CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
In the curlinary arts the word herb refers to any green or bein part of a plant used for seasoning and flavouring a recipe but not used as the main ingredient.
Hebs are natural form of wide plants or their parts such as plower, ol, stem rich in bioactive chemical compounds so called herbiceuticals”. The main difference between pharmaceutical drug and herbal principles is their isolation method and purification level.
Herbs are ric in natural complex chemicals, bioactive herbal principles (whole herbs, extracts or concentrates) may be used as “bioactive herbal formulations” as combinations of different active chemicals of plants or their parts combined with know enzyme inhibitoes, vitamins and alkalizing minerals that have in healt promoting, disease preventing or semi medional properties.
1.2 TYPES OF HERBS
Herbs are harvested from leaves of herbaeous (meaning nonwoody) plants. Here are some types of herbs
Herbs (there are many, but here are some): cinnamon, peppermint garlic, chivers (yes), angelic rosemary, sunflower, dogrose, bay, aloevera, balm of gilead, dill, foxglove etc
Remember, while some herbs we use oiten in meals, others, are poisonous. Learn about them before you even touch them. Foxglove. For example, while it may be used in medicine to treat heart problems, are poisonous otherwise.
Herbs can be beneficial for those who are tying to cut back on fat, sugar and salt in their foods. Pay adding extra flovour to a dish with herbs. You may be able to reduce the amount of fats from ingredients such as cheese, butter or oil. Some herbs can also in decreasing the need for added salt in a recipe, this include dill seeds. Garlic power e.t.c here is the uses of some herbs.
| Garlic | Used to treat yeast infections in women, used as an antibiotic to reduce cholesterol and high blood pressure. It is also used in preparing salad and salad dressing | |
| Thyme | It is crushed and applied to clean cuts and abrasious as an antisoptic. In tea form, it is used for colds menstrual cramps and to calm the stomach. | |
| Chamomile | It is used as a sedative. It also reduces fever relieves digestive ailments. | |
| Cinnamon | It is used to control blood sugar levels, and it also treats urinary tract and yeast infections. | |
| Cloves | Used as a wound antiseptic, also used to treat diarrhea. | |
| Angelica rosemary | Used to calm the digestive system, and in oil form can be rubbed into muscles to relieve soreness and increase circulation. | |
| basil | Goes well with all tomato dishes cooled or fresh, solad dressing etc | |
| Dill | Used in salad dessing and also serve as wonderful smelling plant just to have in the garden. | |
| Bay leaf | Used in soup, stew, sauces and also add a rustic flavor to onion. |
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