Allspice
A common herb among bakers. It is mainly a catalyst herb, enhancing other herb flavors and treats. However, drinking Allspice tea is known to eliminate indigestion, gas, and griping. It is helpful as a fever-breaker in colds also. It is a versatile herb that can be added to sauces, puddings, pies, cakes, cookies, raisins, pumpkin, most beverages and fruit salads, shakes, or smoothies.
Anise
Star Anise, the bakers’ companion! A fun herb hailing from Egypt is safe for babies. The seeds are good in marinades, sauces and on fish. Its medicinal properties include relief for gas, upset stomach, and nausea.
Anise is a favorite in baking
Drink a tea of Anise or chew on the seeds for relief. Great with honey for coughs. It promotes digestion and prevents griping. Its fresh stalk can be given to teething children to chew on. It has a sweet, spicy flavor that some children love, and it has a slightly numbing effect that soothes the gums of teething babies. Also used to relief colic in infants.
Basil
From the mint family, this herb is the meat lovers’ favorite. Great on barbecue beef, sauces, vegetables, egg and cheese dishes. One of a few herbs that is even better fresh. Medicinal properties are easy to extract from leaves: a tea of the leaves will relieve stomach cramps, flatulence, and diarrhea. May cause vomiting in large doses. Its leaves can be crushed and applied to bee stings for relief. A versatile herb with such a sweet flavor. Try it sprinkled on a salad of fresh tomatoes + mixed greens + cucumber + feta cheese + fruit.
Bay Laurel
Like Basil, Bay Laurel is soothing to the stomach; and relieves flatulence. A poultice of its leaves will remedy chest colds and sore muscles. Bay oil has been indicated to relieve weather-related muscle and joint aches, sprains, bruises, and skin rashes. Its pungent and spicy flavor earns it bragging rights in tossed green and vegetable salads, potatoes, carrots, French dressing and soups.
Caraway
Medicinal properties of Caraway are inherent in the seeds. The seeds can be chewed to relieve gas; when used to make tea, seeds can remedy nausea, and colic in children. As a poultice, it’s great on bruises. It is also used for hair and
Cardamom
vision problems. Oil of Caraway is known to calm toothaches and earaches. Use to add flavor to breads, potato, cucumber, coleslaw, salads, cheese and crackers, and other cheese dishes.
Cardamom
Hailing from the East Indies, Cardamom has an affinity for the digestive system, therefore used for digestive health. Its seeds can be chewed on to arrest indigestion, and as a breath freshner. A tablespoon of its seeds or leaves in a tub of hot water makes an invigorating bath. A few Cardamom leaves in blanket chests and drawers add a lovely spicy scent to woolens. Great on cakes, bread, cookies, pies, whipped cream, puddings, and teas.
Capsicum
Commonly known as red pepper or cayenne pepper, Capsicum is about the most versatile and safest herb in the herb kingdom. It is stimulating to every secreting organ in the body, improving organ efficiency. A catalyst in herbal formulas because it increases the body’s ability to produce HCL, digesting almost anything in the stomach. It increases thermogenesis for weight loss, and improves HDL/LDL cholesterol ratios. When sprinkled into socks, it produces heat for cold feet.
Capsicum has strong effects on blood circulation
It heals stomach ulcers, stops bleeding, prevent strokes and heart attacks. Suitable for long term use, it enhances flavors of vegetables, broths, soups, salads, meat and fish. Useful in liniments and gargles. It comes in capsules, powder, liquid extract, and in combinations.
Celery
A member of the Parsley family, Celery is chock-full of therapeutic compounds in its seeds, leaves and stems. It has been indicated to help eliminate skin problems when eaten fresh or used as tea. Perfect for stomach problems; useful for minor burns and poison oak, rejuvenates exhausted body, lowers high blood pressure, promotes sleep (tea), lowers risk of cancer, and protects against hangovers. Now we know why celery sticks are inserted into Bloody Marys! One tablespoon of seeds contains 17% daily value of iron. Use fresh stalks or dried seeds in butter, cheese dishes, dips, soups, sauces, salads, salad dressings, and vegetables.
Chervil
A member of the carrot family, Chervil stimulates digestion. It can be used as a poultice for bruises. Fresh leaves help in spleen and liver ailments. Drinking an infusion of its leaves and flowers has been indicated as a cure for high blood pressure, gout, kidney stones, pleurisy, dropsy, and menstrual problems. It brings out other flavors, and so can be a salt substitute in cooking. However, it has a subtle flavor that adds zest to sauces, soups, salads, egg dishes, and fish.
Cinnamon sticks
Cinnamon
A famous culinary herb, calms nausea, indigestion, and gas. An aphrodisiac and appetite enhancer with Southern Asian origins, it has been used to treat fever, diarrhea, and menstrual symptoms since 2000 BC. Cinnamon has antibacterial and antifungal properties, making it a common addition to toothpastes to combat decay-causing bacteria. Adding ½ teaspoon daily to a beverage at breakfast has been shown to reduce high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels up to 43%. Extended use of three to six months is needed to achieve this result. Makes a warming, calming, and flavorful addition to fruit drinks, hot beverages, eggnogs, milk shakes and almost all desserts.
Clove
A pungent and spicy flavored herb with disinfecting properties. Cultivated in the warm climates of Tanzania, Sumatra, and South America, it is the most powerful germicide in the herbal kingdom. Its oil relieves toothache when dropped into cavity, and also curbs numbness in teething babies. Its tea will relieve nausea, and a few drops of Clove oil in water will stop vomiting. It increases blood circulation and promotes digestion. Great with fruits, in cakes and cookies, egg dishes, sauces, sweet potato, and vegetables.