A volume in the Ancient and Traditional Foods, Plants, Herbs and Spices series, this book describes uses and applications of plant-based materials from different countries of the Middle East.
A volume in the Ancient and Traditional Foods, Plants, Herbs and Spices series, this book describes uses and applications of plant-based materials fro...
The use of different foods, herbs and spices to treat or prevent disease has been recorded for thousands of years. Egyptian papyrus, hieroglyphics and ancient texts from the Middle East have described the cultivation and preparations of herbs and botanicals to “cure the sick”. There are even older records from China and India. Some ancient scripts describe the use of medicinal plants which have never been seen within European cultures. Indeed, all ancient civilizations have pictorial records of different foods, herbs and spices being used for medical purposes. However, there are...
The use of different foods, herbs and spices to treat or prevent disease has been recorded for thousands of years. Egyptian papyrus, hieroglyphics a...