CRC Handbook of Medicinal Spices

CRC Handbook of Medicinal Spices
Author: James A. Duke
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2002-09-27
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1420040480

"Let food be your medicine, medicine your food."-Hippocrates, 2400 B.C.When the "Father of Medicine" uttered those famous words, spices were as important for medicine, embalming, preserving food, and masking bad odors as they were for more mundane culinary matters. Author James A. Duke predicts that spices such as capsicum, cinnamon, garlic, ginger

Healing Spices Handbook

Healing Spices Handbook
Author: Barbara Brownell Grogan
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1454938730

Spices do more than just flavor food! This introductory illustrated guide shows how spices can maintain optimal health and treat common ailments, and offers healing recipes. Easy to follow, approachable, and authoritative, this is the essential reference to using spices for maximum health and wellness. It’s packed with practical information, including the benefits of spices, their history as natural remedies, creating spice blends, safety tips, common uses, and delivery systems. An A-Z guide of 40 spices identifies their preventative and curative potential, and each examination of 40 conditions features one or two spice-filled recipes to help you heal. Here’s what healing spices can do for you: Muscles, joint pain, and arthritis can be treated with cayenne, ginger, and turmeric. Garlic and onion can alleviate seasonal allergies. Fenugreek can regulate type 2 diabetes. Red pepper can ease a hangover. Juniper berries can help with a UTI. Sumac can treat skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, sunburn, acne, and allergic reactions.

Healing Herbs Handbook

Healing Herbs Handbook
Author: Barbara Brownell Grogan
Publisher: Remedies for Natural Living
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Herbs
ISBN: 9781454928997

Naturally Healthy Today, more and more people are trying to live healthily and fight illness without resorting to the pharmacy--and they are turning to herbs to achieve their goal. This approachable handbook, with photographs for easy identification, helps you understand and take best advantage of herbal medicine. It first offers a brief introduction to the basics--such as choosing, growing, and preparing herbs. Then you will find descriptions of 60 herbs and what to use them for, and then 60 ailments that herbs can be used to treat, along with handy recipes. Authoritative and easy to use, Healing Herbs Handbook is your one-stop guide to herbal health.

The Healing Powers of Herbs and Spices

The Healing Powers of Herbs and Spices
Author: Cal Orey
Publisher: Citadel Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2020-12-29
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0806540494

Boost your immune system with antioxidants, lower your risk for the flu, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and more—with ordinary everyday ingredients you can find at home—and make healthy green choices in today’s fast-changing world! The key to vibrant health for all generations is in your kitchen . . . Anise, bay leaf, garlic, parsley, turmeric, and more—for thousands of years, herbs and spices have been praised for preserving and flavoring food, as well as preventing and curing illnesses. The latest research reveals that the seasonings already in your pantry—or easily found fresh in your supermarket or garden—can lower your risk for cancer, heart disease, and obesity. This A-to-Z guide catalogues the most popular and versatile herbs and spices, drawn from the Mediterranean Diet but suitable for any diet plan. You will learn how to harness herbalism to heal your body and mind. Discover how to use nature’s gifts including allspice, chives, fennel, oregano, pepper, tarragon, saffron, and special blends like Herbes de Provence to: *Bring abundant zest to your table while lowering your cholesterol, balancing your blood sugar, and revving up your metabolism—at any age! *Ward off colds and flu, banish a hacking cough, and even ease PMS or menopause woes, by adding tasty plant therapy to your favorite food or drink. *Lessen your anxiety and boost your mood with aromatic natural ingredients found in dried and fresh flavorings. *Soothe aches and pains without harmful side effects—and trigger feel-good endorphins—using sweet and savory garnishes, including edible flowers. *Create in-home spa treatments using the same herbal potions featured at luxury spa resorts. Caraway Breadsticks, anyone? How about Cilantro Lime Slaw, Herbal Greek Bean Soup, or Roasted Paprika Cornish Hens? With over 50 taste-tempting recipes, along with personal stories and fascinating historical anecdotes on medicinal uses dating back to biblical times, The Healing Powers of Herbs and Spices is your go-to guide to embracing limitless energy and healthy longevity while feasting on memorable meals full of aroma and deliciousness! Includes 16 pages of color photos

The New Complete Book of Herbs, Spices, and Condiments

The New Complete Book of Herbs, Spices, and Condiments
Author: Carol Ann Rinzler
Publisher: Checkmark Books
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2001
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780816041527

Lists over one hundred herbs, spices, and condiments, providing information on their nutritional profile, benefits, possible side effects, chemical makeup, and various uses.

Reader's Digest Essential Book of Herbs

Reader's Digest Essential Book of Herbs
Author: Reader's Digest
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 495
Release: 2021-02-16
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1621455491

A full color illustrated guide to growing and using herbs to enhance your health and your cooking. This beautifully illustrated, complete guide to herbs unlocks the secrets of these wonder plants—from planting and harvesting to cooking and storing—including their health benefits. Now you can discover the joy and pleasure of growing your own herbs—for spicing up meals, creating crafts, treating ailments, and more. In this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated herbal guide you’ll find information on their history, cultivation, propagation, and harvesting, along with a wealth of great ideas for using herbs everyday in a variety of ways. This guide unravels the mysteries of these versatile plants, with savvy tips and simple formulas for maximizing their powers. Did you know? · Mint can repel ants, flies, mice, and moths · Garlic can seriously lower cholesterol · Chives, fennel, tarragon, thyme, oregano, and winter savory are perennials · Rosemary was used in the Middle Ages for its tranquilizing effects, and it is still a digestion aid

Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

Handbook of Medicinal Herbs
Author: James A. Duke
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 893
Release: 2002-06-27
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1420040464

Still considered the definitive work on medicinal herbs and their uses after two decades, the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs has undergone a long-anticipated revision. In the second edition, world-renowned ethnobotanist James A. Duke provides up-to-date data on over 800 of the world's most important medicinal plant species. The book contains mo

Handbook of Herbs and Spices

Handbook of Herbs and Spices
Author: K. V. Peter
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Total Pages: 566
Release: 2006-08-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1845691717

Woodhead Publishing in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition‘... a good reference book for food processors and packers of herbs and spices.’Food Technology (of Volume 1)‘... a standard reference for manufacturers who use herbs and spices in their products.’Food Trade Review (of Volume 2)The final volume of this three-volume sequence completes the coverage of the main herbs and spices used in food processing. The first part of the book reviews ways of improving the safety of herbs and spices. There are chapters on detecting and controlling mycotoxin contamination, controlling pesticide and other residues, the use of irradiation and other techniques to decontaminate herbs and spices, packaging and storage, QA and HACCP systems. Part two reviews the potential health benefits of herbs and spices with chapters discussing their role in preventing chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease and promoting gut health. The final part of the book comprises chapters on twenty individual herbs and spices, covering such topics as chemical composition, cultivation and quality issues, processing, functional benefits and uses in food. Herbs and spices reviewed range from asafoetida, capers and carambola to perilla, potato onion and spearmint.The final volume will consolidate the reputation of this three-volume series, providing a standard reference for R&D and QA staff using herbs and spices in their food products. The final volume of this three-volume sequence completes the coverage of the main herbs and spices used in food processing Incorporates safety issues, production, main uses and regulations Reviews the potential health benefits of herbs and spices

A Handbook of Native American Herbs

A Handbook of Native American Herbs
Author: Alma R. Hutchens
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 271
Release: 1992-11-10
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0834824221

The author of ‘the bible on herbalism’ returns with a portable guide on North American medicinal herbs—for the professional and amateur herbalist alike Based on the now-classic reference text Indian Herbalogy of North America, this illustrated pocket guide is the perfect companion for those eager to expand their knowledge of herbal healing. Through detailed descriptions and illustrations, Alma R. Hutchens walks readers through: • 125 of the most useful medicinal herbs found in North America, and their uses • How to create herbal remedies for common ailments • The herbal traditions of North America and other lands Entries include staples of folk medicine such as echinacea and slippery elm as well as common kitchen herbs—from parsley to thyme to pepper—whose tonic and healing properties are less widely known.