Used as a medicine in ancient Egypt, cumin is still extolled for its health benefits: It's believed to stimulate the pancreatic enzymes responsible for digestion and the liver enzymes that handle detoxification. Incorporate cumin into black beans, or make a simple spice butter to service on corn on the cobb.
Just re-stocked my cupboard, going to alternate both cayenne and cumin in my water for the next few days, great way to support body cleansing, don't you just love it.
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Simple Herbal Remedies
Ailment | Herb |
Acne | Calendula, aloe, tea tree |
Alcoholism | Evening primrose, kudzu |
Allergy | Chamomile |
Alzheimer’s disease | Ginkgo, rosemary |
Angina | Hawthorn, garlic, willow, green tea |
Anxiety and stress | Hops, kava, passionflower, valerian, chamomile, lavender |
Arteriosclerosis | Garlic |
Arthritis | Capsicum, ginger, turmeric, willow, cat’s claw, devil’s claw |
Asthma | Coffee, ephedra, tea |
Athlete’s foot | Topical tea tree oil |
Attention-deficit disorder | Evening primrose oil |
Bad breath | Parsley |
Boils | Tea tree oil, topical garlic, echinacea, eleutherococcus, ginseng, rhodiola |
Bronchitis | Echinacea, pelargonium |
Burns | Aloe |
Cancer | Bilberry, blackberry, cocoa (dark chocolate), green tea, garlic, ginseng, maitake mushroom, pomegranate, raspberry, reishi mushroom |
Cankers | Goldenseal |
Colds | Echinacea, andrographis, ginseng, coffee, licorice root (sore throat), tea (nasal and chest congestion) |
Congestive heart failure | Hawthorn |
Constipation | Apple, psyllium seed, senna |
Cough | Eucalyptus |
Depression | St. John’s wort |
Diabetes, Type 2 | Garlic, beans (navy, pinto, black, etc.), cinnamon, eleutherococcus, flaxseed, green tea |
Diabetic ulcers | Comfrey |
Diarrhea | Bilberry, raspberry |
Diverticulitis | Peppermint |
Dizziness | Ginger, ginkgo |
Earache | Echinacea |
Eczema | Chamomile, topical borage seed oil, evening primrose oil |
Fatigue | Cocoa (dark chocolate), coffee, eleutheroccocus, ginseng, rhodiola, tea |
Flu | Echinacea, elderberry syrup (also see “Colds”) |
Gas | Fennel, dill |
Giardia | Goldenseal |
Gingivitis | Goldenseal, green tea |
Hay fever | Stinging nettle, butterbur |
Herpes | Topical lemon balm, topical comfrey, echinacea, garlic, ginseng |
High blood pressure | Garlic, beans, cocoa (dark chocolate), hawthorn |
High blood sugar | Fenugreek |
High cholesterol | Apple, cinnamon, cocoa (dark chocolate), evening primrose oil, flaxseed, soy foods, green tea |
Hot flashes | Red clover, soy, black cohosh |
Impotence | Yohimbe |
Indigestion | Chamomile, ginger, peppermint |
Infection | Topical tea tree oil, astragalus, echinacea, eleutherococcus, garlic, ginseng, rhodiola |
Insomnia | Kava, evening primrose, hops, lemon balm, valerian |
Irregular heartbeat | Hawthorn |
Irregularity | Senna, psyllium seed |
Irritable bowel syndrome | Chamomile, peppermint |
Lower back pain | Thymol, carvacrol, white willow bark |
Menstrual cramps | Kava, raspberry, chasteberry |
Migraine | Feverfew, butterbur |
Morning sickness | Ginger |
Muscle pain | Capsicum, wintergreen |
Nausea | Ginger |
Premenstrual syndrome | Chasteberry, evening primrose |
Ringing in the ears | Ginkgo |
Seasonal affective disorder | St. John’s wort |
Shingles | Capsicum |
Sore throat | Licorice, marshmallow, mullein |
Stuffy nose | Echinacea |
Tonsillitis | Goldenseal, astragalus, echinacea |
Toothache | Willow, clove oil |
Ulcers | Aloe, licorice |
Varicosities | Bilberry, horse chestnut |
Yeast infection | Garlic, goldenseal, Pau D’arco |
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