Articles of category "Rue herb"

Rue herb is widely used in cookery and folk medicine. This herb is well known for its bitter taste and very strong aroma. But rue is also a wonderful plant for your garden. As far as it is pretty easy to grow rue, almost anyone can put it in his (her) garden. Plant can be grown from rue seeds (or branches, which can be bought at special stores or ordered through the Internet. But of course as with many other herbs, there are several rules to remember.

For ages rue herb (which is also called "herb of grace") had its place in medical practice - people tried to cure a great number of diseases with this herb. It was (and in fact still is) also used in cookery as a kitchen herb because of its really strong aroma and bitter taste. These days herb of grace is mostly used as a kitchen herb or as a decorative plant in gardens.