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Here is a sample of herbs you might find useful for your herbal remedies.
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Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, synonym C. verum) is a small evergreen tree
10-15 m tall, belonging to the family Lauraceae, and a spice obtained from the
inner bark of this species. It is native to Sri Lanka. The leaves are
ovate-oblong in shape, 7-18 cm long. The flowers, which are arranged in
panicles, have a greenish colour and a rather disagreeable odour. The fruit is a
purple 1 cm berry containing a single seed. Cinnamon is principally employed in
cookery as a condiment and flavouring material, being largely used in the
preparation of some kinds of chocolate and liqueurs, also
cinnamon quills and ground cinnamon. In medicine it acts like
other volatile oils and once had a reputation as a "cure" for
colds. The pungent
taste and scent come from cinnamic aldehyde or cinnamaldehyde.
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The dill is derived from a Norse word which means to
soothe, the plant having the carminative property of allaying pain. The
common
dill, Anethum graveolens, is an annual growing wild in the cornfields of Spain
and Portugal and the south of Europe generally. There is also a species of dill
cultivated in Eastern countries known by the name of shubit. It was this species
of garden plant of which the Pharisees were in the habit of paying tithes. The
Talmud requires that the seeds, leaves, and stem of dill shall pay tithes. Jesus
rebuked them for tithing dill but omitting mercy.
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Young ginger roots are juicy and fleshy with a very mild
taste. They are often pickled in vinegar or sherry as a snack or just cooked as
an ingredient in many dishes. Mature ginger roots are fibrous and dry, and this
is what ours are. Powdered dry ginger or ground ginger is used to add spiciness to gingerbread
and other recipes. It tastes quite different from fresh ginger, and neither can
be substituted for the other. Ginger has a sialagogue action, stimulating the
production of saliva.
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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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Poppy Seeds are used to flavor breads, cakes, rolls, and
cookies in European and Middle Eastern cooking. In Turkey, they are often ground
and used in desserts. In India, the seeds are ground and used to thicken sauces.
The seeds are also used in noodle, fish, and vegetable dishes in Jewish, German,
and Slavic cooking.
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