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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:

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  • Tea (Camellia sinensis)
  • Turmeric (Curcuma longa)
  • Chamomile (Matricaria recutita)
  • Barley grass (Hordeum vulgare)
  • Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
  • Garlic (Allium sativum)
  • Ginger (Zingiberofficinale)
  • Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha)

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Other plants have been found to have strong immunity enhancing properties, as:

  • Echinacea purpurea (Echinacea purpurea)
  • Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
  • Siberian ginseng (Elutherococcus senticosus)
  • Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
  • Onion (Allium cepa)
  • Cats’s claw (Unicaria tomentosa)

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:

  • Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
  • Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum)
  • Giarana (Paulinia cupana)
  • Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
  • Java tea (Ortosiphon stamineus)
  • Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
  • Nettle (Urtica dioica)
  • Parsley (Pertoselinum sativum)
  • Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) and
  • Cherry tails (Prunus cerasus).

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