herb
Let an agent handle herbs by species, use, cultivation, safety and evidence for medicinal claims, with cautions about toxic lookalikes and interactions.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle herbs by species, use, cultivation, safety and evidence for medicinal claims, with cautions about toxic lookalikes and interactions.
A plant, or the leaves, flowers or seeds of a plant, used for flavouring food, for fragrance or in traditional medicine, such as basil, lovage and aromatic plants; wild herbs are gathered from nature.
What it is for: Cooking, fragrance, tea and traditional remedies.
It can be grow and harvest herbs; use them in cooking; identify wild herbs safely; check medicinal claims and interactions.
Distinguishing features
Used for flavour, scent or remedy
Fresh or dried
Some are toxic or interact with medicines
Botanical herb (herbaceous plant) is a related sense
What it looks like
Leafy green or flowering plants, fresh or dried.
How it is recognised
Culinary herbs such as basil or parsley
Aromatic leaves and flowers
Toxic lookalikes exist for some wild herbs
Related models
is a kind of - category
is used in - uses
is related to - food
is regulated by - rules
In practice
Families and kinds
culinary herbs
aromatic herbs
medicinal herbs
wild herbs
herbal teas
Standards and regulation
EU traditional herbal medicinal products directive
Food supplement rules
Plant protection rules for wild collection
Failure modes and hazards
Poisoning from misidentified wild plants
Interactions with medicines
Unsupported health claims
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.herb-food
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Herb Which herb.
Species and use.
Species
Identification.
Species
Species.
- Which plant species is it? provenance
- Is identification confirmed? boundary
Use
Culinary or medicinal.
Use
Use.
- Is it used for cooking, fragrance or remedies? definition
- Which parts are used? definition
Cultivation Growing.
Herbs are easy to grow.
Growing
Conditions.
Growing
Growing.
- Which conditions suit it? definition
- How is it harvested? action
Wild
Foraging.
Wild
Wild collection.
- Is foraging legal and sustainable here? boundary
- Could it be confused with a toxic plant? boundary
Safety Toxicity and interactions.
Some herbs are risky.
Toxic
Lookalikes.
Toxic
Toxic risk.
- Is there risk of confusion with a poisonous plant? boundary
- Who should be called after ingestion? action
Interactions
Medicines.
Interactions
Interactions.
- Could the herb interact with medicines, in pregnancy or for children? boundary
- Should a pharmacist or doctor be asked? action
Claims Evidence.
Medicinal claims need evidence.
Evidence
Research.
Evidence
Evidence.
- Is a medicinal claim supported by good evidence? provenance
- Which authority assessed it? provenance
Culinary
Cooking.
Culinary
Cooking.
- How is it used in cooking? action
- Fresh or dried, and how much? measurement
What the second pass must settle
- Should herb species be separate entries?
- How should interaction data be linked?
- How should the botanical sense be split off?