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Soul of Herbs

Month 8

What to harvest: August

Across the catalogue: for every herb we show the plant part covered in this month's harvest window, a short processing preview as in the catalogue, and an indicative safety level. Open the same selection in the herb catalogue — filters match this month and region.

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Herb table — August

Rows are published herbs whose harvest window includes month 8; columns summarise plant parts, the typical processing from the catalogue and an indicative safety level.

HerbPlant partTypical processingSafety
Allspice

Pimenta dioica

Culinary use · Herbal liqueurGenerally recognised as safe
Cacao

Theobroma cacao

Decoction · Culinary useGenerally recognised as safe
Chili pepper

Capsicum annuum

Culinary use · Herbal oilGenerally recognised as safe
Damiana

Turnera diffusa

Herbal infusion (tea) · Herbal liqueurCaution
Epazote

Dysphania ambrosioides

Culinary use · Herbal infusion (tea)Caution
Gotu kola

Centella asiatica

Culinary use · Herbal infusion (tea)Caution
Holy basil

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Herbal infusion (tea) · Culinary useGenerally recognised as safe
Lemongrass

Cymbopogon citratus

Herbal infusion (tea) · Culinary useGenerally recognised as safe
Mexican oregano

Lippia graveolens

Culinary use · Herbal infusion (tea)Generally recognised as safe
Mexican tarragon

Tagetes lucida

Herbal infusion (tea) · Culinary useGenerally recognised as safe
Prickly pear

Opuntia ficus-indica

Culinary use · Culinary useGenerally recognised as safe
Soursop

Annona muricata

Culinary use · Herbal infusion (tea)Caution