[Sca-cooks] Latin names for spices.

[Ted Eisenstein]

>So, what's _on_ these restrictive lists....I've never heard of such a
>thing.....I can see trying to avoid anything potentially "woo-woo" by
>avoiding the magical stuff (although, as a practicing Wiccan, I know
>that there are a LOT of substances one can use for ritual AND food), and
>no poisons is understandable (although some of those are "subject to
>interpretation" like tansy), but nothing "medicinal?" Is that medicinal
>in the modern sense? Does it take into account all the period theories
>on humors, etc? And what about "cosmetic" types of things, like hand
>creams, and lotions, to which one might add something to help with dry
>skin, or ease a rash????

The problem with medicinal herbs, like, oh, St. John's Wort which is
commonly used for depression, is that they can do nasty things to
prescription medications and/or pre-existing medical conditions. I'd
rather err on the side of caution than risk a nasty aftereffect. . .

Alban