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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Cuscuta chinensis Seeds | Semen Cuscutae Tu Si Zi
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Psoralea corylifolia Seeds | Babchi
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Crataegus laevigata Seeds | Hawthorn Berry Tree
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Astragalus complanatus Seeds | Sha Yuan Zi
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Angelica dahurica Seeds | Bai Zhi
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Isatis tinctoria Seeds | Woad
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Pinellia ternata Seeds | Pinellia
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Asparagus cochinchinensis Seeds | Tian Men Dong
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Paeonia lactiflora Seeds | White Peony Root
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Bidens pilosa Seeds | Spanish Needles
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Kochia scoparia Seeds | Burning Bush
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Phellodendron amurense Seeds | Cortex Phellodendri Huang Bai
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Scutellaria baicalensis Seeds | Mad Dog Skullcap
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Scutellaria baicalensis Seeds | Chinese Skullcap
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Plantago asiatica Seeds | Asiatic Plantain
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Atractylodes macrocephala Seeds | Bai Zhu
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Salvia miltiorrhiza Seeds | Red Sage Herb Medicinal Herbal
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Glycyrrhiza glabra Seeds | Liquorice Licorice
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Codonopsis pilosula Seeds | Herb Dang Shen
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Adenophora Seeds | Ladybells
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Schizonepeta tenuifolia Seeds | Catmint Herb
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Pyracantha fortuneana Seeds | Bonsai Chinese Firethorn
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Camptotheca acuminata Seeds | Happy Tree
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Reynoutria multiflora Seeds | Polygonum Multiflorum He Shou Wu