Herbal Trivia

Just for fun, we rounded up some intersting trivia on herbs that may stump you. How many of these can you get? Scroll down for the answers:

1. What herb comes from the pimiento plant?
2. The French claimed what herb could cure the bite of reptiles and mad dogs?
3. There is an herb growing in Asia that is only known from cultivated sources; it has never been found growing in the wild by modern botanists. What is it?
4. An herb is mentioned in Shakespeare’s Hamlet that is said to be “for remembrance.” What is it?
5. 5. Which tarragon, French or Russian, is usually used for cooking?
6. Which herb was regarded by the ancient Greeks and Romans as a symbol of immortality?
7. What common flower does the costly herb saffron come from?
8. The plant that gives us cilantro also gives us what other herb?
9. Absinthe is another name for what herb?
10. Eleven billion of these fruits are eaten in the US every year, but the plant itself is actually an herb based on the fact that the plant dies after producing the fruits, just like herbs. What plant is this?

Answers: 1. allspice; 2. tarragon; 3. ginko; 4. rosemary; 5. French; 6. tansy; 7. crocus; 8. coriander; 9. wormwood; 10. the banana

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