Herbal

Herbal

A herbal is a book containing the names and descriptions of plants, usually with information on their medicinal, tonic, culinary, toxic, hallucinatory, aromatic, or magical powers, and the legends associated with them. A herbal may also classify the plants it describes, may give recipes for herbal extracts, tinctures, or potions, and sometimes include mineral and animal medicaments in addition to those obtained from plants. Herbals were often illustrated to assist plant identification.

herbal

Adjective

1. Made from or with herbs.
2. Made from natural herbs specifically as opposed to from synthetic materials.

Noun

1. A manual of herbs and their medical uses.
2. An herbal supplement.