Without this huge body of plant material we would not have made it this far and are still relying upon their usage in everyday living even as I write. It must have been quite a hazardous trip through the centuries gaining such herbal knowledge for medicine, foods, oils, scents, lotions, and much of the lore was handed down verbally. Grasses, flowers, roots, barks, seeds, almost any part of the herb can be used in some fashion to cure or perhaps even kill if one isn t careful. Grown for it's licorice scented seeds and leaves. Use leaves and seeds to flavor many foods - also potpourris.
Leaves have a spicy, clover like flavor very popular in foods.
Attractive, nutritious plant - Leaves, stems, roots and seeds used in foods. Used to flavor teas. Good in vegetable garden salads - Onion like flavor. Popular and easy to grow perennial. Leaves used in many foods.