Vietnamese Food Herbs

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Herbs

	Coriander Leaves Cilantro (rau ngò )
	Coriander Roots
	Hoaru Basil (rau quế)
	Kaffir Lime
	Lime Juice
	Marsh Mint
	Pepper
	Shallots
	Sweet Basil (rau quế)
	Tamarind Juice
	Vietnamese Coriander Rau răm
	White basil (rau quế)

Shallots
          Medicinal Properties : Aids digestion, relieves cold symptoms, increases appetite, and regulates menstruation.



White basil, or holy basil
          Medicinal Properties : Relieves flatulence and indigestion, helps release phlegm, and increases milik supply for breastfeeding mothers.



Sweet Basil
          Medicinal Properties : Aids digestion, increases perspiration, relieves coughing, fights parasites of the digestive tract, relieves constipation, and cures scurvy.



Hoaru Basil
          Medicinal Properties : Mangrak leaves aid digestion, increase perspiration, relieve coughing, and cure scurvy. Mangrak seeds relieve constipation and promote body weight reduction.



Coriander Leaves
         Medicinal Properties : Aids digestion, prevents constipation, cures scurry, pellagra and beriberi, increases appetite, and relieves cold symptoms.



Coriander Roots
         Medicinal Properties : Aids digestion, prevents constipation, cures scurry, pellagra and beriberi, increases appetite, and relieves cold symptoms.



Kaffir Lime, Leech Lime or Bitter Orange Leaves
         Medicinal Properties : Aids digestion and relieves stomachache.



Tamarind Juice
         Medicinal Properties : Prevents and relieves constipation, relieves cold symptoms i.e. coughing, runny nose, and sore throat, and relieves indigestion, loss of appetite and tastelessness.



Lime Juice
         Medicinal Properties: Relieves coughs, sore throat, swollen gum, tooth bleeding, constipation, dizziness, the lack of Vitamin C, and phlegm.



Marsh Mint
Volatile oil contents give the plant several therapeutic uses, including
carminative, mild antiseptic, local anesthetic, diaphoretic and digestant properties.Mint in Vietnamese cooking comes in two guises, one that's mildly flavored and one that's spicy. For many people, the mildness of the former rau hung (essentially spearmint) is much preferred over the assertiveness of rau hung cay. Northern Vietnamese who are purists about their pho noodle soup will insist on mint instead of purple basil. I particularly enjoy mint with chicken pho. Rau hung lui is interchangeable with rau hung.

Pepper
Pepper is a branching, perennial climbing plant from whose fruiting spikes both white and black pepper are obtained. Used as a spice and condiment, pepper contains a 2-4% volatile oil. Therapeutic uses are as carminative, antipyretic, diaphoretic and diuretic agents.

Rau Ram (Vietnamese Coriander)

Uses: Rau ram has a lemon and coriander-cilantro aroma. It is used both as a medicinal and a culinary herb in southeast Asia, and also in latinamerica. Rau ram is an ingredient in many southeast Asia dishes with poultry, duck eggs and du'a cân. It is best used fresh.

History and Lore: The roots of the closely related Fo-ti, Polygonum multiflorum, are used in Chinese herbal medicine as a tonic and to stimulate hair growth, where it is often combined with other herbs, such as ginseng (panax sp.). At Vietnamese markets in the states, rau ram is sold in bunches. Mail order plants from Richter.com or purchase them from nurseries. In California, you'll even find rau ram plants at Home Depot!