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perennial aquatic herb tea, medicinal leaves, flowers, roots, seeds, fruits Most of the plant is used as food: Catnip: Nepeta cataria: Lamiaceae: perennial herb: medicinal: leaves Tobacco: Nicotiana tabacum and related species Solanaceae: annual herb medicinal, ritual leaves, roots, extracts primarily used as a recreational drug: Black caraway ...
The boiled juice or a tea made from the leaves or the whole plant is taken to relieve fever and other symptoms. It is also used for dysentery, pain, and liver disorders. [143] A tea of the leaves is taken to help control diabetes in Peru and other areas. [144] Laboratory tests indicate that the plant has anti-inflammatory properties. [145 ...
Sorrel – or garden sorrel, often simply called sorrel, is a perennial herb that is cultivated as a garden herb or leaf vegetable. Tarragon – perennial herb in the family Asteraceae related to wormwood. Thyme – culinary and medicinal herb of the genus Thymus. Vietnamese coriander (rau răm) – Persicaria odorata, the Vietnamese coriander ...
The fourth edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary defines "herb" as: "A plant whose stem does not become woody and persistent (as in a tree or shrub) but remains soft and succulent, and dies (completely or down to the root) after flowering"; "A (freq. aromatic) plant used for flavouring or scent, in medicine, etc.". (See: Herb)
Peperomia pellucida (also known by common names pepper elder, shining bush plant, crab claw herb, and man to man) is an annual, shallow-rooted herb, usually growing to a height of about 15 to 45 cm (6 to 18 inches), it is characterized by succulent stems, shiny, heart-shaped, fleshy leaves and tiny, dot-like seeds attached to several fruiting spikes.
Lovage (/ ˈ l ʌ v ɪ dʒ / LUV-ij; Levisticum officinale) is a tall perennial plant, the sole species in the genus Levisticum in the family Apiaceae, subfamily Apioideae. [1] [2] It has been long cultivated in Europe and the leaves are used as a herb, the roots as a vegetable, and the seeds as a spice, especially in southern European cuisine.
The bases of the leaves where they attach to the root crowns have a reddish tint which is unique, and the roots are fibrous, with a dark, chocolate-brown, wrinkled outer skin. When this skin is removed, the inner root tissue is fibrous and yellowish-white with an overpowering, pleasant "spicy celery" fragrance that resembles lovage ( Levisticum ...
Most Apiaceae are annual, biennial or perennial herbs (frequently with the leaves aggregated toward the base), though a minority are woody shrubs or small trees such as Bupleurum fruticosum. [3]: 35 Their leaves are of variable size, and alternately arranged, or with the upper leaves becoming nearly opposite. The leaves may be petiolate or sessile.