What your favourite herb???

[yellodolphin]

hey healthy living people! The earth gives us so many wonderful herbs that can help us in many ways. I am curious to people who use any herbs what is your favourite and why? Right now mine is siberian ginseng because it helps with my depressive states.

 

[fairnymph]

Sage. It's delicious.

Echinacea. It works.

 

[Ximot]

changes all the time. at this moment: melissa

 

[mariacallas]

I can't just put one: My favorites are Evening Primrose, Fennel, Feverfew and Milk Thistle.

 

[StagnantReaction]

Cannabis sativa... harrr

Parsley, basil, rosemary.. I'm a Dago

 

[bigmac74]

High quality saffron!

 

[SardonicNihilist]

Don't know what exactly defines a herb, but in any savoury dish crushed garlic is always a winner. I spend a day peeling and mincing my own organic garlic, and freeze them in plastic bags- so when I need some a I just snap of a chunk. Ginger I use in exactly the same fashion, especially in tea, as well as cardamons, the odd clove.

Love roasted, ground coriander seeds- ut for some reason think very little of fresh coriander- fucking rabbit food as far as I am concerned- along with parsley, which is for decorations only!

And of course chili- fresh, dried, home-made sauce (which incidentally was quite an achievement- if I remember I'll get photos in gallery- a good 6 litres of thick sauce, 1kg sugar, a massive bucket of chillis... oooh yeah!!)

Fresh mint, thyme, an rosemary also get involved in smaller amounts when I am cooking roast lambs, soups, or casseroles.

 

[mariacallas]

^^^I was going to mention garlic and ginger too....I can eat POUNDS of both Seriously! I put whole/minced garlic in everything I eat....when I feel I am going to get sick I even down a couple of raw ones just to get that OooOOh feeling in my system. (yes..I brush my teeth several times a day). I drink ginger tea, ginger juice, ginger soup, munch on pickled chinese ginger, etc. It's endless.

 

[Natural]

Ginko biloba... Seems to work wonders for me.

 

[Beatlebot]

Basil. I love the way it smells and permeates the whole kitchen when I have it.

mmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Strawberry_lovemuffin]

I'm a huge Basil fan as well. We grow our own fresh basil in the summer.

Medicinal herbs, I like Milk Thistle for keeping the liver healthy, and Valerian in large enough doses sometimes helps me relax and sleep.

 

[ruski]

Rosemary, Basil.. and yeah.. Saffron!

 

[slantedenchanted]

Cannabis sativa... harrr

Woooord.

 

[LoveAlways]

Besides marijuana, of course...I love cilantro, especially with pineapple yummy!

 

[Ravr]

Dong Quai

 

[BigBenn]

Tribulus

 

[yellodolphin]

glad to see im not the only person who loves herbs. but im like a herb addict i take alot of different ones. if you put what your fav herb is put also what you use it for so other ppl can know aswell.

 

[MynameisnotDeja]

St. Johns Wort. Its the only thing I can take to help balance me mentally that doesnt have side effects for me. It really helps.

 

[Perpetual Indulgence]

Herb Tarlek WKRP
nah it is cumin
wait is cumin a spice not an herb? The spice is made from the herb/plant?

 

[joannie_mhm]

Basil all the way!

I can't stand corriander/cilantro though, ick.

www.ihatecilantro.com :D