According to Cambridge dictionary,
Herb /hɜːb/ is a type of plant whose leaves are used in cooking to give flavour to particular dishes, or which are used in making medicine.
while
Spices /spaɪs/ is a substance made from a plant, which is used to give a special flavour to food. It does not define exactly which part of a plant a spice has to be made from.
Whereas the Wikipedia mentioned that
"Culinary use of the term "herb" typically distinguishes between herbs, from the leafy green parts of plant, and spices, from other parts of the plant, including seeds, berries, bark, root, fruit, and even occasionally dried leaves or roots.
Culinary herbs are distinguished from vegetables in that, like spices, they are used in small amounts and provide flavor rather than substance to food.
Some plants are used as both a spice and a herb, such as dill seed and dill weed or coriander seeds and coriander leaves."
There is no indication whether dried leaves are considered as a herb or spice. Hence, we would also include them under our list of spices. In the event that only fresh leaves are used, the herb will be excluded.
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