[Sca-cooks] Re: herbal question

[Stefan li Rous]

Iasmin replied to Alban with:
> Alban the Congested wrote:
> >(And the first person who suggests wasabi will be consigned to eating
> >it for lunch. Only it. <grin>)
>
> Better for treating tooth decay in the long term. The burn from wasabi
> is too short lived to be of much use to your sinus clearing needs. Cayenne
> is a much better choice for that. :)

How does Wasabi help tooth decay? Does it actually kill the bacteria? Or
does it just burn out your nerves so you don't hurt anymore?

> >Are there good sources out there that list which herbs and decoctions
> >thereof are good for which imbalances of the humors?
>
> Yes. Even some of them are cookbooks. I have a bibliography of sorts that
> is a listing of easily accessible sources of plant information that may
> help you out with period research if you (or anyone else on the list is
> interested. I posted it to the SCA Herbalist list and subsequently to the
> Middle Kingdom Cook's list because of the requests generated. If people
> here are interested, I'd happily post it here for people to use as they
> see fit.

Are these mostly modern books? or both modern and period sources? I'm
wondering if this might make a good addition to the Florilegium.
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THLord  Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
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