Herbal means made from herbs — plants people use for flavour, scent, or medicine, such as mint, ginger, or lavender. Herbal tea, herbal cream, herbal medicine: the thing is built from those plants rather than from a lab chemical.

Herbal草本的 means made from herbs意思是用herbs（藥草）做的——plants people use for flavour, scent, or medicine人們拿來調味、增香或當藥用的植物，such as mint, ginger, or lavender像薄荷、薑、薰衣草。Herbal tea, herbal cream, herbal medicine花草茶、草本乳霜、草藥：the thing is built from those plants這些東西是用那些植物做出來的，rather than from a lab chemical而不是用實驗室做出來的化學物質。

Though actually, many shop bottles labelled “herbal” mix plants with other stuff, so the word on the pack is sometimes more of a promise than a full recipe. It is a common, friendly word on food and health packaging; it does not sound fancy.

Though actually不過其實，many shop bottles labelled "herbal"很多寫著「herbal」的商店瓶罐 mix plants with other stuff其實是把植物跟其他成分混在一起，so the word on the pack is sometimes more of a promise than a full recipe所以包裝上這個字有時候比較像一個承諾，而不是完整的成分表。It is它是 a common, friendly word一個很常見、聽起來很親切的字 on food and health packaging用在食品和保健包裝上；it does not sound fancy聽起來不會很高級。

The same spelling is also a noun: a herbal is an old book that lists plants and what people used them for. You will see that noun in museums and history more than in a supermarket. In everyday class, the adjective — “made of herbs” — is the sense you will meet.

The same spelling同樣的拼法 is also a noun也可以當名詞：a herbal一本herbal is an old book that lists plants and what people used them for是一本列出各種植物、還有人們怎麼用它們的老書。You will see that noun你會看到這個名詞用法 in museums and history more than in a supermarket出現在博物館和歷史裡，比較不會出現在超市。In everyday class在一般課堂上 the adjective — "made of herbs" — 形容詞的用法──「用藥草做的」── is the sense you will meet才是你會遇到的意思。

And “herbal” does not quietly mean “harmless”: a plant can be strong, or it can clash with other medicine.

And "herbal" does not quietly mean "harmless"而且herbal不代表「無害」：a plant can be strong植物的效力可以很強，or it can clash with other medicine或是跟其他藥物產生衝突。