Detoxification Herbs – Five Popular Herbs to Use on a Detox

Detoxification Herbs – Five Popular Herbs to Use on a Detox

Detoxification Herbs

A detox offers you a refreshingly natural way to cleanse and invigorate your body. When you cleanse you give your internal organs a break from digesting heavy foods, for example, wheat, meat and cheese.

To be effective during your detox you also need to eliminate the use of salt and highly processed flavoured foods. If you are used to cooking with a lot of salt or rich seasonings then foods, especially when you are on a detox can taste bland and lifeless to you. Your taste buds and appreciation of natural foods has been distorted by overuse of artificial seasonings. This can prevent you from completing your detox. Detoxification Herbs

To help you reclaim and reacclimatise your taste buds, try adding some herbs and spices as they add a delicious zing to salads and lightly steamed vegetables. The herbs and spices listed below are some of the more popular herbs you can use to enhance the flavour of your food.

Herbs and spices contain many health enhancing and healing properties, which improves the therapeutic benefits of detoxification. Detoxification Herbs

3 Popular Herbs to Use on a Detox

1. Mint (Peppermint) – Mint adds a delightful fresh taste to salads and vegetables. It is a popular herb which can also be used to relieve stomach discomfort and wind. You can make mint tea by placing a few leaves in a cup and pouring water on top the leaves. After a few minutes you have a delicious tea. Traditionally, mint tea was used to ease cold symptoms.

2. Basil – Another highly flavoured herb, basil can be finely chopped and sprinkled on top of tomato dishes or can used as herbal ‘tea’. Basil can also be used to treat digestive complaints and relieve sickness.

3. Fennel – Highly distinctive aniseed/liquorice flavour (you either like it or hate it – bit like marmite) fennel contains fibre which promotes healthy bowel movement. It is also a good source of vitamins (B9), minerals and beta-carotene which helps to protect against disease. Fennel can also be used as a tea to treat digestive disorders, e.g. wind and nausea. If you can stomach the taste, you can eat fennel by itself or chopped and eaten raw in a salad. You can also lightly steam fennel. Detoxification Herbs