"mob-barley" > wrote in message
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> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
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> > I read it in one of the many Herbal books I've perused..... ;-)
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> > I've found if I eat enough it it, it has a calming effect but that might
> > be from the endorphins released from the sheer bliss of the flavor. <G>
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> so is it safe to say that dried herbs are more poignant than fresh?

You mean pungent? I think the answer is "yes." Because more of the
sap and oil is in there, or maybe the water content accounts for it. It
certainly should be the other way around, as drying would concentrate
the flavors, but when I grew fresh herbs I thought they were stronger.