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- Interessting Facts about herbs.
Herbs are plants with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, medicinal purposes or for fragrances.
The difference between herbs and spices is in what part of the plant they come from.
The green leafy parts of plants used for seasoning and flavoring food are considered herbs.
Herbs are distinguished from vegetables in that, like spices, they are used in small amounts and provide flavor rather than substance to food.
Basil, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, thyme, and dill are all herbs.
The word “herb” comes from the Latin word herba, meaning grass, green stalks, or blades.
In botany, the term herb refers to a herbaceous plant, defined as a small, seed-bearing plant without a woody stem in which all aerial parts die back to the ground at the end of each growing season.
Herbs have a variety of uses including culinary, medicinal, and in some cases, spiritual.
The use of plants as herbs has been important to all cultures since long before history was recorded.In India, Ayurveda medicine has used many herbs such as turmeric possibly as early as 4,000 BC.
In Mesopotamia, the written study of herbs dates back over 5,000 years to the Sumerians, who created clay tablets with lists of hundreds of medicinal plants.
Egyptian schools of herbalists have existed since 3000 BC.In the past, herbs were only available during the warm months of the growing season, and at other times consumers had to purchase dried herbs. Today, the business of producing fresh herbs for consumption has become one of the fastest growing industries in agriculture.
Herbs contain essential oils, which are the flavouring components of extracts, and they are employed in the production of perfumes, cosmetics, toiletries, lotions, hair products, toothpastes, and soaps.
Dried herbs should be stored in their sealed jars in a cool, dark, and dry spice cabinet.
Happy Foraging :-)
