Use of herbs

Use of herbs

A herb refers to a herbaceous plant - a plant that does not have a distinguishable wooden trunk, but leaves and stems near the ground and which die down after the end of the vegetation period. Herbs can be several years, two years old or one year.

Several years and two -year -olds are the herbal plants that have some parts that survive, even after the rest of the plant has died at the end of the vegetation period, and the new plant grows from these living parts. Ann year -old herbaceous plants die completely at the end of the vegetation period, or after they have produced flowers and fruits, and the new plant germinates from a new seed.

A herb is mainly used for culinary, spiritual or medical purposes. It is usually valued for each of its parts - roots, stems, leaves, flowers, seeds, fruits or other parts.

herbs used for culinary purposes are generally valued for their smell or taste and used in the preparation of dishes. A herb differs from a spice - herbs generally refer to the leaf green parts of the plant that are used for cooking, while spices are usually obtained from other parts of the plant. Herbs also differ from vegetables in that they do not represent the main component of the food, but are mainly added because of the color, odor or taste.

medicinal herbs are used in traditional medicine because of their secondary plant substances, which are said to have a beneficial effect on the body. However, large doses of herbal extracts can be toxic for the human body. Some herbs, such as cannabis, are used for recreational purposes.

Other herbs such as frankincense and myrrh (important in Christianity) and basil (called Tulsi, important in Hinduism) are used for spiritual purposes.