International Health Day...Dia Internacional de la Salud...

 CINNAMON-GINGER-NUTMEG-CLOVES

CINNAMON: Related to avocado, nutmeg, & sassafras. Aromatic bark used in Asia as early as 2700 B.C. (before Christ) for fever & digestive problems. Cinnamon is mentioned in the Bible as spice, perfume, embalming/burial aid & medicine.

CLOVES: Related to tea tree & eucalyptus. Clove buds were used to mask bad breath as early as 207 B.C. (before Christ) during the Han dynasty in China. Clove was also used to kill grastrointestinal maladies. In the Intestines kills parasites, fungi & bacteria.

GINGER: Used for cooking, to preserved food, to relieve digestive problems, morning & motion sickness. Modern studies suggest that Ginger may help reduce cholesterol & blood pressure, inflammation of arthritis and may be helpful for colds & flu.

NUTMEG: Brown wrinkled fruit of a tropical evergreen tree with a nut-like kernel. Nutmeg is used as food flavoring & in small amounts for calming as a sleep aid.

*information source courtesy of the encyclopedia of healing remedies.~