Healthy herbs and spices / Arlene May Gealone-Corpus edited by Lucile Bernardino-Tañalas and Janet Rosell-Tolete.

Healthy Herbs and Spices points to the wonderful fact that these plants keep us protected from sicknesses, help improve our heart health, boost our immune system, fight inflammation, make us look younger and brainier, and even help fight cancer. In this volume, herbs refer to the leafy, green portions of a plant. Meanwhile, spices include the plant's seeds, berries, fruits, bark, and roots. Seasoning blends, on the other hand, are a mixture of herbs and spices. To introduce readers to general guidelines on preparing herbs and spices as food and medicine, the book presents general herbal preparations. The author then shares tips on storing then and growing these precious plants in container gardens or in water. For additional information, this book also offers herbs that repel insects and pests. The main body of this work dwells on featuring individual herbs and spices. Get to know their common and scientific names, interesting trivia related to them, other herbs and spices taht go well with them, and steps to unlocking each plant's healing and beautifying benefits. Gentle reminders covering possible allergies, toxicity, and other safety concerns are also included. looking for ideas on how to incorporate these power-packed plants in your everyday meals? This book has you covered. A section is dedicated to flavorful dishes that can spark your love affair with herbs and spices. --Preface of the book.