| ECHINACEA | Plant of the daisy family used as a herbal remedy |
| FEVERFEW | Camomile-like plant in the daisy family, used as a herbal remedy for migraines (8) |
| HORSETAIL | Plant, equisetum, used as a herbal remedy (9) |
| ARNICA | A plant of the daisy family used in the treatment of bruises (6) |
| VETCH | Plant of the pea family used as a silage or fodder crop, anagram of THE CV (5) |
| CLOVE | Segment of a bulb of garlic; or, the unopened flower bud of a plant in the myrtle family used as an aromatic spice to flavour ginger cake or pumpkin pie (5) |
| JATROPHA | Tropical plant belonging to the spurge family used as a purgative and a source of biofuel (8) |
| SUMAC | Dried, powdered fruit of a shrub of the cashew family, used as a spice in Middle Eastern and South Asian cuisine (5) |
| TURMERIC | Plant of the ginger family used as a dye (8) |
| SAVORY | Plant of the mint family, used as a culinary herb (6) |
| THYME | Plant of the mint family used as a herb (5) |
| CORIANDER | Aromatic plant of the parsley family used as a herb (9) |
| PRIMROSE | Evening -, flower common as a herbal remedy (8) |
| CAMOMILE | Plant of the daisy family used in herbal infusions |
| ROSEMARY | An evergreen aromatic shrub of the mint family used as a symbol of remembrance (8) |
| ELEMI | Tree native to the Philippines yielding a resin used as a herbal medicine |
| PUFFIN | Species of seabird in the auk family used as the symbol of the children's imprint of Penguin Books (6) |
| GUARANA | South American plant whose caffeine-rich seeds are used as a herbal stimulant; Paullinia cupana (7) |
| ENDIVE | Leafy green herb of the daisy family, used in salads, with varieties Curly and Escarole (6) |
| CARDAMON | Yellow pigment that gives turmeric its colour, commonly used as a herbal medicine (8) |
