1. (n) a book about herbs 2. (adj) of or relating to herbs
A book about herbs and plants, especially those which possess medicinal and healing properties (based on scientific evidence) or those whose medicinal values are based entirely or in part on conjecture or folklore. One of the most interesting and popular herbals of all time is Nicholas Culpepper's astrologically influenced herbal guidebook entitled The English Physician (also called The Complete Herbal). It was originally published in the mid-seventeenth century and remains popular in modern times, especially among Witches and students of herbalism and plant lore.
of or relating to herbs; "herbal tea, herbal medicine"
a book about plants especially with reference to their medicinal properties
a book of plants, describing their appearance, their properties and how they may be used for preparing ointments and medicines
a collection of information about the cultivation, use and philosophies of herbs--culinary, medicinal, decorative and ritualistic
Refers to vitamins or other supplements made from plants for the purpose of preventing or treating disease.
Pertaining to natural botanicals and living plants.
Infusion made by steeping herbs and various plants. Generally does not contain any of the actual tea plant (Camellia Sinensis).
A book with descriptions of herbs and of their properties.
book with illustrations and descriptions of plants, including their curative properties
1. A book about herbs, usually illustrated. 2. Of, or relating to, herbs.
Anything pertaining to herbs.
An adjective, referring to herbs, as in an herbal tea. A noun, usually reflecting the botanical or medicinal aspects of herbs; also a book which catalogs and illustrates herbs. The word "herbal" was pronounced with a silent "h" on both sides of the Atlantic until the 19th century but this usage persists only on the American side. See the entire definition of Herbal
Having to do with or made from medicinal or edible plants.
A herbal is a book, often illustrated, that describes the appearance, medicinal properties, and other characteristics of plants used in herbal medicine.