Kitchen Medicine

Our kitchen shelves are full of remedies for all sorts of illnesses and accidents. In fact most domestic accidents occur in the kitchen. But if the home has hidden dangers, it also contains many handy but often overlooked ingredients for treating household emergencies and common ailments, from bee stings and cuts to sore throats and chilblains.





The products for these remedies include herbs and spices, fruit and vegetables, oils and vinegars, and many other familiar items.  





In Kitchen Medicine the authors of the successful Hedgerow Medicine now move indoors to describe the wealth of healing and emergency remedies that sit unused and idle in the kitchen. Superb illustrations adorn a lively text.





The ailments and illnesses that kitchen medicine can address are comprehensively listed, making diagnosis and cure both immediate and easy.



Preface vi



Introduction viii



The ingredients x



Using kitchen medicines xii



Allspice 2



Almond 5



Aniseed, anise 8



Apple 10



Arrowroot 14



Banana 16



Barley 18



Basil 22



Beetroot, red beet 26



Bicarbonate of soda, baking soda 28



Blueberry 32



Butter & ghee 34



Cabbage 38



Cardamom, elachi 42



Carrot 46



Celery 48



Chilli/cayenne pepper 50



Chocolate 54



Cinnamon 58



Cloves 62



Coconut 65



Coffee 68



Coriander, cilantro 72



Corn, maize 76



Cranberry 80



Cumin 82



Dill 85



Fennel 88



Fenugreek 92



Figs 94



Garlic 96



Ginger 100



Honey 104



Lemon 107



Mushrooms 110



Mustard 112



Nutmeg & mace 115



Oats 118



Olive 122



Onion 126



Orange 130



Oregano & marjoram 133



Parsley 136



Pepper 140



Pineapple 144



Poppy seed 146



Pumpkin 148



Rice 150



Rosemary 152



Sage 156



Salt 160



Star anise 164



Sugar 166



Tea 168



Thyme 173



Turmeric 176



Vinegar 180



Water 183



Yoghurt 186



Quick reference by ailment 189



Notes to the text 198



Recommended reading 203



Resources 204



Index 205