Culinary Herb Or Spice Medicinal Plant For Sale In Alaska

The flowering shoots contain about 0.5% essential oil, this is used as a food flavouring. It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter flavor.

* Valerian ( Valeriana officinalis , Valerianaceae ) is a hardy perennial flowering plant , with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers. Valerian was used as a perfume in the sixteenth century.

* In Canada, dill is a favorite herb to accompany poached salmon. * The leaves lose their flavour if the are cooked for any length of time and so are best used raw or added to cooked dishes only a few minutes before the cooking is complete.

* Elecampane , also called Horse-heal ( Inula helenium ) or Marchalan (in Welsh ), is a perennial composite plant common in many parts of Great Britain , and ranges throughout central and Southern Europe , and in Asia as far eastwards as the Himalayas...

Leaves are grey-green, rugose on the upper side, and nearly white underneath due to the many short soft hairs. Spreading growth to 3ft. The flowers can also be sprinkled on salads to add colour and fragrance.

* Valerian ( Valeriana officinalis , Valerianaceae ) is a hardy perennial flowering plant , with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers. Valerian was used as a perfume in the sixteenth century.

* In Canada, dill is a favorite herb to accompany poached salmon. * The leaves lose their flavour if the are cooked for any length of time and so are best used raw or added to cooked dishes only a few minutes before the cooking is complete.

* Edible Parts: Leaves. It can be a repellent for certain insects, including aphids and squash bugs. * The common name catmint can also refer to the genus as a whole. The 2 to 3 inch leaves are ovate to cordate, opposite, and coarsely toothed, they are...

It retains its flavour well in long slow cooking. * A woody-stemmed aromatic plant, long used for flavoring foods; sometimes used as a ground cover or rock garden plant; 1/2" evergreen leaves, upright flowering spikes in May; native to southern Europe.

In particular it is an excellent herb for treating various digestive disorders, nervous tension and irritability and is also used externally to treat skin problems. The leaves have an aromatic apple scented adding to the tea flavor.

* Marjoram ( Origanum majorana , Lamiaceae ) is a somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavours. * Sweet marjoram is mainly used as a culinary herb, but is also medicinally valuable due to its stimulant and antispasmodic...

In China, the local cultivar is called (traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: ji?-ceng-t?; literally "nine-level pagoda"), while the imported varieties are specifically called (traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: luo-le) or (traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin:...

* 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 .

* Ocimum basilicum , or Sweet Basil, is a culinary herb of major importance. * Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb. Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other...

* Edible Parts: Leaves. It can be a repellent for certain insects, including aphids and squash bugs. * The common name catmint can also refer to the genus as a whole. The 2 to 3 inch leaves are ovate to cordate, opposite, and coarsely toothed, they are...

* Coriander is native to southern Europe and North Africa to southwestern Asia. The leaves provide Cilantro and the seeds are Coriander. * Plants yield about 1¾ tonnes of seed per acre.

In Taiwan , its wood is used to make support beams for underground mines . Some common names for it are acacia petit feuille , small Philippine acacia , Formosa acacia (Taiwan acacia) and Formosan koa .

* Chervil ( Anthriscus cerefolium ) is a delicate annual herb related to parsley . * It has a mild aromatic flavour that is suggestive of aniseed. * Sometimes called garden chervil , it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the...

The species is quite variable, and several subspecies or varieties have been recognized within it. * The plant is noted for its fragrance, and is a source of oil of thyme. * The entire plant above ground level can be used as a potherb, though it israther...

* The flower buds are pickled and used as a flavouring in sauces, salads etc. * The bush is native to the Mediterranean region, growing wild on walls or in rocky coastal areas throughout.

* Creeping and mounding variants of T. It is a plant of thin soils and can be found growing on sandy-soiled heaths, rocky outcrops, hills, banks, roadsides and riverside sand banks.

The leaves are rich in potassium and calcium, they have a salty cucumber flavour. * An edible blue dye can be obtained from the flowers. * In milder climates, borage will bloom continuously for most of the year.

* An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils but prefers a sunny dry position. The seed can also be sown in situ in the autumn. * Fennel has a long history of herbal use and is a commonly used household remedy, being useful in the treatment of a...

The dried leaves make a delicate and palatable tea. Common names include Bog Myrtle and Sweet Gale . * The aromatic fruits and leaves are used either fresh or dried to flavour soups, stews etc.

* Fenugreek (/?f?nj??ri?k/; Trigonella foenum-graecum) is an annual plant in the family Fabaceae with leaves consisting of three small obovate to oblong leaflets. Sotolon is the chemical responsible for fenugreek's distinctive sweet smell.

* A tea is made from the petals and flowers, that made from the petals is less bitter. It is also used as a hair rinse, adding golden tints to brown or auburn hair. A saffron substitute, it is used to colour and flavour rice, soups etc.

The flowering shoots contain about 0.5% essential oil, this is used as a food flavouring. It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter flavor.