Herbs in the botanical sense: plants with soft, non-woody stems that die back each year or hold on through mild winters. This section brings together our profiles of culinary herbs, medicinal species, and wild herbs of field and forest, from household names like cilantro and licorice to obscure species we have raised from field-collected seed. Every entry is written from work with the living plant: where it grows naturally, how its seed germinates, and what it needs in cultivation to thrive. If you want to understand an herb before you sow it, start with its profile here.
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Lycium barbarum Seeds | Chinese China Goji Berry
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Aquilaria Seeds | Agarwood
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Panax ginseng Seeds | China Chang Bai Mountain Plant
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Senna tora Seeds | Jue Ming Zi
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Panax pseudoginseng Seeds | San Qi
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Sarcandra glabra Seeds | Chloranthus Glaber
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Gentiana scabra Seeds | Long Dan Cao
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Artemisia annua Seeds | Sweet Annie Sagewort Wormwood
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Andrographis paniculata Seeds | Kalmegh
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Rubia cordifolia Seeds | Indian Madder
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Ophiopogon japonicus Seeds | Mondo Grass
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Hedyotis diffusa Seeds | Snake-needle Grass
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Ligusticum wallichii Seeds | Chuan Xiong
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Lonicera japonica Seeds | Japanese Honeysuckle
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Abrus precatorius Seeds | Rosary Pea
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Ricinus communis Seeds | Castor Bean
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Piper longum Seeds | Long Pepper
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Hippophae rhamnoides Seeds | Sea Buckthorn
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Dracaena draco Seeds | Dragons Blood Tree
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Rhodiola rosea Seeds | Golden Root Adaptogen
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Gastrodia elata Seeds | Tian Ma
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Achyranthes bidentata Seeds | Ox Knee
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Aristolochia debilis Seeds | Chinese Pipe Vine
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Areca catechu Seeds | Areca Palm



