Do you know what this "herb" is?

Can anyone identify this plant for me? It was purchased in a batch of culinary herbs which included oregano, thyme, corrinader, and chives. [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/836
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20:45 Fri 13th Jul 2012
 
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EcclesCake
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Looks like Vietnamese Coriander.
20:48 Fri 13th Jul 2012 Go To Best Answer

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Can you try again.
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http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/836
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Links are working, can you try again?
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404 - nope, not working
http://img836.imagesh...92/20120713200239.jpg

(p.s. don't know what it is)
Looks like Vietnamese Coriander.
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Thank you very much EcclesCake.
your last link is working, but no idea what it is.
this is a picture of vietnamese coriander http://www.flickr.com...zelsheard/3791982171/ so it looks ok
Anticipating the next question......what can I do with Vietnamese coriander...

It's good in Vietnamese spring rolls, shredded in Asian salads or accompaniments to main meals in lieu of regular coriander.

Don't eat too much thou it allegedly suppresses the libido.
I'd never heard of it-but since it looked a pretty plant-I did some googling. This forum has some info on it.

http://www.growfruita...-coriander_33399.html
Is it a herb ? looks like some sort of Polygonum to me
It would appear it is some kind of polygonum or Persicaria

http://en.wikipedia.o...ki/Persicaria_odorata
Your wiki link defines it as Vietnamese Coriander-a herb.

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