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Plants and Beyond for
Hard to find Herb Seeds
Herbs (IPA:
hə(ɹ)b, or əɹb;
see
pronunciation differences) are seed-bearing
plants without
woody stems, which die down to the ground after flowering.
Herbs have a
variety of uses including culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual
usage. The green, leafy part of the plant is often used, but herbal medicine
makes use of the roots, flowers, seeds, root bark, inner bark (cambium), berries
and sometimes the pericarp or other portions. General usage differs between
culinary herbs and medicinal herbs. A medicinal herb may be a shrub or other
woody plant, whereas a culinary herb is a non-woody plant, typically using the
leaves. By contrast, spices are the seeds, berries, bark, root, fruit, or other
parts of the plant, even leaves in some cases; although any of these, as well as
any edible fruits or vegetables, may be considered "herbs" in medicinal or
spiritual use. Culinary herbs are distinguished from vegetables in that they are
used in small amounts and provide flavor (similar to spices) rather than
substance to food. In this sense, some herbs contain phytochemicals that in
consumed in small quantities can be healthy, yet in large quantities can be
toxic to the liver.
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Herb Seed Directory
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