What are herbs?
Q: What are herbs?
A: Herbs are plants that can be grown as food, for medicinal purpose, or for spiritual reasons.
Q: What is the origin of the word herb?
A: The word herb comes from the Latin word herba, meaning grass, green stalks, or blades.
Q: What is the difference between the botanical and the popular use of the word herb?
A: Botanists use the word herb to mean any plant with soft, succulent tissues. However, many people use the word to mean only herbs with some economic value.
Q: How can some herbs act as an aphrodisiac?
A: Some herbs have properties that increase sexual desire.
Q: What is the lifespan of most herbs?
A: Most herbs are perennials, meaning that their top dies each growing season but their roots remain alive and produce new plants year after year.
Q: Are all herbs perennials?
A: No, some herbs are annuals, which means they only live for one growing season and need to be raised from seed each year.
Q: What are the characteristics of young herb stems?
A: Young herb stems are fleshy or juicy.
