What Are Herbs?
According to the Oxford dictionary herbs are all the useful plants whose leaves, roots, stems and flowers are valued as food or medicines by dint of their aroma or other characteristic. This definition applies to a wide variety of plants that are used in food, drinks, medicines, cosmetics, etc. However, in the last few centuries the term "herb" has been reserved strictly for a limited range of plants attributed with medicinal qualities and used for infusions, popular treatments, or as raw material in modern pharmacology.
