In every season nature offers herbs, but naturally not everything is available at all times. Below I have created a chart indicating some herbs and when to gather them. () When different parts of a herb are collected at different times, they are listed separately. The information is a general guide; local conditions will vary.
Name | Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter |
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Agrmony | - | - | - | |
Angelica,leaves | - | - | - | |
Angelica,root | - | - | - | |
Aniseed | - | - | ||
Avens, aerial parts | - | - | - | |
Avens,root | - | - | - | |
Balm | - | - | ||
Balmony | - | - | ||
Barberry | - | - | ||
Bayberry | - | - | ||
Bearberry | - | - | ||
Beth Root | - | - | ||
Birch, Silver | - | - | ||
Bistort | - | - | ||
Bittersweet | - | - | - | |
Black Cohosh | - | - | - | |
Black Haw | - | - | - | |
Black Horehound | - | - | - | |
Black Root | - | - | - | |
Black Willow | - | - | - | |
Blessed Thistle, aerial parts | - | - | - | |
Blessed Thistle, seeds | - | - | - | |
Blood Root | - | |||
Blue Cohosh | - | - | - | |
Blue Flag | - | - | - | |
Bogbean | - | - | ||
Boldo | ||||
Boneset | - | - | ||
Borage | - | |||
Broom Tops | - | |||
Buchu | - | |||
Buckthorn | - | - | - | |
Burdock | - | - | - | |
Burr-Marigold | - | - | ||
Butterbur, leaves | - | |||
Butterbur, rhizome | - | - | ||
Calamus | - | - | - | |
Californian Poppy | - | - | ||
Caraway | - | - | - | |
Catline Thistle | - | - | - | |
Catnip | - | - | ||
Celery | - | - | ||
Chamomile | - | - | ||
Chickweed | ||||
Coltsfoot, flowers | - | - | ||
Coltsfoot, leaves | - | - | ||
Comfrey | - | - | - | |
Coriander | - | - | - | |
Cowslip, flowers | - | - | - | |
Cowslip, root | - | - | ||
Cramp Bark | - | - | - | |
Daisy | - | |||
Dandelion, leaves | ||||
Dandelion, root | - | - | - | |
Dill | - | - | ||
Echinacea | - | - | - | |
Elder, bark & berries | - | - | ||
Elder, flowers | - | - | ||
Elecampane | - | - | - | |
Eyebright | - | - | ||
False Unicorn Root | - | - | - | |
Fennel | - | - | ||
Figwort | - | - | - | |
Flax | - | - | - | |
Fringetree Bark | - | - | ||
Garlic | - | - | - | |
Golden Rod | - | - | ||
Ground Ivy | - | - | ||
Hawthorn Berries | - | - | - | |
Hops | - | - | ||
Horsechestnut | - | - | - | |
Horseradish | - | - | ||
Horsetail | - | - | ||
Hyssop | - | - | - | |
Iceland Moss | - | |||
Juniper Berries | - | - | - | |
Lady's Mantle | - | - | - | |
Lavender | - | - | ||
Lily of the Valley | - | - | ||
Lime Blossom | - | - | ||
Lungwort Herb | - | |||
Male Fern | - | - | - | |
Mallow | - | - | ||
Marigold | - | - | ||
Marjoram, wild | - | - | ||
Marshmallow, leaves | - | - | ||
Marshmallow, root | - | - | - | |
Meadowsweet | - | - | - | |
Mistletoe | - | - | - | |
Motherwort | - | - | ||
Mountain Grape | - | - | - | |
Mouse Ear | - | - | ||
Mugwort | - | - | ||
Mullein, flowers | - | - | - | |
Mullein, leaves | - | - | - | |
Mustard | - | - | ||
Nettle | - | - | ||
Oak Bark | - | - | - | |
Oats | - | - | - | |
Pansey | - | - | ||
Parsley Piert | - | - | - | |
Passion Flower | - | - | ||
Periwinkle | - | - | - | |
Pine, Scots | - | - | - | |
Plantain | - | - | ||
Poke Root | - | - | ||
Prickly Ash Bark | - | - | - | |
Pumpkin | - | - | ||
Quince | - | - | - | |
Raspberry | - | |||
Red Clover | - | |||
Red Sage | - | - | ||
Rosehips | - | - | - | |
Rosemary | - | - | ||
Rue | - | - | ||
St John's Wort | - | - | ||
Shepherd's Purse | ||||
Skullcap | - | - | ||
Squaw Vine | - | - | ||
Sundew | - | - | - | |
Sweet Violet | - | - | ||
Tansy | - | - | ||
Thuja | - | |||
Thyme | - | - | - | |
True Unicorn Root | - | - | - | |
Valerian | - | - | - | |
Vervain | - | - | - | |
Wahoo | - | - | - | |
White Horehound | - | - | ||
Wild Cherry | - | - | - | |
Wintergreen | - | |||
Witch Hazel | - | |||
Wormwood | - | - | ||
Yarrow | - | - | ||
Yellow Dock | - | - |