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Here is a sample of herbs you might find useful for your herbal remedies.
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Aniseed or more
rarely anís (Pimpinella anisum)
is an herb in the family Apiaceae (formerly Umbelliferae) whose seed-like fruit
(also called aniseed) is used in sweet baking as well as in anise-flavored
liqueurs (e.g. Ouzo). The fruit consists of two united carpels, called a
cremocarp, and has a strong aromatic taste and a powerful odour. Anise seed is
also used in some curries and seafood dishes, and is used as a breath sweetener
and digestive aid.
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Fennel seed is used extensively as a spice in the Indian
subcontinent and all over the Middle East. It is an essential ingredient in the
Bengali spice mixture Panch Phoron and in Chinese five spice powders. It is
known as saunf or moti saunf (Hindi, mouri Bengali, shombu Tamil ) It is
strongly aromatic anise-flavored spice that is the dried fruit (not seed).of the
fennel plant. The "seeds" are brown or green, but slowly turn a dull grey as the
spice ages; a good green color is considered a sign of quality. Fennel seeds are
often confused with aniseed, which is very similar in taste and appearance.
though much smaller. Indians often chew on plain saunf as a mouth-freshener.
Fennel is also used as a flavoring in some natural toothpastes.
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Oregano (Origanum vulgare) is a spicy, Mediterranean,
perennial herb, particularly common in Greek and Italian cuisines. It is the
leaves that are used in cooking, and the dried herb is often more flavourful
than the fresh. Oregano is a conditio sine qua non in Italian cuisine, where it
is used for tomato sauces, fried vegetables and grilled meat. Together with
basil, it makes up for the character of Italian dishes; see parsley on Italian
variants of bouquet garni. Oregano can effectively combined with pickled olives
and capers or lovage leaves; other than most Italian herbs, oregano harmonizes
even with hot and spicy food, as is popular in Southern Italy. The cuisines of
other Mediterranean countries make less use of it, but it is of some importance
for Spanish, French and Greek cooking.
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Star anise is a spice that closely resembles anise in flavor, obtained from
the star-shaped pericarp of Illicium verum, a native of N.E. China. It is widely
used in Chinese cuisine, and to a lesser degree in South Asia and Indonesia.
Star anise is an ingredient of the traditional five-spice powder of Chinese
cooking. The seeds are sometimes chewed after meals to aid digestion. Star anise
has been used in a tea as a remedy for colic and rheumatism.
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The nutmegs Myristica are a genus of evergreen trees
indigenous to tropical southeast Asia and Australasia. They are important for
two spices derived from the fruit, nutmeg and mace. Nutmeg is the actual seed of
the tree, roughly egg-shaped and about 20-30 mm long and 15-18 mm wide, while
mace is the dried "lacy" reddish covering of the seed. Several other commercial
products are also produced from the trees, including essential oils, extracted
oleoresins, and nutmeg butter (see below).
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