Spices, a pinch of health by Luciano Zambotti

Spices, a pinch of health by Luciano Zambotti, in a comprehensive manner, of 30 aromatic plants highlighting for each one: botanical description, collection, parts used, active ingredients, properties, therapeutic indications, officinal preparations, their use in cooking, simple home preparations and tasty recipes.
It is a useful tool for learning about the health contents of spices in daily use,but also for preparing tasty and quick recipes,both phytotherapeutic and culinary. However, it is neither a cookbook nor a phytotherapy manual, but a meeting point between the medical art and the culinary art, starting precisely from the most commonly used spices.

THE PROPERTIES OF SPICES

Indeed, it is often forgotten that spices also have therapeutic properties, thus missing a useful and valuable source of knowledge and health. The recipes are mainly vegetarian, both to dispel the cliché that considers them not very tasty and to meet those who want a healthy diet, low in fat,cholesterol and animal protein, as recommended by the World Health Organization.