CRC Handbook of Medicinal Spices
James A. Duke (editor), Mary Jo Bogenschutz-Godwin, Judi duCellier, Peggy-Ann K. Duke (Illustrator)
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, the CRC Handbook of Medicinal Spices provides the science behind the folklore of over 60 popular spices.
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Año:
2003
Editorial:
CRC Press
Idioma:
english
Páginas:
360
ISBN 10:
0849312795
ISBN 13:
9780849312793
Serie:
CRC Handbook
Archivo:
PDF, 5.45 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2003