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====== Herbs ====== | ====== Herbs ====== | ||
- | ==== Nettle can be eaten ==== | + | ==== Marjoram And Oregano |
- | Nettle can be eaten, among other things, as a salad dressing. To avoid burning, it should be scalded with hot water. Histamine | + | Oregano is closely related to marjoram. Both plants are species of genus Origanum, and the Latin name comes from the Greek origanon. [([[https:// |
- | ==== Sea buckthorn rich in vitamin C ==== | + | ==== Star Anise ==== |
- | Sea buckthorn fruits do not contain ascorbicase, | + | What is badian called |
- | ==== 130 herbs ==== | + | ==== Aniseed oil ==== |
+ | Aniseed oil is distilled from the fruit and shoots of badian and added to liqueurs. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Adulteration ==== | ||
+ | Anise oil is adulterated with badian oil, fennel oil, and synthetic anethole. The polarimetric method easily detect adulteration with fennel oil (it is right-handed). The torsion of badian oil reaches +1°. Detection of adulteration is enabled by Driessen-Mareeuw and Dávida reactions. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Poisoning fish ==== | ||
+ | The toxic seeds of badian are used to poison fish. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Documented insecticides ==== | ||
+ | The plants were also the raw material for the first documented insecticides in 2nd century BC China. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Chartreuse | ||
Chartreuse is a liqueur based on wine distillate and extracts from 130 different herbs. Its name comes from the Carthusian monastery of La Grande Chartreuse near Grenoble. [([[https:// | Chartreuse is a liqueur based on wine distillate and extracts from 130 different herbs. Its name comes from the Carthusian monastery of La Grande Chartreuse near Grenoble. [([[https:// | ||
- | ==== Badian | + | ==== Nettle can be consumed |
- | What is badian called in the culinary arts? The star anise. The fruit and shoots | + | Nettle can be consumed as a salad dressing, among other uses. To avoid burning, it should be scalded with hot water. Histamine |
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+ | ==== Healthy nettle ==== | ||
+ | Nettle leaves and stems contain many healthy and valuable compounds: flavonoids, organic acids (formic, acetic and others), β-carotene, | ||
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+ | ==== Tincture ==== | ||
+ | Nettle can also be made into a tincture. The leaves are poured with a spirit and put away in a dark room for two weeks. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Cattle feed ==== | ||
+ | Nettle is used as a feed additive for cattle | ||
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+ | ==== Treatment of many diseases ==== | ||
+ | Nettle is widely used in the treatment of many diseases. Among other things, it stimulates water excretion from the body, thus causing flushing of the kidneys and lower urinary tract. It is used to treat kidney stones | ||
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+ | ==== Holy basil ==== | ||
+ | The first references to tulasi aka holy basil are found in the Indian books of the Vedas [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Thyme ==== | ||
+ | In ancient Greece thyme was served before a fight - it gave courage. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Rosemary ==== | ||
+ | Thomas Moore advised maintain friendship one should cultivate rosemary. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Cleansing ==== | ||
+ | A sage bush was burned in the fireplace to cleanse the haunted house. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Sage bath ==== | ||
+ | Bathing in sage inhibits sweating. [([[https:// | ||
- | ==== Marjoran and oregano ==== | + | {{tag> |
- | Oregano is closely related to marjoram. Both plants are species of genus Origanum, and the Latin name comes from the Greek origanon. [([[https:// | + |