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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Uncaria tomentosa Seeds | Cat’s Claw
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Tanacetum cinerariifolium Seeds | Pyrethrum
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Lasiurus scindicus Seeds | Sind Sain
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Ferula anatolica Seeds | Anatolian Giant Fennel
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Ferula szowitziana Seeds | Szowitz’s Ferula
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Ferula persica Seeds | Persian Asafoetida
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Ferula foetida Seeds | Asafoetida
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Ferula asafoetida Seeds | Asafoetida
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Stemona japonica Seeds | Radix Stemonae
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Vitis piasezkii Seeds | Piasezki’s Grape
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Vitis vinifera Seeds | Grape Vine
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Oldenlandia herbacea Seeds | Oldenlandia
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Zizania palustris Seeds | Wild Rice
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Tripterygium regelii Seeds | Thunder God Vine
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Harpagophytum procumbens Seeds | Devils Claw
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Lobelia erinus Seeds | Edging Lobelia
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Echinops hussonii Seeds | Husson’s Globe Thistle
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Cortaderia selloana Seeds | Pampas Grass
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Ophiopogon jaburan Seeds | Jaburan Lilyturf
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Rhynchosia himalensis Seeds | Himalayan Rhynchosia
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Momordica subangulata Seeds | Wild Bitter Gourd
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Tabebuia heterophylla Seeds | Pink Trumpet Tree
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Withania somnifera Seeds | Ashwagandha
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Tephrosia apollinea Seeds | Apollinea Tephrosia