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It’s easy to use ’common’ culinary herbs in your pantry to improve immune system function and be ready to combat colds & flu!
Note: Each of the herbs below has many other properties, in addition to the ones below.
You may be surprised by the length of this list!
- Allspice – powerful antioxidant; can ease hypertension
- Anise – Aids in digestion and helps stop coughing.
- Bay leaf – extremely powerful anti-oxidant (more potent than vit C), highly anti-bacterial
- Basil – Helps clear head congestion during a cold.
- Cardamom – Helps digestion of dairy products and soothes the stomach to treat indigestion.
- Cinnamon – anti-bacterial, anti-fungal
- Cayenne – anti-bacterial, antiseptic, circulatory stimulant, immune stimulant
- Cloves – anti-viral, anti-bacterial; combats cold sores
- Caraway seed – anti-bacterial
- Coriander seed – antioxidant
- Cumin – antioxidant, high in vit A & C, anti-bacterial
- Dill – helps to clear congestion in respiratory system
- Fennel – Controls bad breath and, when chewed after spicy meals, masks the odor of garlic and onions.
- Garlic – anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, antiseptic, anti-parasitic, anti-viral
- Ginger – anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory
- Lemon balm – anti-bacterial, antioxidant, anti-viral (especially helpful cold sores, herpes simplex & shingles)
- Marjoram – powerful antioxidant
- Mints – Stops intestinal gas, calms indigestion, controls nausea, and sweetens the breath.
- Can be very helpful with lung conditions, aids congestion. - Nutmeg – anti-viral effective against diarrhea causing ‘rotavirus’, anti-anxiety
- Oregano - has powerful infection-fighting properties.
- Parsley – Promotes urinary flow and provides antioxidants.
- Pepper – (black pepper) – anti-bacterial
- Rosemary – powerful antioxidant, anti-bacterial
- Sage – anti-bacterial, anti-viral, antiseptic, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory
- Tarragon – antioxidant
- Thyme - A natural antibiotic, soothes chest congestion and can help to soothe cough.
- Turmeric – Highly anti-inflammatory, combats ‘bad’ bacteria in gut which can cause gas
and bloating, eases digestion. Bonus of being HIGHLY anti-cancer herb.
Garlic + Ginger remain the superstars in my mind but each and every herb in the list above will provide enhanced immune function through it’s own specific actions!
Do you use all of these herbs and spices?
Why not add some healthy, perhaps unexpected herbal allies to your
meals every day to accentuate the “Health quotient” of your food?
Do you have a favourite recipe???
