Common culinary herbs Angelica (Angelica officinalis) Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Bay leaf (Laurus nobilis) Caper (Capparis spinosa) Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) Cilantro (Coriander) (Coriandrum sativum) Curry leaf (Murraya koenigii) Dill (Anethum graveolens) Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) Lavender (Lavandula spp.) Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus, C. flexuosus, and other species) Lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora) Lovage (Levisticum officinale) Marjoram (Origanum majorana) Mint (Mentha spp.) Oregano (Origanum vulgare, O. heracleoticum, and other species) Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) Sage (Salvia officinalis) Savory (Satureja hortensis, S. montana) Sorrel (Rumex spp.) Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) External links for culinary plants: http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/faq/culi-cont.html http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/index.html Medicinal herbs Achillea millefolium Yarrow Artemisia absinthium L, Wormwood Artemisia annua L. Sweet sagewort Crataegus spp., Hawthorn Digitalis purpurea, foxglove (TOXIC!) Echinacea purpurea, Purple coneflower, and other species of Echinacea Glycyrrhiza glabra, Liquorice Hypericum perforatum, St. John's Wort Marrubium vulgare, Horehound Matricaria recutita (Chamomilla recutita), Chamomile Nepeta cataria, Catnip Passiflora spp., Passion-flower Plantago spp., Plantain and Psyllium Symphytum officinale Comfrey Tanacetum parthenium (Chrysanthemum parthenium), Feverfew Taraxacum officinale, Dandelion Tilia spp., Lime Blossom Valeriana officinalis, Valerian External links for medicinal herbs http://www.swsbm.com http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed http://www.medherb.com http://www.herbmed.org Toxic herbs These "culinary" plants contain livertoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids: Germander (Teucrium chamaedrys) Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) Borage (Borago officinalis) (flowers and seeds are nontoxic) See the comfrey controversy, external links: http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/PAs/PAs.html http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/faqs/medi-2-15-comfrey.html This "culinary" plant is toxic unless picked at the correct time and prepared correctly: