About 10,000 years ago, our ancestors first started throwing seeds, sticks, nuts and pods into their food for flavor. Six thousand years later in the Mediterranean region, our first documented account exists of spices blended into food preparation. Their importance was such that wars have been fought, empires built, poets inspired, bodies anointed, and people healed all in their name. Spices were one of the reasons that inspired travel into dangerous waters and unexplored foreign lands. The collection and distribution of spice has been a major business since trading began. While we are familiar with thinking of herbal formulas for medicinal value, spices also have much to offer medicinally.

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