Etiqueta: herbs

Cooking, Food

This is Where Cinnamon Comes From Beautiful Trees Enjoy 1 Recipe

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

CINNAMON TREE

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Cinnamomum zeylanicum, evergreen tree of the laurel family (Lauraceae) native to(Ceylon), Malabar Coast and Myanmar (Burma), also cultivated in South America and the West Indies for the spice consisting of its dried inner bark.

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In medieval Europe it was used for religious rites and as a flavoring. Later it was the most-profitable spice in the Dutch East India Company trade.

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In modern times it is used to flavor a variety of foods and drinks; in Europe and the it is especially popular in bakery goods.
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RECIPE (double or triple amounts of each ingredient for more people)

Cinnamon

2 teaspoons of honey

1/4 of a lemon

1 cup of water

Step 1 –
Boil in 1 cup of water. Pour the boiling water on the cinnamon. Cover it and let it seep until it is warm enough to drink.

Step 2 –
Add honey when the water is cool. Drink 1/2 of this before going to bed.

Step 3 –
The other half should be covered and refrigerated and this should be consumed in the morning. Do not re-heat it in the morning.

Dr. Martha Castro Noriega, MD
Beauty, Health

Considering Herbal Medicine to Prevent Head Aches and More

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

An herb is a plant or plant part used for its scent, flavor, or therapeutic properties. Herbal medicines are one type of dietary supplement. They are sold as tablets, capsules, powders, teas, extracts, and fresh or dried plants. People use herbal medicines to try to maintain or improve their health.

Did you know that about 25 percent of the drugs prescribed worldwide are derived from plants? Of the 252 drugs in the World Health Organization’s essential medicine list, 11 percent are exclusively of plant origin.

 In fact, about 200 years ago the first pharmacological compound, morphine, was produced from opium extracted from the seed pods of the poppy flower. Since then, scientists have been studying plants to create the pharmaceutical products we know today. But after years of over-medicating, facing resistant bacteria in the microbiome and treating the illness rather than the root of the problem, people are beginning to pay more attention to natural, herbal medicine

If you are thinking about using an herbal medicine, first get information on it from reliable sources. Make sure to tell your health care provider about any herbal medicines you are taking.