Culinary Herb and Folk Medicine
Fresh Organically Grown Culinary Herbs is best in season. Spring time for planting culinary herbs they are becoming so expensive in markets. These herbs (vegetables) are our natural anti~microbial. Germs, parasites,fungi, micro toxin's, i.e., is all diseases beginnings. Adopt a herb plant in an kitchen windows, planter boxes, grow parsley and circulations next to rocks or cement foundations. It will keep it warm and endure all winter long. Experiment. and add one a year planting them in different spots about your yard till you find the just the right area. It will be worth it. Fresh herbs are very high in nutrition, and are anti~viral (parasites infections) that's why they were always used with meats in history.
Parsley will help with food poisoning. A garnish worth eating and noting. Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs are very expensive and are the most nutritious foods we can eat, AND THE AID WEIGHT LOSS. Mexican parsley, Cilantro, get heavy metal from the body.
Most, cut back on buying these products and spent more on needed vitamins due to lacking nutrition needed to keep healthy. Why? Eat fresh more culinary herbs in your diet. Grow them, use them fresh. Fresh herbs are better for us. Costly at supermarket's but easily grown. Most culinary herbs are perennial when you find the right areas in your yard to plant.
Experiment. You can home grow basil, cilantro (takes metal out of the body), dill (lactating mothers), horse radish (need the root to start), parsley, marjoram, mints, oregano, rosemary, sage, tarragon, thyme and coriander (good for diameter's). Basil is king of the culinary herbs. Great in seasonings, soups, salads, meats, prestos, sauces. It helps with digestion (most culinary herbs do), crushed leaves on bug bites, relieves nausea, fevers, acne and gas pains, dental troubles, fights plaque on teeth, and parasitic infections. "Let food be your medicine". My daughter, in the photo, Katherine makes the best egg omelet using basil. She scramble 2 eggs, chopped basil with 2 T. cream. While still warm, add shredded cheese, rest of the toppings are already dice; chicken, avocado, fresh tomato and topped with sour cream. I add chopped green onion and canned jalapeno peppers to mine making another version. This is a good omelet but nothing without basil. I always have a pot of basil growing inside and outdoors.
Sauces: Pour olive oil, garlic, basil, vinegar, salt, honey or molasses to your taste, into a pint jar and cover with a tight lid. Marinade in refrigerator at least 4 hours or 2 days. Serve with fresh tomatoes over or when grilling them.
Omega-3 is Essential to the Human Body<---click You can preserve basil in olive oil and/or vinegar. And by drying basil in a dark place, bundling, tying, and hanging it upside down. Small amounts dry will in a paper bag. I plant basil in a cute container in my kitchen window. Rubbing against it will give off a beautiful scent to your kitchen.
Getting a bagged soil from the garden store, planting the seeds, water once, then cover with plastic till germinated. (uncover when you see them pop up or they will mold fast) You won't have to water, or disturb the soil, just watch them pop up. After they are up you can thin and transplant some elsewhere. It's easy and it's a healthier way to live growing fresh culinary herb in the spring. And remember to share with your neighborhood. It's a wise thing to do.
Basil is recommended for cold and flu,mix 1 ounce with 1 pint of boiled water and steep for 5-20 minutes Rosemary is good fried in butter with red potatoes, dressings, in side of baked chicken etc.. This little herb is loaded with minerals. Chives is from the onion family. Add to sour cream, salad dressings etc. Thyme great in chicken n dumpling and potato salad etc., and is... Recommended for fevers, cough and congestion.
The thyme oil is FDA-approved as a topical cough suppressant and decongestant. For tea, mix 1/2 ounce per pint of boiled water; steep for 5-20 minutes. Take 1-2 cups a day for symptoms.
Spearmint is recommended for colds, flu, and cough. Mix 1/2 ounce per pint of boiled water and steep for 5-20 minutes. Very similar to Peppermint an expectorant and decongestant. Not for children.
The pungent aroma may trigger choking in infants and young children. It basically goes like this: Garlic and onions boost the immune system, helping to prevent colds. Basil, cumin and turmeric help prevent cancer of the bladder and prostate. Peppers, such as Black pepper, jalapenos, hot red peppers and mustard all boost your metabolism for several hours, which helps burns fat.
Cinnamon, Fenugreek and etc., helps metabolized sugar, keeping you sugars level and steady. A book on the subject is "Simple Hospitality" on how to grow herbs. (a girl-friend present) Sage for colds and flue an anti fungal, most culinary herbs are. The tradition of passing the knowledge down to use certain herbs with meats definitely has merit. Mix 1/4 ounce per pint of boiled water, then steep for 10 minutes. Take no more than 3 cups a day for 10 days.
Sage contains thujones, which causes convulsions in large doses. Easy to grow in dry places. Garlic, used for cold and flu. To prepare garlic oil, place 8 ounces of peeled, minced cloves in a jar. Add enough olive oil to cover it and allow to stand for about 3 days. (shaking a few times a day) Strain, discard the cloves and store the oil in a cool place.Take 1 teaspoon of garlic oil per hour while symptoms persist. Garlic contains amino acid derivative, alliin. When crushed or minced, the enzyme is released which converts the alliin to allicin. Allicin is an antibiotic equivalent to 1 percent penicillin. Garlic also thins the blood and prevents clotting, which may help in controlling high blood pressure, and prevent heart attack. It's a good herb to always have on hand. Garlic will also serve as a source of sulfur for the liver to detoxify items in the body. Garlic also helps normalize the gut flora by killing parasites and yeasts that should not be there. Olive oil and garlic sauce 1/2 cup and 1 Tbs. of olive oil 4 cloves garlic 1 1/2 tsp salt freshly ground pepper 4 Tbs finely chopped flat leaf parsley Use were garlic/parsley is needed, good over meats.
Herbs De Napa: 6 tablespoons dried thyme leaves 3 tablespoons fennel seed 2 1/2 tablespoons dried summer savory leaves 1 1/2 tablespoons dried rosemary leaves 1 1/2 tablespoons crumbled bay leaves 1 1/2 tablespoons dried lavender flowers (this is already a good herbal formula) use safflower or another herb here.
Comfrey: I grow and use so I will add here. Root cuttings; Soak 2 ounces in 1 quart of water overnight; simmer for 30 minutes then strain. Add 6 ounces of honey. Take 2 Tablespoons 3-4 time a day. Comfey is often reguarded as an herbal panacea. ..."has healing effect on every organ in the body..." Perhaps? recent research show that this herb contains several carcinogens. The safety of comfrey is hotly debated in herbal circles.
Oregano: Origanum ValgareL. Lamiaceae. Enl... Wild marjoram, in the Mint family (basil, oregano, sage, mint), 50 types of oregano, perennial, likes drier conditions. The phenolic compounds are different significantly to marjoran. Use for problems such as; Respiratory, gas, urinary tract , menstruation, arthritis, swollen glands, lack of perspiration, itching, aids digestion, and candida. Is a fungus~tina versicolor, a microbial, Listeria bacteria...this herb has lots of germ fighting abilities and keeps bacteria at bay and Note...keeps food from spoiling. Learn to use and grow this herb.
Fenugreek This herb I started using because of the reputation it's getting for the use in diabeties. I like what it's been doing for myself so I'm featuring it with the culinary herb section of this blog. The part used is it's seed. The indians liked the fresh leaves eaten as a vegetable. It has a taste similar to spinach. Some uses: diabeties, constipation (mild but effective), lactation stimulant, inhibits bacterial and fungal growth, high cholesterol, stomach,kidney stone issues, developing colon cancer and relieves gout pain. It's a member of the legume family and used in meats and vegetables. The caution are, not before surgeries, not durning pregnancy in higher than normal doses. It is not to be taken with anticogulant (blood thinners), antipletalet drugs, with pain relievers, and with bitter melon, ginkgo biloba and garlic herbs. Great for a natural laxative. Take the Fenugreek Oil for your daily Omega's.
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This list is endless, and I did not have room to go into depth of every herb.
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