Fresh HERBS
Herbs are healing and Very very tasty.The Magic of Herbs!
Herbs are healing and tasty!
They can bring relief for many thing:
Peppermint oil has a relaxing action. When applied topically, it acts as a counter-irritant and analgesic with the ability to reduce pain and improve blood flow to the affected area. Constipation and upset bellies are overcome with ginger, nervousness recede, headaches fade.
Colds and coughs are treated with bee balm, allergies counteracted, fevers controlled.
Chamomile is used for its anti-inflammatory and sedative properties.
Sage may restore mental function and improve memory. Menopause, Menstrual Cramps, PMS are relieved with Dong Quai the "female ginseng".
Garlic acts as a natural antibiotic and anti-fungal agent & stimulate the immune system.
Parsley is a diuretic herb, useful for kidney and urinary problems and water retention it is also high in Vitamin A and Iron.
Dill has been used as a digestive herb and to induce sleep. Its use has also been claimed to improve vitality and brain power.
Lavender was considered the herb of love; scientific study revealed that lavender oil may have spasmolytic, antiseptic and carminative powers. Some herbs are used not only for culinary and medicinal purposes, but also for recreational purposes; one such herb is cannabis.
The magic is endless.
Culinary herbs
Culinary use of the term "herb" typically distinguishes between herbs, from the leafy green parts of a plant, and spices, from other parts of the plant, including seeds, berries, bark, root, fruit, and even occasionally dried leaves or roots. Culinary herbs are distinguished from vegetables in that, like spices, they are used in small amounts and provide flavor rather than substance to food. Unless you take the worlds largest herb the banana is undoubtedly a fruit (containing the seeds of the plant) since commercially grown banana plants are sterile, the seeds are reduced to little specks. However, the banana plant, though it is called a 'banana-tree', is technically regarded as a herbaceous plant (or 'herb'), not a tree, because the stem does not contain true woody tissue.
Some culinary herbs are shrubs (such as rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis), or trees (such as bay laurel, Laurus nobilis) – this contrasts with botanical herbs, which by definition cannot be woody plants. Some plants are used as both a spice and an herb, such as dill seed and dill weed or coriander seeds and coriander leaves.
Check out these...
Aloe, Arugula (Salad Herb), Basil , Bay Leaves , Bergamot, Bee Balm, Borage, Burnet, Calendula, Marigold, Caraway, catnip, Chamomile, Chicory, Succory, Chives, Chervil, Cilantro (Coriander), Costmary, Alecost, Curry Plant, Culantro, Dill , Elderberry, Epazote, Eucalyptus , fennel, Fenugreek, Foxglove, Garlic , Garlic Chives, Hoja santa, Horseradish, Hops, Hyssop, Jasmine, Juniper, Kaffir Lime Leaves, Parsley, Lavender, Lemon Verbena, Lemon Grass, Lemon Balm, Lovage, Marsh Mallow, Marjoram , Mints, Mitsuba, Nasturtium (Salad Herb), Oregano, Perilla, Rosemary, Saffron, Sage, Salad Burnet, Savory, Stevia, Scented Geraniums , Sorrel , St. John's Wort, Sweet Cicely, Sweet woodruff, Thyme, Tarragon, Wormwood, Yarrow, Yerba buena.
What herbs did I miss???
Herbs contain no calories or fat. The use of herbs and spices is great in salt-restricted diets to enhance flavor without adding sodium content. Try growing your own herbs it`s quite fulfilling as a hobby with the end results in cooking as just an added bonus.
When using herbs and spices to season foods, it is important to use them sparingly. Herbs should be used to enhance the food’s natural flavors.
But very heavily spiced, exotic dishes require a large amounts of flavoring in their preparation’s, do use good judgment.
Different parts of herbs are added to food recipes; leaves, flowers, and stems of plants. Each herb has its own distinctive taste, each with specific relationship to individual foods.
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Herbs are healing and tasty, and oh so delishSnap a photo!
Guidelines for playing:
Firstly, please check to see if your name is on The Naughty List. If so, then kindly complete those tags before joining in.
- Between August 01st and August 31st, tag any recipe containing herbs from Recipezaar that have no photos and are not your own!
- Please report back here after you’ve made, and your review(s) and the picture(s) have been posted to the recipe(s).
- You may make ONE recipe of your own AFTER you’ve completed your original tags.
For ever posted review and uploaded photo of a picture-less recipe you can go for what ever recipe you want. Be it your own, your favorite chef here on zaar with photos posted, or recipes you have saved in your private cookbooks.
- Recipes are allowed from other events, as long as they occur in the month of August.
- No limits to the number of tags, but please do make sure that you complete those tags by August 31st, midnight 'Zaar time.
Discuss the use of the herb, (why you picked it, if it was home grown, dried……)
How to tag: Please include your name followed by the recipe link and number and chef’s name. For eg., your tag should look like:
Tish tagging
Herb Stuffed Tomatoes #168156 By Susie D
You will get a Stirring the pot
next to your completed tags!
Have FUN! HAPPY picking!
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