a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iv. v. 18 They are not hearbes you knaue, they are nose-hearbes . View more context for this quotation
1935 H. Beston 9 Nose herbs, pot herbs, salad herbs, and healing herbs.
1964 24 Sept. 485/1 Any plant which smells good, from Madonna lilies to the white arabis, could be called a nose-herb.