List of Herbs & Spices (About) Articles

See also: Foods (About) main menu

NOTE-1: Some of the articles reference specific nutrients in the food; however, you get the maximum benefit from these nutrients only in the whole food – not from supplements or processed foods – because of synergy in the whole food.

NOTE-2: Originally I had one menu for curries and blends, but later decided to separate the curries and blends into separate menus because the original menu was getting too long; (I’ve saved the original as a draft for my own reference).  I’ve redone the Curries post and Blends post because of a problem with the original ones. Some recipes may still have links to those old posts; please let me know the recipe (link) if you find such an error, so I can fix it (the old links should give a ‘not found’ error).

CAUTION: Many commercial herbs/spices are contaminated with toxic heavy metals, and/or are irradiated. It’s best to grow your own, or buy those that are Organically grown. I get most of mine from our local Swan Valley Herbs store. See Green Med Info article for more: Toxic Contaminants Found in 32 Spices Tested. (I’ve also saved as pdf: GMI-ARTICLES > Spices_ManyTestedToxic_Contaminated-Irradiated_GMI_082523.pdf).

• Info:
  • Converting amounts of  herbs (from Reluctant Gourmet):
    • 1 Tbsp fresh = 1 tsp dried;
    • 1 tsp dried = ½ ground, dried
  • Garlic (from Wide Open Eats):
    • ⅛ tsp garlic powder  = 1 average clove garlic
    • ½ tsp garlic powder = 1 large clove garlic
  • Ancient Medicine through Food
• Blends:
  • Curries-v3 includes (note: the old v2 has been replaced because it was broken)
    • Common Curry Powder
    • Garam Masala; 
    • Persian Advieh;
  • Herb & Spice Blends-2 includes:
    • Cajun or Creole Seasoning
    • Cat’s Lamb Rub
    • Chili Seasoning;
    • Chinese Five-Spice;
    • Harissa;
    • Herbes de Provence;
    • Italian Herb Blend;
    • Jamaican Jerk Seasoning; 
    • Moroccan ‘Ras el Hanout’ (‘head of the shop’); 
    • Pickling Herb/Spice Mix;
    • Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix;
    • Za’atar (Middle-Eastern culinary herb and also spice/herb blend)
  • Other Blends and Teas:
    • Golden Milk (Turmeric Tea) blend
    • Digestive Bitters
    • Yogi Tea (Homemade)
• Individual Herbs/Spices
  • Anti-inflammatory Spices and How They Work (unfinished – working on an update)
  • Individual Herbs & Spices, A – F
  • Individual Herbs & Spices, G – Z
  • Turmeric (About); see also Green Med Info article: “Turmeric for Chronic Pain.” I’ve saved it as pdf: PODCASTS-ARTICLES / GMI-ARTICLES / PAIN,etc > TurmericForChronicPain_GMI_102923.pdf
• Other sites:
  • How and Why to Grow Herbs at Home (Food Revolution)
  • Ultimate Guide to Healthful Herbs & Spices (Mercola)
  • Vervain: How this vibrant herb works in improving health (Mercola)
  • Reluctant Gourmet on converting amounts of herbs
  • Green Med Info: Toxic Contaminants Found in 32 Spices Tested.