WHAT ARE HERBS ?

To put it simply, herbs are any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring food, medicine, or perfume. Herbs have excellent nutritional value and are surprisingly multifunctional. Both spices and herbs possess properties such as, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumorigenic, anticarcinogenic, glucose- and cholesterol-lowering activities as well as properties that affect cognition and mood. Herbs are low in calories, fat and sodium. Depending on the herb, often times herbs contain more vitamins and minerals than typical leafy greens. Plants & Herbs have been used for thousands of years for food and medicine. The purpose of this section is to bring you closer to herbs by briefing you on some of the wonderful benefits herbs have to offer.