List of herbs and spices

Table of contents

1 List of spices 2 List of herbs 3 External links for culinary plants: 4 Toxic herbs 5 Common herb mixtures 6 Common spice mixtures

List of spices

\n*Ajwain (Carom, Ajowan)\n*Allspice\n*Amchur\n*Anise\n*Annatto\n*Asafoetida\n*Barberry\n*Bay leaves\n*Black cardamom\n*Black cumin\n*Black limes\n*Bush tomato\n*Calamus\n*Candle nut\n*Caper (Capparis spinosa)\n*Caraway\n*Cardamom\n*Celery seed\n*Chicory\n*Chile pepper\n*Cinnamon (and Cassia)\n*Cloves\n*Coriander\n*Cumin\n*Curry leaf (Murraya koenigii)\n*Dill seed\n*Elderberry\n*Fennel\n*Fenugreek\n*Filé powder\n*Galangal\n*Garlic\n*Ginger root\n*Grains of paradise\n*Horseradish\n*Kokam\n*Juniper\n*Licorice\n*Mahlab\n*Mastic\n*Mustard seed\n*Nigella (Kolanji, Black caraway)\n*Nutmeg (and Mace)\n*Orris root\n*Paprika\n*Pepper (and relatives)\n*Pomegranate seeds (though some consider these a fruit, not a spice)\n*Poppy seed\n*Safflower\n*Saffron\n*Salt\n*Sesame seed\n*Sorrel (Rumex spp.)\n*Star anise\n*Sumac\n*Szechuan pepper (Xanthoxylum piperitum)\n*Table Salt\n*Tamarind\n*Turmeric\n*Vanilla\n*Wasabi\n*Wattleseed\n*Zedoary

List of herbs

• Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)\n*Angelica (Angelica archangelica)\n*Balm (Melissa officinalis)\n*Basil (Ocimum basilicum)\n*Bergamot (Monarda didyma)\n*Bison grass (Hierochloe odorata)\n*Borage (Borago officinalis)\n*Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)\n*Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)\n*Cilantro (Coriander) (Coriandrum sativum)\n*Cress\n*Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)\n*Dill (Anethum graveolens)\n*Epazote (Chenopodium ambrosioides)\n*Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)\n*Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)\n*Kaffir Lime Leaves (Citrus hystrix, C. papedia)\n*Lavender (Lavandula spp.)\n* Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus, C. flexuosus, and other species)\n*Lemon myrtle (Backhousia citriodora)\n*Lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora)\n*Lovage (Levisticum officinale)\n*Marjoram (Origanum majorana)\n*Mint (Mentha spp.)\n*Mustard\n*Oregano (Origanum vulgare, O. heracleoticum, and other species)\n*Pandan leaf\n*Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)\n*Primrose (Primula) -- candied flowers, tea\n*Purslane\n*Rocket (Arugula)\n*Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)\n*Sage (Salvia officinalis)\n*Salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor or Poterium sanguisorba)\n*Savory (Satureja hortensis, S. montana)\n*Sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata)\n*Sweet woodruff\n*Tansy\n*Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus)\n*Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)\n*Vietnamese Coriander or Rau ram (Polygonum odoratum or Persicaria odorata)

External links for culinary plants:

\n* http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/faqs/culi-cont.html\n* http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/index.html

Toxic herbs

\nThese "culinary" plants contain liver-toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids:\n*Germander (Teucrium chamaedrys)\n*Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)\n*Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)\n*Borage (Borago officinalis) (flowers and seeds are nontoxic)\nSee the comfrey controversy, external links: http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/PAs/PAs.html\nhttp://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/faqs/medi-2-15-comfrey.html This "culinary" plant is toxic unless picked at the correct time and prepared correctly:\n*Pokeroot or pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)

Common herb mixtures

• Fines herbes\n*Herbes de Provence

Common spice mixtures

• Adobe criollo\n*Berebere\n*Chili powder\n*Chinese five spice\n*Curry powder\n*Garam masala\n*Jamaican jerk spice\n*Ponch phoran\n*Quatre épices\n*Ras-el hanout\n*Sansho\n*Tabasco sauce\n*Zahtar

See also: List of medicinal herbs, Spice, Herb \n\n