Wild herbs list with photos
Besides many other healthy foods, you'll find a list of the most common edible wild herbs with photos - all compact in one app.
With one click on the filter for wild plants, you find the most common edible wild herbs and can identify them with the help of the info button as well as gather further insights.
Our illustrated edible wild herbs list is at the same time a compact edible wild plants list – ideal for identifying native wild herbs and finding recipes.
Wild herbs list and filter
Find wild herbs and seasonal foods - with just one click.
Seasonal wild herbs
In our innovative, illustrated food list you also find out which wild herbs and foods are currently in season in your region. With the info button you can identify them really easily.
The season filter shows you the seasonal wild herbs of the current month with one click. This lets you expand your regional and seasonal foods and do something for our environment.
Medicinal herbs
In the list, besides photos and seasonal and further info, you also find the healing effect of the wild herbs.
In the Effects area, besides wild and medicinal herbs, other healthy foods are also rated by their healing effect.
Herbs for your body
In the app you find not only edible wild herbs, but also herbs that have a positive effect on a body system or organ.
Find edible and healing wild herbs for your body and relieve possible complaints.
Edible wild herbs
Find the most common edible wild herbs in our easy-to-use app all about nutrition.
This lets you find healthy and healing wild herbs in pretty much every square metre of natural meadow without searching for long - simply, for free and deliciously!
Ribwort plantain
Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata), also called narrowleaf plantain or snake's tongue, doesn't just look like a snake's tongue - ribwort plantain is also said to help against venom such as insect bites.
Do you know what else it's good for, and can you tell it apart from broadleaf plantain or from poisonous plants?
Find more recipes yourself...
Dandelion
You probably know the dandelion (the „blowball“) too - who doesn't know the yellow flower with the seeds flying around and the white milky sap of the stems…
Do you also know its healing effect and the effect on our body systems and organs? Do you know when you'd better not eat the wild herb?
Find more recipes yourself...
Nettle
The ultimate vitamin C booster... The nettle has significantly more vitamin C than, say, a blackcurrant - which has a top vitamin C content in our food list - in the Food Lab you can filter and sort not only by vitamin C but by all other nutrients too.
The nettle also scores with many other nutrients - find out! You can also use it as a substitute for spinach or as an organic, free fertiliser for your plants.
Find more recipes yourself...
Wild & culinary herb recipes
Besides wild herbs, you also find a large number of culinary herbs in the Food Secrets mobile app.
Integrate the wild and culinary herbs into your meal plan and generate healthy culinary and wild herb recipes with the recipe generator.
Import directly: wild herb recipes
Tip: after importing, you can analyse the nutrient values and create the shopping list with one tap.
Food ranking
The wild herbs and culinary herbs are also rated by all our Food Rankings.
This lets you find out which herbs you can use for your goals. Use them to heal diseases or strengthen your body with healthy nutrition.
FAQ – identify wild herbs app
Which app to identify wild herbs?
Food Secrets – with a wild herbs filter, an illustrated list, season info and effect profiles (e.g. anti-inflammatory, microbiome).
How does the app help with safe identification?
Info cards with characteristics, look-alikes & season windows; in addition the app leads you to recipes & nutrient values.
How do I find an edible wild herbs list with photos?
In the Food Secrets app: Analysis → Ingredients → filter „Wild herbs“ – there you see an illustrated list with info.
How do I find more recipes with edible wild herbs?
Via the recipe generator you can search for e.g. dandelion, nettle or ribwort plantain recipes, import them and analyse the nutrient values.
Which wild herbs are in season right now?
Use the season filter (Analysis → Ingredients → filter „Season“) for seasonal & native wild herbs.
How do I cook nettles?
Blanch young shoots briefly (gloves!), then prepare as a spinach substitute – e.g. soup, pesto, omelette. In the Food Secrets app you find more recipes for edible wild herbs.
Is there a recipe for ribwort plantain syrup?
Yes – see the „Ribwort plantain“ section. Alternatively you can use the recipe generator.
Is the wild herbs feature free?
The basic features are free to use; Premium is optional.
