List of herbs

List of Herbs

Table of contents

1 Common culinary herbs 1.1 External link for culinary plants: 2 Medicinal herbs 3 External links for medicinal herbs 4 Toxic herbs 5 Common herb mixtures

Common culinary herbs

• Angelica (Angelica officinalis)
• Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
• Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
• Bay leaf (Laurus nobilis)
• Caper (Capparis spinosa)
• Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)
• Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
• Cilantro (Coriander) (Coriandrum sativum)
• Curry leaf (Murraya koenigii)
• Dill (Anethum graveolens)
• Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
• Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
• Lavender (Lavandula spp.)
• Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
• Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus, C. flexuosus, and other species)
• Lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora)
• Lovage (Levisticum officinale)
• Marjoram (Origanum majorana)
• Mint (Mentha spp.)
• Oregano (Origanum vulgare, O. heracleoticum, and other species)
• Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
• Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
• Sage (Salvia officinalis)
• Savory (Satureja hortensis, S. montana)
• Sorrel (Rumex spp.)
• Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus)
• Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

External link for culinary plants:

• http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/faq/culi-cont.html
• http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/index.html

Medicinal herbs

• Achillea millefolium Yarrow
• Artemisia absinthium L, Wormwood
• Artemisia annua L. Sweet sagewort
• Crataegus spp., Hawthorn
• Digitalis purpurea, foxglove (TOXIC!)
• Echinacea purpurea, Purple coneflower, and other species of Echinacea
• Glycyrrhiza glabra, Liquorice
• Hypericum perforatum, St. John's Wort
• Marrubium vulgare, Horehound
• Matricaria recutita (Chamomilla recutita), Chamomile
• Nepeta cataria, Catnip
• Passiflora spp., Passion-flower
• Plantago spp., Plantain and Psyllium
• Symphytum officinale Comfrey
• Tanacetum parthenium (Chrysanthemum parthenium), Feverfew
• Taraxacum officinale, Dandelion
• Tilia spp., Lime Blossom
• Valeriana officinalis, Valerian

External links for medicinal herbs

• http://www.swsbm.com
• http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed
• http://www.medherb.com
• http://www.herbmed.org

Toxic herbs

These "culinary" plants contain livertoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids:

• Germander (Teucrium chamaedrys)
• Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
• Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
• Borage (Borago officinalis) (flowers and seeds are nontoxic)

See the comfrey controversy, external links: http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/PAs/PAs.html http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/faqs/medi-2-15-comfrey.html

This "culinary" plant is toxic unless picked at the correct time and prepared correctly:

• Pokeroot or pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)

Common herb mixtures

• Fines herbes
• Herbes de Provence