Yerba Buena,
Clinopodium
douglasii,
whole plant and
close-up of leaves.
Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's Herb guide to Yerba Buena along with all the Yerba Buena containing recipes presented on this site, with 2 recipes in total.
e This is a continuation of an entire series of pages that will, I hope, allow my visitors to better navigate this site. As well as displaying recipes by name, country and region of origin I am now planning a whole series of pages where recipes can be located by meal type and main ingredient. This page gives a listing of all the Cornish recipes added to this site.
These recipes, all contain Yerba Buena as a major herb flavouring.
Yerba Buena, Clinopodium douglasii (also known as Oregon Tea, Indian Mint, Wild Spearmint, Hierba Buena [formerly known as Micromeria chamissonis, Satureja chamissonis and Satureja douglasii) is a low-growing, herbaceous, perennial herb that is a member of the Lamiaceae (mint) family of flowering plants that is native to western and northwestern North America, ranging from maritime Alaska southwards to Baja California Sur.
The plant is a perennial, low-growing mat that spreads out to 180cm in diameter. The bright-green, velvety, rounded leaves have tiny scallops along their margins and a pronounced spearmint-like fragrance. The leaves are ovate to ob-ovate and are dotted with oil glands on the bottom surface and are toothed along the leaf edges. The tiny, white flowers are two-lipped and borne in the leaf axils.
Traditionally the herb has been used to make teas, but it also works well in soups, stews and desserts. It can be substituted for spearmint (but has a milder flavour) and makes and excellent substitute for milder mint species such as water mint.
The name, yerba buena is an alternative form of the Spanish hierba buena and literally means 'good herb'. This was a name given by Spanish settlers to whatever the local species most similar to spearmint happened to be. In the western USA, the name was bestowed by pioneer Catholic priests of Alta California as they settled an area where the plant is native.
A tea made from the plant's leaves has been used for centuries to treat many ailments and to alleviate the pain of childbirth.
e This is a continuation of an entire series of pages that will, I hope, allow my visitors to better navigate this site. As well as displaying recipes by name, country and region of origin I am now planning a whole series of pages where recipes can be located by meal type and main ingredient. This page gives a listing of all the Cornish recipes added to this site.
These recipes, all contain Yerba Buena as a major herb flavouring.
Yerba Buena, Clinopodium douglasii (also known as Oregon Tea, Indian Mint, Wild Spearmint, Hierba Buena [formerly known as Micromeria chamissonis, Satureja chamissonis and Satureja douglasii) is a low-growing, herbaceous, perennial herb that is a member of the Lamiaceae (mint) family of flowering plants that is native to western and northwestern North America, ranging from maritime Alaska southwards to Baja California Sur.
The plant is a perennial, low-growing mat that spreads out to 180cm in diameter. The bright-green, velvety, rounded leaves have tiny scallops along their margins and a pronounced spearmint-like fragrance. The leaves are ovate to ob-ovate and are dotted with oil glands on the bottom surface and are toothed along the leaf edges. The tiny, white flowers are two-lipped and borne in the leaf axils.
Traditionally the herb has been used to make teas, but it also works well in soups, stews and desserts. It can be substituted for spearmint (but has a milder flavour) and makes and excellent substitute for milder mint species such as water mint.
The name, yerba buena is an alternative form of the Spanish hierba buena and literally means 'good herb'. This was a name given by Spanish settlers to whatever the local species most similar to spearmint happened to be. In the western USA, the name was bestowed by pioneer Catholic priests of Alta California as they settled an area where the plant is native.
A tea made from the plant's leaves has been used for centuries to treat many ailments and to alleviate the pain of childbirth.
The alphabetical list of all Yerba Buena recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 2 recipes in total:
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