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CRC handbook of medicinal spices

By Duke , James A(Editor);Bogenschutz-Godwin , Mary Jo;duCellier , Judi;Duke , Peggy-Ann K(Illustrator)

Book information

Publisher
CRC Press
ISBN
0849312795, 9780849312793
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5429987 bytes)
Pages
348\360
Time added
2020-11-29 04:10:53
Plants;Herbs

Description

Spices are important medicines that have withstood the empirical tests of millennia. Nearly 5,000 years ago Charak, the father of Ayurvedic medicine, claimed that garlic lightens the blood, reduces tumors, and is an aphrodisiac tonic. Today scientists say it thins the blood, prevents cancer, and increases libido. For centuries people worldwide have used spices to cure a myriad of ailments and to preserve foods. Now science is proving that these spices may preserve us with their antioxidant and antiseptic activities. Organized by scientific name, theCRC Handbook of Medicinal Spicesprovides the science behind the folklore of over 60 popular spices.

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