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Herb information on this site comes only from material we checked against sources. Anything without a source is left blank, not made up. Scientific names and classification follow Plants of the World Online from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Seasons are shown only when a Korean public source confirms the open-field harvest time in Korea; other herbs are marked as still being checked. We do not cover health benefits or medical effects. Traditional uses are marked separately as folklore. Photos come only from Wikimedia Commons under public domain, CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA licenses, are hosted on this site, and are credited with their author and license. This site has no ads. The English text is a translation of the Korean version, and reference names are listed as they appear in the original research document.

Photo credits and licenses

HerbAuthorLicenseOriginal file
Oyster leafCarl Axel Magnus LindmanPublic domainOriginal
Szechuan buttonKrzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0Original
Pineapple sageEric HuntCC BY 2.5Original
Anise hyssopWayneRayPublic domainOriginal
Sweet cicelyAgnieszka Kwiecień, NovaCC BY-SA 4.0Original
Lemon verbenaH. ZellCC BY-SA 3.0Original
Wood sorrelDmitry MakeevCC BY-SA 4.0Original
BorageW. BulachCC BY-SA 4.0Original
Salad burnetOtto Wilhelm ThoméPublic domainOriginal
Lovage4028mdk09CC BY-SA 3.0Original
ChervilAnRo0002CC0Original
Garden sorrelAnRo0002CC0Original
Hoja santaForest & Kim StarrCC BY 3.0Original
Sea beansMarco Schmidt [1]CC BY-SA 2.5Original
Ice plantYummifruitbatCC BY-SA 4.0Original
NasturtiumGeorge ChernilevskyPublic domainOriginal
PapaloUser:JoeCarrascoCC BY-SA 3.0Original
CulantroFilo gèn'CC BY-SA 4.0Original
Rau ramen:user:Peon374Public domainOriginal
Sweet woodruffBjörn TraegerCC BY-SA 3.0Original
AngelicaFranz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-PflanzenPublic domainOriginal
Mexican tarragonmanfred.sause@volloeko.deCC BY-SA 3.0Original
Lemon myrtleHelloMojoCC BY-SA 3.0Original
ShisoDalgialCC BY-SA 3.0Original
Sansho leafDidier DescouensCC BY-SA 4.0Original
Fish mintAgnieszka Kwiecień, NovaCC BY-SA 4.0Original
PandanZuhairaliCC BY-SA 3.0Original
Fig leafSilverijeCC BY-SA 4.0Original
Makrut lime leafRobyn Jay from Sydney, AustraliaCC BY-SA 2.0Original
Curry leafSarKaLay စာကလေးCC BY-SA 4.0Original
EpazoteFrancisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.)Public domainOriginal
Rice paddy herbEmilia MurrayCC BY-SA 2.0Original
AgrettiLuigi RignaneseCC BY-SA 3.0Original
PurslaneZooFariCC BY-SA 3.0Original
Rock samphireUser:JymmPublic domainOriginal
Bee balmJoe Schneid, Louisville, KentuckyCC BY 3.0Original
Fenugreek leafYakCC BY-SA 3.0Original
MeadowsweetSten PorseCC BY-SA 3.0Original
HyssopRobert Flogaus-FaustCC BY 4.0Original
Summer savoryJohann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm)Public domainOriginal
Holy basilChalliyan at Malayalam WikipediaCC BY-SA 2.5Original
Wild garlicAgnes MonkelbaanCC BY-SA 4.0Original
ElderflowerWillowCC BY 2.5Original
Spruce tipsThe original uploader was MPF at English Wikipedia.CC BY-SA 3.0Original
MyogaMariko GODACC BY-SA 3.0Original
NepitellaJohann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm)Public domainOriginal
Vietnamese balmFagusPublic domainOriginal
Aniseed myrtleJohn MossPublic domainOriginal
Mountain pepper leafMelburnianCC BY 3.0Original
Old man saltbushKevin Thiele from Perth, AustraliaCC BY 2.0Original
Warrigal greensIxitixelCC BY-SA 3.0Original
KawakawaKahuroaPublic domainOriginal
HoropitopeganumCC BY-SA 2.0Original
Bitter leafCostaPPPRCC BY 3.0Original
Scent leafForest & Kim StarrCC BY 3.0Original
KoseretNathan FMANCC BY-SA 4.0Original
Za'atarKippi70CC BY-SA 3.0Original
RueKurt Stüber [1]CC BY-SA 3.0Original
Indian bay leafSonja PauenPublic domainOriginal
Mexican oreganoDick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., CanadaCC BY 2.0Original
Cuban oreganoEigenmusicCC BY-SA 3.0Original
SweetgrassAndrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USACC BY 2.0Original
PipichapeganumCC BY-SA 2.0Original
Stevia leafEthel AardvarkCC BY 3.0Original
La lotSam P MathewCC BY-SA 3.0Original
Water pepperMartin CilenšekPublic domainOriginal
MitsubaAlpsdakeCC BY-SA 4.0Original
Turmeric leafSimon A. EugsterCC BY-SA 3.0Original
Lemon basilVitaiumCC BY-SA 4.0Original
Wasabi leaf & flowerQwert1234CC BY-SA 3.0Original
Pineapple weedKrzysztof ZiarnekCC BY-SA 3.0Original
Bog myrtlePhotographer and uploader was Hajotthu at de.wikipediaCC BY-SA 3.0Original
Alexanderstato grassoCC BY-SA 3.0Original
Stinging nettleCharles J. SharpCC BY-SA 4.0Original
Rose geraniumNicolas RamirezCC BY-SA 4.0Original
Lemon balmLazaregagnidzeCC BY-SA 4.0Original

Licenses were checked on each file's description page on Wikimedia Commons. Photos have not been cropped or color-edited (they are only resized to fit the screen).

Herbs without a photo yet (1): Avocado leaf. We show the first letter of the name instead of using a photo of a different plant.

References by herb

These are the reference names from the original research document. We link only to pages we confirmed support the content.

Oyster leaf
Szechuan button
Pineapple sage
Anise hyssop
Sweet cicely
Lemon verbena
Wood sorrel
Borage
Salad burnet
Lovage
Chervil
Garden sorrel
Hoja santa
Sea beans
Ice plant
Nasturtium
Papalo
Culantro
Rau ram
Sweet woodruff
Angelica
Mexican tarragon
Lemon myrtle
Shiso
Sansho leaf
Fish mint
Pandan
Fig leaf
Makrut lime leaf
Curry leaf
Epazote
Rice paddy herb
Agretti
Purslane
Rock samphire
Bee balm
Fenugreek leaf
Meadowsweet
Hyssop
Summer savory
Holy basil
Wild garlic
Elderflower
Spruce tips
  • Specialty Produce
  • Adamant Kitchen
  • Kitchen Frau
  • Edible New Mexico
  • PBS Food
Myoga
Nepitella
  • Wikipedia(Clinopodium nepeta, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 인용)
  • St. Louis Herb Society
  • The Oxford Companion to Italian Food(Gillian Riley)
  • Specialty Produce
  • Truelove Seeds
  • La Société des Plantes
  • Plants of the World Online (name and classification)
Vietnamese balm
Aniseed myrtle
Mountain pepper leaf
Old man saltbush
Warrigal greens
  • Wikipedia
  • Southern Cross University
  • The Conversation
  • Noosa's Native Plants
  • Milkwood
Kawakawa
Horopito
Bitter leaf
Scent leaf
Koseret
Za'atar
Rue
Indian bay leaf
Mexican oregano
Cuban oregano
Avocado leaf
  • Cooksinfo
  • Culinary Lore
  • California Avocado Society 연감(1938, 1973)
  • Avocadosource
Sweetgrass
Pipicha
Stevia leaf
La lot
Water pepper
Mitsuba
Turmeric leaf
Lemon basil
Wasabi leaf & flower
Pineapple weed
Bog myrtle
Alexanders
Stinging nettle
Rose geranium
Lemon balm

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