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<p>Herbs have a variety of uses including culinary, medicinal, and in some cases spiritual usage. General usage differs between culinary herbs and <a class="mw-redirect" title="Medicinal herb" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicinal_herb">medicinal herbs</a>. In medicinal or spiritual use any of the parts of the plant might be considered "herbs", including <a title="Leaf" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf">leaves</a>, <a title="Root" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root">roots</a>, <a title="Flower" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower">flowers</a>, <a title="Seed" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed">seeds</a>, <a title="Resin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resin">resin</a>, root bark, inner bark (and <a title="Vascular cambium" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vascular_cambium">cambium</a>), <a title="Berry" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry">berries</a> and sometimes the <a class="mw-redirect" title="Pericarp" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericarp">pericarp</a> or other portions of the plant. Culinary use of the term "herb" typically distinguishes between herbs, from the leafy green parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), and <a title="Spice" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice">spices</a>, from other parts of the plant (usually dried), including seeds, berries, <a title="Bark" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bark">bark</a>, root and <a title="Fruit" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit">fruit</a>.</p>