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Used in traditional Chinese medicine and by indigenous peoples of the Amazon for nausea, indigestion and constipation. [46] Citrus limon: Lemon: Along with other citruses, it has a long history of use in Chinese and Indian traditional medicine. [47] In contemporary use, honey and lemon is common for treating coughs and sore throat. Citrus ...
Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for various functions, including defense and protection against insects , fungi , diseases , against parasites [ 2 ] and herbivorous mammals .
See also External links A Aidan fruit; Aridan, prekese, uyayak, osakrisa, dawo (Tetrapleura tetraptera) Ajwain, carom seeds (Trachyspermum ammi) (Pakistan, South Asia, India, Afghanistan, Iran, Egypt, Eritrea & Ethiopia) Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) Alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria), for red color Alligator pepper, mbongo spice (mbongochobi), hepper pepper (Aframomum danielli, A. citratum, A ...
Turmeric powder, mustard seeds, chili powder, cumin seeds Spices at a Goa market Indian spices with labels (garam masala components). Indian spices include a variety of spices grown across the Indian subcontinent (a sub-region of South Asia).
This page is a sortable table of plants used as herbs and/or spices.This includes plants used as seasoning agents in foods or beverages (including teas), plants used for herbal medicine, and plants used as incense or similar ingested or partially ingested ritual components.
A traditional Chinese decoction (湯劑/汤剂), using Chinese herbs Nicholas Culpeper was an English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer. [ 15 ] (etching by Richard Gaywood between 1644 and 1662)
The use of plants for medicinal purposes, and their descriptions, dates back two to three thousand years. [10] [11] The word herbal is derived from the mediaeval Latin liber herbalis ("book of herbs"): [2] it is sometimes used in contrast to the word florilegium, which is a treatise on flowers [12] with emphasis on their beauty and enjoyment rather than the herbal emphasis on their utility. [13]
Shiso – shiso [17] is the now common name [18] for the Japanese culinary herb, seed, or entire annual plant of Perilla frutescens. Sorrel – or garden sorrel, often simply called sorrel, is a perennial herb that is cultivated as a garden herb or leaf vegetable. Tarragon – perennial herb in the family Asteraceae related to wormwood.