Herbs and spices beautify our gardens, flavor our cuisine and benefit our body in a variety of ways. During the summer months it is easy to keep an herb healthy on our balcony or in our garden without much effort, especially the Greek herbs which do not need constant care. In fact, fresh herbs and spices when used directly from the pot, have a much more intense taste, aroma and have retained much of their essential oil!
Turmeric, which you consider to belong to spices and herbs too, is widely used in cooking as a spice, has beneficial properties for the human body with the main beneficial factor being curcumin.
Cumin, an aromatic spice which could be characterized as one of the medicinal herbs due to its many healing properties, offers an impressive number of benefits to the human body. Its high content of vitamins and trace elements, provides energy to the body and significantly protects against free radicals.
The use of rose as an herb in cosmetics has been known since antiquity until today. It is not only the wonderful fragrance that makes its use necessary in cosmetics, but the many beneficial properties it provides to the skin.
The consumption of various herbs, whether for therapeutic or preventive purposes, must always be done properly and in moderation. The analysis of the correct dosage for children, adults and pregnant women will follow in an article on the proper use of herbs. But proper consumption is not limited to that. There are some basic principles that must be followed in order not to lead to overdoses and especially complications.
"Your food is your medicine and your medicine is your food."
