The edible herbs growing in natural environment are good for human health. Among them are leopard plant, wormwood, shepherd's purse, giant garlic, aralia shoots, bracken, fern and broad bellflower, which are efficacious for circulation of blood, asthma, illness resulting from body chill, digestion, lowering of blood-sugar levels, etc.

Chairman Kim Jong Il and Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un stressed the need to cook various dishes with wild edible herbs abundant in the country and thus diversify the people's diet.

Foodstuff factories like the Samilpho Specialty Factory and groceries throughout the country sell different kinds of processed edible herbs.