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A spice market in
Istanbul .
Night spice market in
Casablanca .
This is a list of
culinary herbs and
spices . Specifically these are
food or drink additives of mostly
botanical origin used in nutritionally insignificant quantities for
flavoring or
coloring .
This list does not contain
fictional plants such as
aglaophotis , or
recreational drugs such as
tobacco .
This list is not for plants used primarily for
herbal teas , nor for purely
medicinal plant products, such as
valerian .
A
Aidan fruit; Aridan , prekese , uyayak , osakrisa , dawo (
tetrapleura tetraptera )
Ajwain , carom seeds (
Trachyspermum ammi ) (Pakistan,
South Asia , India,
Afghanistan ,
Iran ,
Egypt ,
Eritrea &
Ethiopia )
Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum )
Alkanet (
Alkanna tinctoria ), for red color
Alligator pepper , mbongo spice (mbongochobi), hepper pepper (Aframomum danielli , A. citratum , A. exscapum ) (West Africa)
Allspice (Pimenta dioica )
Angelica (Angelica archangelica )
Anise (Pimpinella anisum )
Aniseed myrtle (
Syzygium anisatum ) (
Australia )
Annatto (Bixa orellana )
Artemisia (
Artemisia spp.)
Asafoetida (Ferula assafoetida )
Avens (
Geum urbanum )
Avocado leaf (Persea americana )
B
Barberry (Berberis vulgaris and other
Berberis spp.)
Basil , sweet (Ocimum basilicum )
Basil, African; Scent leaf (
Ocimum gratissimum )
Basil, Holy (Ocimum tenuiflorum )
Basil, lemon (Ocimum × citriodorum )
Basil, Thai (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflora )
Bay leaf (Laurus nobilis )
Bay leaf, Indian; tejpat , malabathrum (
Cinnamomum tamala )
Bay leaf, Indonesian; Indonesian laurel, Salam leaf, daun salam (
Syzygium polyanthum )
Bay leaf, Mexican; laurél (
Litsea glaucescens )
Bay leaf, West Indian (
Pimenta racemosa )
Blue fenugreek , blue melilot (Trigonella caerulea )
Boldo (Peumus boldus )
Borage (Borago officinalis )
C
California bay laurel (Umbellularia californica )
Cao guo, Chinese black cardamom (
Lanxangia tsaoko ) (
China )
Calabash nutmeg ; African Calabash nutmeg, ehuru, Jamaican nutmeg, ariwo (
Monodora myristica )
Caper (Capparis spinosa )
Caraway (Carum carvi )
Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum )
Cardamom, black ; badi ilaichi (Amomum subulatum , Amomum costatum ) (
India ,
Pakistan )
Cassia (
Cinnamomum aromaticum )
Cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum )
Celery leaf (Apium graveolens )
Celery seed (Apium graveolens )
Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium )
Chicory (Cichorium intybus )
Chili pepper (Capsicum spp.)
Chironji, charoli (
Buchanania lanzan )
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum )
Cicely , sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata )
Cilantro , coriander greens, coriander herb, Chinese parsley (Coriandrum sativum )
Cinnamon, Indonesian (
Cinnamomum burmannii , Cassia vera )
Cinnamon , Saigon or Vietnamese (
Cinnamomum loureiroi )
Cinnamon , true or Ceylon (Cinnamomum verum , C. zeylanicum )
Cinnamon, white (
Canella winterana )
Cinnamon myrtle (
Backhousia myrtifolia ) (
Australia )
Clary, Clary sage (
Salvia sclarea )
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum )
Coriander seed (Coriandrum sativum )
Coriander, Vietnamese (Persicaria odorata )
Costmary (
Tanacetum balsamita )
Cubeb pepper (Piper cubeba )
Culantro, culangot, long coriander, recao (
Eryngium foetidum )
Cumin (Cuminum cyminum )
Curry leaf (Murraya koenigii )
Curry plant (
Helichrysum italicum )
Cyperus articulatus
D
Dill herb or weed (Anethum graveolens )
Dill seed (Anethum graveolens )
Dootsi (Agasyllis latifolia )
E
F
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare )
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum )
Fenugreek, Blue, blue melilot (
Trigonella caerulea )
Filé powder , gumbo filé (Sassafras albidum )
Fingerroot , temu kuntji , krachai , k'cheay (Boesenbergia rotunda ) (
Java ,
Thailand ,
Cambodia )
Fish mint, leaf; giấp cá (
Houttuynia cordata ) (
Vietnam )
Fish mint, rhizome; zhé ěrgēn (
Houttuynia cordata ) (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guangxi provinces of
China )
G
H
J
K
Kaffir lime leaves, Makrud lime leaves (Citrus hystrix ) (
Southeast Asia )
Kala zeera, kala jira, black cumin (
Bunium persicum ) (
South Asia )
Keluak , kluwak , kepayang (
Pangium edule )
Kencur , galangal , kentjur (
Kaempferia galanga ) (
Java ,
Bali )
Kinh gioi , Vietnamese balm (
Elsholtzia ciliata )
Kokam seed (
Garcinia indica ) (
Indian confectionery )\
Kokum (rind of G. indica fruit), a souring agent (India)
Korarima , Ethiopian cardamom, false cardamom (
Aframomum corrorima ) (
Eritrea )
Koseret leaves (
Lippia abyssinica ) (
Ethiopia )
Kudum Puli (
Garcinia gummi-gutta )
Kutjura (
Solanum centrale ) (
Australia )
L
M
Mace (Myristica fragrans )
Mahleb , mahalepi, St. Lucie cherry (Prunus mahaleb )
Marjoram (Origanum majorana )
Mastic (
Pistacia lentiscus )
Mint (
Mentha spp.), 25 species, hundreds of varieties
Mountain horopito (
Pseudowintera colorata ), 'pepper-plant' (
New Zealand )
Musk mallow, abelmosk (
Abelmoschus moschatus )
Mustard, black ,
mustard plant ,
mustard seed (
Brassica nigra )
Mustard, brown , mustard plant, mustard seed (
Brassica juncea )
Mustard, white , mustard plant, mustard seed (
Sinapis alba )
Mustard, yellow (
Brassica hirta = Sinapis alba )
N
O
P
Pandan flower, kewra (
Pandanus odoratissimus )
Pandan leaf, screwpine (
Pandanus amaryllifolius )
Pápalo (
Porophyllum ruderale ) (
Mexico and
South America )
Paprika (Capsicum annuum )
Paracress (Acmella oleracea ) (
Brazil )
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum )
Passion berry , Tena adam (Amharic) (Ruta chalepensis )
Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium )
Pepper, Ashanti , uziza, Edo Pepper, Guinea cubeb (
Piper guineense )
Pepper , black, white, and green (Piper nigrum )
Pepper, Brazilian , or pink pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius )
Pepper, Dorrigo (Tasmannia stipitata ) (
Australia )
Pepper, long (Piper longum )
Pepper, mountain, Cornish pepper leaf (
Tasmannia lanceolata )
Peppermint (Mentha piperata )
Peppermint gum leaf (
Eucalyptus dives )
Perilla (Mentha pulegium )
Deulkkae (Perilla frutescens seeds)
Kkaennip (Perilla frutescens leaves)
Shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa leaves)
Peruvian pepper (Schinus molle )
Pipicha, straight-leaf pápalo (
Porophyllum linaria ) (
Mexico )
Poppy seed (
Papaver somniferum )
Purslane
Q
R
S
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius ), only for yellow color
Saffron (Crocus sativus )
Sage (Salvia officinalis )
Salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor )
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum )
Sesame Seed , Black Sesame Seed
Savory, summer (Satureja hortensis )
Savory, winter (Satureja montana )
Shiso (
Perilla frutescens )
Sichuan pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum )
Silphium , silphion , laser , laserpicium , sorado (
Ancient Roman cuisine ,
Ancient Greek cuisine )
Sorrel (Rumex acetosa )
Sorrel, sheep (
Rumex acetosella )
Spearmint (
Mentha spicata )
Spikenard (Nardostachys grandiflora or N. jatamansi )
Star anise (Illicium verum )
Stone parsley (
Sison amomum )
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Strawberry Gum (
Eucalyptus olida ) (
Australia )
Sumac (Rhus coriaria )
Sweet woodruff (
Galium odoratum )
T
V
W
Y
Z
Za'atar (herbs from the genera Origanum , Calamintha , Thymus , and Satureja )
Zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria )
See also
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References
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"stone parsley" .
Merriam-Webster, Inc . 2023-03-16. stone parsley, noun, 1, : a slender herb (Sison amomum) of the family Umbelliferae that is native to Europe and Asia Minor and has aromatic seeds which are used as a condiment. 2, : any plant of the genus Seseli
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von Mueller, Ferdinand (1891).
Select extra-tropical plants readily eligible for industrial culture or naturalisation (8th ed., rev. and enl. ed.). Melbourne, Australia: C. Troedel and Co. p. 458. Archived from the original on 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2023-04-27 . Sison Amomum,
Linné . Middle and Southern Europe. An herb of one or two years' duration. It grows on soil rich with lime. The seeds can be used as condiment. {{
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^ Harford, Robin (2023-03-16).
"40 Wild Edible Plants in the Carrot Family" . www.eatweeds.co.uk . Robin Harford. Retrieved 2023-03-16 . Stone Parsley: Sison amomum ABUNDANT – Parts used: Leaves, seed, root
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