John's ..
Description: Cascara
is a large shrub or small tree 4.5–10 m tall, with a trunk 20–50 cm in
diameter. The outer bark is brownish to silver-grey with light splotching (often, in part, from lichens) and the inner surface of the bark is smooth an..
Description: Uncaria is a genus of flowering plants in
the family Rubiaceae. It has about 40 species. Their distribution is
pantropical, with most species native to tropical Asia, three from Africa and
the Mediterranean and two from the neotr..
Description: Cayenne pepper is made from the ripened fruits of the capsicum annuum plant. The fruits are generally dried and then ground and shifted to create the powder.Cayenne powder is red or red-brown in color and is used to add spice and flavor ..
Description: The Greeks and Romans called it
"smallage" and harvested it in the wild for its medicinal properties.
The Romans used it more for cooking. When it was finally grown and harvested in
the middle ages it was found to be a wonderful ..
Description: The Greeks and Romans called it "smallage" and harvested it in the wild for its medicinal properties. The Romans used it more for cooking. When it was finally grown and harvested in the middle ages it was found to be a wonderful veg..
Description: Chamomile
is a gentle herb known throughout most of the world which has been used
continually for many centuries. Members of the Asteraceae family, these
aromatic herbaceous plants have white daisy like flowers and scent reminisc..
Description: Larrea
tridentata is known as creosote bush and greasewood as a plant, chaparral as a
medicinal herb, and as gobernadora in Mexico, Spanish for
"governess", due to its ability to secure more water by inhibiting
the growth of nea..
Description: Vitex agnus-castus is one of the few temperate-zone species of Vitex, which is on the whole a genus of tropical and sub-tropical flowering plants. Theophrastus mentioned the shrub several times, as agnos in Enquiry into Plants. It has be..
Description: Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium), sometimes
called garden chervil to distinguish it from similar plants also called
chervil, or French parsley, is a delicate annual herb related to parsley. It is
commonly used to season mild-flavo..
Description: Chia seed is obtained most commonly from
Salvia hispanica of the Lamiaceae family. Other plants referred to as
"chia" include "golden chia" (Salvia columbariae) and the
flowering herbaceous perennial Salvia polystachya, which is ..