Curry for back pain, rosemary to ward off aging: The findings add a new dimension to the phrase "spice of life."
It's the natural stuff rather than concentrated pills or supplements that have more effective curative powers, University of Michigan researchers said yesterday when issuing a list of seasonings and herbs that are potent panaceas.
"Herbs and spices add flavor, but they also add health benefits. They can help maintain a healthy weight. Plus, they can help prevent certain cancers, and even lower blood pressure, control blood sugar and improve cardiovascular health," said Suzanna Zick, a nutritionist and epidemiologist in the university's Department of Family Medicine.


Herbs, spices offer a dash of healing power*-*Nation/Politics*-*The Washington Times, America's Newspaper

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I don't use herbs very often. I used to take Ginseng pretty regularly when I was starting in college. The only herb type product I use now is Oil of Oregano and I use it twice a day (it comes in like drops, sub-lingual). It's my best friend for colds: boosts the immune system, helps your digestive tract and respiratory function.

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Egads. You put real oil of oregano under your tongue ? I really must question your sanity or you have an extremely high tolerance for pain. If it's the real thing and it's pure, that stuff will burn like hell. I take it intermittently when I'm getting sick or have a gut bug. I take it by dripping it into some gelcaps and swallowing. It DOES kill bugs very efficiently. Here's where I get mine:

Young Living Essential Oils

They have very good products. Not the cheapest of course unless you set yourself up as a distributor.

This is a science unto itself. If you decide to take it up you have to be very careful and very skeptical and very motivated to do a lot of research and verification.

There are a LOT of snake oil types that will sell you any number of things that aren't healthy at ALL.

But, yes generally the spices used for food flavorings can be beneficial. Ginseng used intermittently is good too. American in the summer Korean in the winter. Research that and learn why I say/do that

Curry (the spices IN it) HAS been shown to have good, anti-inflammatory effects in the body.


Fun subjects(s ) though.

It's the brand "Oreganol", so I don't know is it is considered to be the real deal.
Yeah, it leaves a pretty strong taste for about a minute or so, but it's gone before I know it. I will often put it in with water or something in the morning, but if I'm on the road or something when it's time to take it I just drop it under the tongue

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hmm. Looks like it should be a good product. I wonder what they'd be like to compare. Maybe I'm just wimpy though I don't know

Although me and my friends DID eat a whole habanero pepper each and chewed it real well for a minute before swallowing (that was supposed to put more hair somewhere or something).

I don't know. Maybe I'll try again. Last I did it it was a bit unpleasant. Or a lot.

Wimp? I thought you GWAR fans were tough guys!
I have only had a habanero once and I don't think I left the bathroom for about an hour later on, hahaha.

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Yeah, when we ate the habaneros we were all out side on the deck hanging off with liquid oozing from every orifice except our ears (I think) for about an hour.

It tends to cleanse your entire system rather quickly too. Not in a pleasant way either.

I don't know, maybe I'll try that under the tongue thing once again. Sure is nicer to drip in a gellcap and swallow :-)

It's easy to tell why it has such powerful antiseptic properties when you put it under your tongue.

Ok. I put two drops of Oregano oil under my tongue this morning and was reminded why I'd given up using that method of intake.

Ended up drooling in the bathroom for a few minutes LOL Mouth was leaking like a faucet. Real Oregano oil is NOT meant to be put under the tongue man. God almighty. It's about the same as putting cayenne pepper powder under the tongue, actually, probably WORSE.


Put some in a gelcap and swallow with water. Best to do on an empty stomach so most of it absorbs into your system. Even THIS way you'll feel it in your stomach. Not that big a deal though. It goes away and is not as dramatic as putting it under your tongue :-)


Eeessh..... don't DO it

Yes, us GWAR fans ARE tough guys. Take it from a GWAR fan, this one isn't one you wanna try

Well, sure. Most of our drugs come from plants, originally. This isn't homeopathic, though- homeopathy involves taking a 'medicinal' substance and then diluting it (I think they call it 'potentiating'), often to the point where it is improbable that even one molecule of the substance remains in the dose given. The more dilute it is, the more potent it's supposed to be. I think it compared very favorably with other medical pratices in the Victorian and colonial era, like bloodletting and purging, where patients recovered in spite of the doctor, if they survived at all- at least the homeopaths didn't actively kill their patients!

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