50++ Henbit Herb SEEDS (Lamium amplexicaule) Medicinal Organic 03/2025 Harvest

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50++ Common Henbit Herb SEEDS (Lamium amplexicaule) Organic, Heirloom, NON GMO Greater Henbit

Fresh seeds, Harvested 03/2025, Heirloom, USA Grown

Lamium amplexicaule, commonly known as common henbit, or greater henbit, is a species of Lamium

Description/Taste:  Henbit is a low-growing herbaceous plant comprised of shallow and fibrous roots, slender stems, and many small flowers and leaves. The plants can reach anywhere from 10 to 40 centimeters in height and produce stems that grow both vertically and sprawl across the ground.

Henbit emits a faint earthy aroma, and the leaves, flowers, and stems are edible when young. The leaves and stems have a crisp, slightly chewy, and succulent consistency and have a subtly sweet, green, grassy, and peppery flavor. The flowers are delicate and tender and contain a sweet, somewhat vegetal taste.

Seasons/Availability:  Henbit is available in the late winter through spring.

Current Facts:  Henbit, botanically classified as Lamium amplexicaule, is a winter annual belonging to the Lamiaceae family. The wild species is one of the first plants to flower in the spring in temperate regions worldwide, producing brightly colored flowers, and is fast-growing and hardy, difficult to remove once established. Henbit is also known as Henbit Deadnettle, Common Henbit, and Greater Henbit, and despite its aggressive growth characteristics, Henbit dies off as fast as it appears, succumbing to the warmer temperatures of the late spring to early winter. Henbit is often considered a weed, growing in home gardens and crop fields, but the plant is also a wild edible green collected by foragers. Most of the plant is edible, including the stems, leaves, and flowers, and the young plants are favored for their tender texture and mild, green, slightly peppery flavor. Henbit is also occasionally confused with two other members of the Mint family, purple deadnettle, or Lamium purpureum, and ground ivy, Glechoma hederacea. While all three are entirely edible and commonly foraged, Henbit is considered to have a superior flavor, lacking the bitter notes associated with other wild greens.

Nutritional Value:  Henbit has not been studied for its nutritional value, but the plants have been said to be a source of fiber to regulate the digestive tract and iron to develop the protein hemoglobin for oxygen transport through the bloodstream. The plants also contain anthocyanins in the purple pigments found in the leaves and stems, contributing antioxidant-like properties to protect the cells against free radical damage and reduce inflammation. In natural medicines, Henbit is seen as a laxative and is also steeped into a tea to reduce the severity of fevers.

Applications:  Henbit has a green, herbal, and slightly peppery flavor well suited for raw and cooked preparations. The stems, flowers, and leaves are edible, and it is recommended to harvest younger plants as they have a more tender consistency. Henbit can be finely chopped and tossed into salads, used as a topping over pizza, or pureed into a pesto. The leaves can also be blended into smoothies, layered into sandwiches, or minced and stirred into herbal dips. In addition to fresh preparations, Henbit can be incorporated into soups, curries, and stews, cooked into stir-fries, mixed into frittatas and omelets, or stirred into fritter batter.

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