Date of spices and herbs is based on the history of mankind temellilerine . Sumerian era , dating to a time over 5000 years , based on the inscriptions found on the use of spices . Corn used in spice blends ancient mummification . Herbs used in traditional Chinese medicines on doctor Hippocrates also used medicinal plants . The gods of the ancient Greeks dedicated a special herbs .
As Precious As Gold:
Spices Middle Ages and the Renaissance period, played an important role in the political and economic life . - Compared with the present value of oil globally . Makes them very valuable not only flavors . Spices, as they are necessary for survival , food preservatives , and have formed the basis for drugs . Gib spice trade through the development of many of the Italian states and the colonial powers in the richer Arab states . Therefore, a real sense of monopoly defended to the last drop of their blood . A lot of the secret spice smuggler in which exports have resulted in discontinuation of their heads . Today's most precious spice saffron . It is followed by vanilla and cardamom . Even in our daily lives is one of the most used spices with pepper pieces of gold weighing satılamaktaydı date . Ogun " competent " and " first -class citizens " People used definitions . At that time was a very valuable spice cinnamon . Anton Fugger merchant in 1530, to show the richness of the Emperor 5.Charles from cinnamon sticks formed in front of the fire , which has allowed the emperor burned papers .
How Herbs Discovered?
Archaeological excavations of Stone Age people in times of food, cumin kattıklarını , researching medicinal herbs also shows antibiotic properties . The use of spices and herbs in history if we follow the Celt , German tribes used even in ancient Greece and Rome understood . Roman intellectual wise Pliny described the effects of diseases known weeds in the first century . The Roman general Lucullus , has recognized the benefits of gourmet herbs . Spices, healing effect , known as the twelfth century, Hildegard von Bingen, the German doctor in the past, the first thesis put forward. After the herbs with the Christian priests with the Roman soldiers have gone beyond the Alps . Charlemagne, the royal herb garden at every settlement Frank kıralı establishment issued a decision ordering . Plants give it flavor , improve , maintain and is used to get rid of pests . Knowledge of how to use herbs to treat carefully preserved by the monks in the monastery for a long time . Printing from ear to ear as much information has been transmitted to many people communicated with . Having herb gardens to be seen as the end of a modern .. The last 100 years of modern medicine , herbs, witch doctors use the point of extinction brought . Different in terms of medicine in the last few half a century has been a rebirth - and that is a good thing .
Superstitions From The Mountains:
Mystical belief in the power of healing herbs as well as other applications that grasses evolved a different impact on human health . Studies on the effects of spices and herbs were an aphrodisiac . Legends of the ancient world and the Middle Ages due to the effects of weeds . Homer's Odysseus odisea'sında fairies used to seduce parsley . Today we know that the essential oils of parsley contains apiol . According to rumors, because it increases the urinary tract by the power of the Buddha warns men . The only question to ask is , how much weed to work, a meal should be eaten ! Other spices is one of the pleasant smell of vanilla, reportedly with a similar effect in humans that the pheromone hormone excites people . In order to avoid inappropriate behavior , it is likely removed for reasons of monasteries : the scent creates a lot of passion . In this case, it is understood that intense aromatic plants such as coconut and fennel covered aphrodisiac . Anise , basil contain estragol . The other candidate list of aphrodisiac spices, saffron, ginger , myrrh and kişniştir . Ginger, chili , mustard and cinnamon plant world, the human body , mind, and spirit are plants that mimic the erotic aspect .
