Healing Spices Handbook
(Author) Barbara Brownell GroganSpices do more than just flavor food This introductory illustrated guide shows how spices can maintain optimal health and treat common ailments, and offers healing recipes. Easy to follow, approachable, and authoritative, this is the essential reference to using spices for maximum health and wellness. It's packed with practical information, including the benefits of spices, their history as natural remedies, creating spice blends, safety tips, common uses, and delivery systems. An A-Z guide of 40 spices identifies their preventative and curative potential, and each examination of 40 conditions features one or two spice-filled recipes to help you heal. Here's what healing spices can do for you Muscles, joint pain, and arthritis can be treated with cayenne, ginger, and turmeric. Garlic and onion can alleviate seasonal allergies. Fenugreek can regulate type 2 diabetes. Red pepper can ease a hangover. Juniper berries can help with a UTI. Sumac can treat skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, sunburn, acne, and allergic reactions.
Barbara Brownell Grogan
Barbara Brownell Grogan is best known for her acclaimed novel "The Lavender Garden," which explores themes of love, loss, and redemption. Her writing style is lyrical and deeply emotive, drawing readers into the complex inner worlds of her characters. Grogan's contributions to literature include creating poignant, thought-provoking stories that resonate with readers long after the final page.