Culinary Herb Or Spice Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Hawaii

* Chervil ( Anthriscus cerefolium ) is a delicate annual herb related to parsley . * Sometimes called garden chervil , it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture fines herbes .

* In Israel, fennel salad is made of chopped fennel bulbs flavored with salt, black pepper, lemon juice, parsley, olive oil and sometimes sumac. * Many cultures in India, Afghanistan, Iran, and the Middle East use fennel seed in cooking.

* The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are delicious in salads. * The leaves are available from early spring until late in the autumn.

* The plant is an ingredient of pot-pourri. * Anise plants grow best in light, fertile, well drained soil. Its flavor has similarities with some other spices, such as star anise, fennel, and liquorice.

* Plants yield about 1¾ tonnes of seed per acre. The leaves provide Cilantro and the seeds are Coriander. * The fresh leaves (Cilantro) are probably the most widely used flavouring herb in the world.

Modern cultivars include leaves with purple, rose, cream, and yellow in many variegated combinations. * The Old World type grows to approximately 2 ft (0.61 m) tall and wide, with lavender flowers most common, though they can also be white, pink, or purple.

* Chives ( Allium schoenoprasum ) are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae * Allium schoenoprasum is also the only species of Allium native to both the New and the Old World and is a perennial .

* The leaves and young shoot tips are eaten raw or used as a flavouring in soups, salads etc. Hyssopus officinalis and Hyssopus decumbens are the same plant; however, France calls it Hyssopus decumbens due to its terrain creating a more potent hyssop.

* Chervil ( Anthriscus cerefolium ) is a delicate annual herb related to parsley . * Sometimes called garden chervil , it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture fines herbes .

The tea shouldbe infused in a closed container in order to preserve the essential oils, boiling is said to spoil it. * This is the common European catmint and a spreading plant. Cats relish the intoxicating leaves and the tea is a popular night cap.

Basil (most commonly Thai Basil) is commonly steeped in cream or milk to create an interesting flavor in ice cream or chocolates (such as truffles). A common foliar disease of basil is gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea, can also cause infections post-harvest...

It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial Winter savory . * The leaves can be used fresh or dried. * Summer savory ( Satureja hortensis ) is the better known of the Savory species.

* Wild bergamot was considered a medicinal plant by many Native Americans including the Menominee, the Ojibwe, and the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk). The fresh or dried leaves are brewed into a refreshing aromatic tea.

It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial Winter savory . * The leaves can be used fresh or dried. * Summer savory ( Satureja hortensis ) is the better known of the Savory species.

* Marjoram ( Origanum majorana , Lamiaceae ) is a somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavours. In some middle-eastern countries, Marjoram is synonymous with Oregano, and there the names Sweet Marjoram and Knotted...

It is cultivated worldwide as a semi-arid crop, and its seeds are a common ingredient in dishes from the Indian Subcontinent. * Fenugreek is much used in herbal medicine, especially in North Africa, the Middle East and India.

Corresponding to its species name, a common term for the plant is "dragon herb." It is native to a wide area of the Northern Hemisphere from easternmost Europe across central and eastern Asia to India , western North America , and south to northern Mexico...

* The plant is the source of several popular herbs and one spice used in a wide variety of recipes, particularly among Mediterranean cuisines. * Dried laurel berries and pressed leaf oil can both be used as robust spices, and even the wood can be burnt...

It has occasionally been used internally in the treatment of hysteria, but in modern day herbalism it is mainly used as the essential oil and internal use is not advised. * Camphor has a long history of herbal use in the Orient with a wide range of uses.

Chicory leaves are very bitter, making it a good digestive stimulant and tonic, and a gentle laxative even for children. * When flowering, chicory has a tough, grooved, and more or less hairy stem, from 30 to 100 centimetres (10 to 40 in) tall.The leaves...

* Ocimum basilicum , or Sweet Basil, is a culinary herb of major importance. Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other species are also grown and there are many hybrids between species.

* Star anise oil is a highly fragrant oil used in cooking, perfumery, soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, and skin creams. * Star anise is the major source of the chemical compound shikimic acid, a primary precursor in the pharmaceutical synthesis of anti-influenza...

* Ocimum basilicum , or Sweet Basil, is a culinary herb of major importance. Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other species are also grown and there are many hybrids between species.

The tea shouldbe infused in a closed container in order to preserve the essential oils, boiling is said to spoil it. * This is the common European catmint and a spreading plant. Cats relish the intoxicating leaves and the tea is a popular night cap.

* Wild bergamot was considered a medicinal plant by many Native Americans including the Menominee, the Ojibwe, and the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk). The fresh or dried leaves are brewed into a refreshing aromatic tea.

A purgative known as 'American Mastic' is obtained from the tree. The tree's pinnately compound leaves measure 8-25 cm long x 4-9 cm wide and are made up of 19-41 alternate leaflets.

* The plant is an ingredient of pot-pourri. * Anise plants grow best in light, fertile, well drained soil. Its flavor has similarities with some other spices, such as star anise, fennel, and liquorice.