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Shallots
Medicinal
Properties : Aids digestion, relieves cold symptoms, increases appetite,
and regulates menstruation.
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White basil, or holy basil
Medicinal
Properties : Relieves flatulence and indigestion, helps release phlegm,
and increases milik supply for breastfeeding mothers.
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Sweet Basil
Medicinal
Properties : Aids digestion, increases perspiration, relieves coughing,
fights parasites of the digestive tract, relieves constipation, and cures
scurvy.
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Hoaru Basil
Medicinal
Properties : Mangrak leaves aid digestion, increase perspiration, relieve
coughing, and cure scurvy. Mangrak seeds relieve constipation and promote
body weight reduction.
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Coriander Leaves
Medicinal
Properties : Aids digestion, prevents constipation, cures scurry, pellagra
and beriberi, increases appetite, and relieves cold symptoms.
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Coriander Roots
Medicinal
Properties : Aids digestion, prevents constipation, cures scurry, pellagra
and beriberi, increases appetite, and relieves cold symptoms.
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Kaffir Lime, Leech Lime or Bitter Orange Leaves
Medicinal
Properties : Aids digestion and relieves stomachache.
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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.
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Lime Juice
Medicinal
Properties: Relieves coughs, sore throat, swollen gum, tooth bleeding,
constipation, dizziness, the lack of Vitamin C, and phlegm.
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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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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