Herbs and spices
Plants have been used in everyday meals for as long as we know. The rhizomes, stems, leaves, flowers and seeds have been used from different plants, in preparation of various teas, infusions, extracts, spices and other. As the globalization on the market promotes only certain products, mainly the use of these products has been reduced. But it is essential to incorporate them back in the diet as they show strong beneficial effect and are used in very small amounts, mainly in grams.
Some plants have shown high antioxidant activity as:
Other plants have been found to have strong immunity enhancing properties, as:
One of the most important features in prevention of disease as cancer and liver diseases, is detoxifying of the body. Herbs that is said to have detox effect id previously mentioned dandelion, green tea, hibiscus, milk thistle, and: