The Meaning of Herbs
Subtitle: Myth, Language & Lore
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: May 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780811830317
Subjects: Herbs; Gardening; Gardening / Horticulture; Gardening/Plants; Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement; Folklore & Mythology - Folklore; Gardening / Herbs; Folklore
First sentence: The leaf of the coriander plant constitutes an herb in its own right-cilantro, or Chinese parsley-while the seed, whole or ground, has been used in cooking for over five thousand years, making the plant as a whole extraordinarily valuable to the chef.