Hi all,
A small comment re:
> they're not herbs but oils from seeds....

Botanically speaking only those plants that consist of soft stems and leaves
in their aerial parts are called herbs, excluding trees, bushes and even
smaller plants with woody stems.

Botanical medicine, however, does not use this definition, instead refer to
plant species used with medicinal intent, "herbs". Medicinal use could
include aerial and root barks, seeds, flowers, rhizomes and other
below-ground structures, etc. In this common usage, non-flowering plants
such as conifers, seaweeds,lichens and even fungi are also referred to as
"herbs" and even medicinal "plants".

Mycologists and other mycophiles (MDH) balk at calling fungi "plants", as
they consider them a separate kingdom from plants or animals.


Sincerely,
Sheila
Sheila Humphrey
BSc (Botany) RN IBCLC

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