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Ährige Edelraute Artemisia genipi
Der Likör wird hergestellt, indem man die mazerierten (zerstampften) Pflanzen in Alkohol ansetzt. Nachdem die Ährige Edelraute, anders als etwa Wermut, keine Bitterstoffe enthält, muss man die Aromastoffe nicht erst durch Destillation trennen. Die Aromastoffe aus der Edelraute lösen sich im Alkohol.
Absinth wird aus einem Destillat der Wermutpflanze hergestellt. In das Destillat gelangen nur die süßlichen ätherischen Öle, nicht die Bitterstoffe. Deshalb schmeckt Absinth nicht bitter. Die ätherischen Öle enthalten allerdings Thujon, ein Nervengift, dem man die zersetzende Wirkung des Absinth einst zugeschrieben hatte. In geringer Dosis ist Thujon nicht giftig; außer im Wermut kommt es in vielen anderen Pflanzen vor, zum Beispiel im Rosmarin oder Basilikum und in der Thuja. Daher stammt auch sein Name.
Wüsten-Beifuß Artemisia tridentata
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Wormwood
Scientific Name(s): Artemisia absinthium L. Family: Asteraceae (daisies)
Common Name(s): Wormwood , absinthium , armoise , wermut , absinthe , absinthites , ajenjo , pelin otu , aci pelin , ak pelin , buyuk pelin , vilayati afsanteen 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
Wormwood was traditionally used to treat worm infestations, although there is no clinical data supporting this use. Anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and chemotherapeutic activity is documented in nonhuman studies. Information regarding the plant's use in Crohn disease is limited. Wormwood is also used as a flavoring agent.
Wormwood is commercially available as an essential oil, as well as in capsule, tablet, tincture, and aqueous extract dosage forms. However, there is no recent clinical evidence to support dose recommendations for wormwood. Traditional use for treating dyspepsia was dosed at 3 to 5 g daily as an infusion or 2 to 3 g daily as the herb.
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Contraindications
Avoid use with hypersensitivity to any of the components of wormwood, particularly the essential oil. It may be contraindicated in patients with an underlying defect with hepatic heme synthesis (thujone is a porphyrogenic terpenoid).
Pregnancy/Lactation
Documented abortifacient and emmenagogue effects. Avoid use.
Interactions
None well documented.
Adverse Reactions
Thujone produces a state of excitement and is a powerful convulsant. Ingestion of wormwood may result in absinthism, a syndrome characterized by digestive disorders, thirst, restlessness, vertigo, trembling of the limbs, numbness of the extremities, loss of intellect, delirium, paralysis, and death.
Toxicology
Wormwood is classified as an unsafe herb by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because of the neurotoxic potential of thujone and its derivatives. The safety of wormwood is poorly documented despite its long history as a food additive. Convulsions, dermatitis, and renal failure have been documented.
Wormwood is an odorous, perennial shrub native to Europe and naturalized in the northeastern, central, and northwestern United States. Its aromatic leaves have a strong sage odor and bitter taste, and its multibranched stems are covered with fine, silky hairs. The plant has a fibrous root system and grows to about 1.2 m in height. Its small flowers, which bloom July through August, are green to yellow and arranged in large, spike-like panicles. The deeply lobed leaves are grayish-green in color. Leaves and stems no thicker than 4 mm are used medicinally. 1 , 2 , 5 , 6
The name wormwood is derived from ancient use of the plant and its extracts as an intestinal anthelmintic. In Pakistan's indigenous medicinal systems, the leaves and flowering tops are used as an anthelmintic, antiseptic, febrifuge, and stomachic, and to alleviate chronic fever, dyspepsia, and hepatobiliary ailments. An ethobotanical study in Turkey documents the plant's use as an abortifacient, as a blood depurative, and in treating stomach aches. It has also been used as an appetizer. 7 Caribbean folk medicine documents the use of wormwood for menstrual pain, vaginitis, and other unspecified female complaints. 8 Extracts of the plant are used as a bitter seasoning for food and added to drinks such as beer, tea, or coffee. In western European traditional herbal medicine, wormwood was recommended for gastric pain, cardiac stimulation, and to restore declining mental function. French and Spanish New Mexicans used the plant species along with other plants as an emmenagogue. 8 In traditional Chinese medicine, practitioners treated acute bacillary dysentery by applying fresh and dried absinthium. A poultice of the plant has been used medicinally for tendon inflammation, and wormwood tea was used traditionally as a diaphoretic. 4 , 9 , 10 , 11
Wormwood extract is the main ingredient in absinthe, a toxic liquor that induces absinthism, a syndrome characterized by addiction, GI problems, auditory and visual hallucinations, epilepsy, brain damage, and increased risk of psychiatric illness and suicide. The drink has been banned in several countries, but in the 19th century, absinthe-based liquor was known for its aphrodisiac and healing properties and also was reputed to stimulate creativity. The emerald-green color of absinthe liquor came from chlorophyll; however, copper and antimony salts were reportedly added as colorants to inferior batches, with toxic consequences. Thujone-free wormwood extract is currently used as a flavoring, primarily in alcoholic beverages such as vermouth. 2 , 12 , 13
The medicinal or active components in wormwood are the essential oils, anabsinthin, absinthin, resins, and organic acids. The bitter taste of wormwood is caused by the glucosides absinthin and anabsinthin, and several related compounds. 2 , 14
Lactones include arabsin, artabin, ketopelenolide, and others related to santonin. 1 An important isolated flavonoid is 5,6,3′,5′-tetramethoxy 7,4′-hydroxyflavone (p7F). 15
Many Artemisia species contain monoterpenoid thujone derivatives with toxic CNS effects. Wormwood typically contains small amounts of thujone derivatives, including 0.2% ( Z )-thujone and 0.5% ( E )-thujone 2 , 3 ; however, the thujone content varies widely. 16
The major components of wormwood oil include chamazulene (18%), nuciferol butanoate (8%), nuciferol propionate (5%), and caryophyllene oxide (4%). The essential oils also contain a large amount of aromatic compounds (41%) and a low level of oxygenated monoterpenes (24%). The plant contains a pleasant-smelling volatile oil (about 1% to 2% by weight), as well as phellandrene, pinene, azulene, and more than 6 other minor components. 12 Flowers may contain oil composed of up to 35% thujones. Cis - and trans -epoxycymenes account for up to 57% of the volatile oil derived from Italian absinthium. The herb is standardized based on absinthin. 1 , 6 , 12 , 16
Wormwood contains trace amounts of thymol and carvacrol, as well as other phenolic compounds with potent antioxidant and free radical-scavenging activity. 3
Uses and Pharmacology
Scientific literature contains mostly phytochemical, ethnopharmacological, and ethnobotanical investigations, with little clinical investigation of wormwood.
The anthelmintic activity of the plant is thought to be caused by lactones related to santonin, which is found in wormseed and other species of Artemisia . In addition, thujone can stun roundworms, which can then be expelled by normal intestinal peristalsis. 1 , 12
A similar study of plants in central Italy reported some veterinary use of the plant as an anthelmintic for cows. 17
An ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological study documented the use of wormwood for treating intestinal worms in Dominica, West Indies. 18
The essential oils distilled from the aerial parts of A. absinthium inhibited the growth of Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. chevalieri . 19
Thujone oils are recognized as the active constituents affecting microbial growth. 16
The essential oils of wormwood have antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli , Salmonella enteritidis , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Klebsiella pneumoniae , Staphylococcus aureus , C. albicans , and Aspergillus niger . The activity was considered comparable with that of erythromycin. 16
Hexane-, chloroform-, and water-soluble extracts of A. absinthium exhibited antipyretic activity against subcutaneous yeast injections in rabbits. No toxic effects were documented for the plant extract at doses up to 1.6 g/kg. 20
In Germany, a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial examined the efficacy of administering an herbal blend (3 × 500 mg per day) containing wormwood versus placebo over 10 weeks in 40 patients suffering from Crohn disease. Twenty patients received the treatment, while the remaining patients received placebo. All patients achieved good control of their symptoms through use of steroids and other medications. Outcome measures included the effect of wormwood on steroid dependence and psychological measures, such as decline in symptoms of depression often associated with Crohn disease. Physical and psychological symptoms worsened for patients taking placebo. However, those receiving wormwood showed gradual improvement of symptoms, with 13 patients nearly free of physical and psychological symptoms and less dependent on steroids. Patients suffered no serious adverse reactions. 6
pF7, a flavonoid isolated from A. absinthium , has antioxidant activity and has inhibited nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B activation). The regulatory functions of pF7 were examined on the production of nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin (E2 and PGE2), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha), and expression of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and collagen-induced arthritis. The production of COX-2, PGE2, iNOS, and NO in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells was inhibited by pF7. pF7 also suppressed TNF-alpha activity and inhibited NF-kappa B. 15
Other pharmacological activity
In vitro, the plant species protected human erythrocytes against hypotonic shock. 21
In rats, extracts of the plant species reduced the volume of gastric juice, acid output, and peptic activity in ulcerated rats. 22
A. absinthium has been studied for cognitive enhancement because of its nicotinic and muscarinic cholinergic receptor activity (concentration that inhibits 50% [IC 50 ] of less than 1 mg/mL) in homogenates of human cerebral cortical membranes. 23 The intoxicating effects of thujone were believed to activate receptors responsible for marijuana intoxication; however, thujone exhibited low affinity for rat cannabinoid receptors. 24 Methanol extracts of A. absinthium enhanced neurite outgrowth induced by nerve growth factor and PC12D cells. 25
Wormwood is commercially available as an essential oil, as well as in capsule, tablet, tincture, and aqueous extract dosage forms. However, there is no recent clinical evidence to support dose recommendations for wormwood. Its classical use for treating dyspepsia was at a dose of 3 to 5 g daily as an infusion or 2 to 3 g daily as the herb.
Pregnancy/Lactation
Avoid use because of documented abortifacient and emmenagogue effects. 26 , 27
Interactions
Wormwood has a hepatoprotective action against acetaminophen and carbon tetrachloride-induced liver toxicity in rats and mice. The mechanism of action may be associated with inhibition of hepatic microsomal drug metabolizing enzymes, antioxidant activity, and/or blocking calcium channels. 4
Theoretically, the plant may affect the efficacy of antacids, histamine-receptor antagonists, proton pump inhibitors, and sucralfate. 28
The thujones in wormwood may reduce the clinical efficacy of phenobarbital by lowering the seizure threshold. 29
Adverse Reactions
Thujone produces a state of excitement and is a powerful convulsant. Ingestion of wormwood may lead to absinthism, a syndrome characterized by digestive disorders, thirst, restlessness, vertigo, trembling of the limbs, numbness of the extremities, loss of intellect, delirium, paralysis, and death. 2 , 26
Toxicology
Avoid use with hypersensitivity to any of the components of wormwood, particularly the essential oil composition. Theoretically, wormwood may be contraindicated in patients with an underlying defect with hepatic heme synthesis because thujone is a porphyrogenic terpenoid. 28 , 30
Wormwood is classified as an unsafe herb by the FDA because of the neurotoxic potential of thujone and its derivatives. Few studies document the safety of wormwood despite its long history of use as a food additive. Thujone bears a superficial structural resemblance to camphor, pinene, anethole, and citral. 31
In a 13-week dose-toxicity study, convulsions were observed in rats given thujone in concentrations as low as 25 mg/kg/day. An increase in mortality was shown in rats given 50 mg/kg/day. 32 Other studies document a dose of 120 mg/kg as fatal, including a subcutaneous median lethal dose of thujone in mice as 134 mg/kg. 13 , 17 , 33
Wormwood oil is used as an ingredient in rubefacient preparations; the flowers may induce topical eruptions in sensitized persons. 5 , 34
A 31-year-old man suffered convulsions after drinking 10 mL of essential oil from wormwood or A. absinthium . The patient mistakenly assumed the essential oil was actually absinthe liquor and consumed the 10 mL full strength. The seizure was believed to be caused by the essential oil of wormwood, which also led to rhabdomyolysis, renal failure, and congestive heart failure. The patient recovered and laboratory parameters returned to normal after 17 days. 35
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In Mitteleuropa wird Wermut in Gдrten kultiviert, wie es die Mцnche im Mittelalter vorgemacht haben.
Mit seinem stark bitteren Aroma gehцrt der Wermut zu den wichtigsten Bitterkrдutern, die zur Stдrkung der Verdauung verwendet werden.
Aber der Genuss des Wermuts ist auch ein zweischneidiges Schwert, denn seine дtherischen Цle wirken bei Langzeitgebrauch in hoher Dosierung sinnverwirrend, wie viele Kьnstler in der Blьtezeit des Absinth-Getrдnks leidvoll erfahren mussten.
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Die hдufigste Art, Wermut anzuwenden ist der Tee.
Anschliessend abseihen und in kleinen Schlucken trinken.
Von diesem Tee trinkt man ein bis drei Tassen tдglich.
Man sollte den Wermut-Tee nicht sьssen, denn eine Abmilderung der Bitterkeit durch Sьsse wьrde die erwьnschte Wirkung des Wermuts abschwдchen.
Wie bei allen stark wirksamen Heilkrдutern sollte man nach sechs Wochen Daueranwendung eine Pause einlegen und vorьbergehend einen anderen Tee mit дhnlicher Wirkung trinken. Anschliessend kann man wieder sechs Wochen lang Wermut-Tee trinken. Durch die Pause werden eventuelle unerwьnschte Langzeitwirkungen verhindert und die erwьnschte Wermut-Wirksamkeit bleibt erhalten und lдsst nicht durch Gewцhnung nach.
Dann abseihen und in eine dunkle Flasche abfьllen.
Von dieser Tinktur nimmt man ein bis drei mal tдglich 10-50 Tropfen ein.
Wenn einem die Tinktur zu konzentriert ist, kann man sie mit Wasser verdьnnen.
Ausserdem hilft Wermut gegen eine Schwдche der Gallenblase. Selbst wenn die Gallenblase operativ entfernt wurde, kann man die Verdauung mithilfe von Wermut-Tee deutlich fцrdern.
Bei Frauen wird die Menstruation durch Wermut deutlich angeregt.
Wermut wirkt auch wehenfцrdernd, jedoch sollte die Benutzung von Wermut-Tee zur Unterstьtzung der Geburt mit dem Arzt abgesprochen werden.
Wermut sollte nicht bei Magen- und Darmgeschwьren angewendet werden.
Auch in der Schwangerschaft sollte man auf Wermut verzichten.
Missbrauch des Wermuts
Daher sollte man Wermut nicht in grossen Mengen und auch nicht ьber einen sehr langen Zeitraum anwenden.
Vor allem vor dem regelmдssigen Gebrauch des Wermuts als Genussmitell ist zu warnen.
Als Absinth war Wermut-Schnaps einige Zeit sehr beliebt. Der hдufige Genuss von Absinth fьhrte jedoch zu Wahnvorstellungen, Schwindelanfдllen und Delirien.
Daher wurde Absinth auch verboten, aber dieses Verbot ist inzwischen teilweise wieder aufgehoben. Man sollte sich dennoch beim Absinth-Genuss stark zurьckhalten.
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Mit Wermut-Umschlдgen auf dem Bauch versucht die Volksmedizin Magenkrдmpfe zu lindern.
Sogar Kopfschmerzen sollen durch solche Umschlдge gelindert werden.
Wermut hilft дusserlich eingesetzt auch gegen stumpfe Verletzungen des Bewegungsapparates und dient der Wundheilung.
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Abnehmen mit Tee - hilft Tee wirklich schneller abzunehmen und wenn ja, welcher?
In den letzten Jahren hat es viel Werbung fьr Ergдnzungsmittel gegeben, die entweder grьnen Tee oder Oolong-Tee (manchmal unter den Namen Wulong oder Wy-yi-Tee auf dem Mark) enthalten und die behaupten, dass sie eine wunderbare Hilfe beim Abnehmen seien.
Nun, die Wahrheit ist, dass grьner Tee, weiЯer Tee, Oolong-Tee und Schwarztee (alles Teesorten, die von derselben Pflanze stammen – der Camellia Sinensis Pflanze) beim Fettverbrennungsprozess einen geringfьgigen Nutzen bieten. Allerdings scheint alles darauf hinzuweisen, dass die anregende Wirkung auf die Fettverbrennung oder den Metabolismus nur gering ist und die meisten Ergдnzungsmittel, die diese Tees enthalten, nur hochgejubelt wurden.
Von allen Camellia Sinensis Pflanzentees hat grьner Tee die meiste Aufmerksamkeit erregt. Was ist das besondere an grьnem Tee? Nun, grьner Tee hat zahlreiche Vorteile. Wenn Sie zu PubMed.com gehen und eine Suche nach grьnem Tee durchfьhren wьrden, wьrden Sie tatsдchlich ьber 2'000 Untersuchungen ьber grьnen Tee und seine Inhaltsstoffe finden. Plцtzlich interessiert sich jeder fьr grьnen Tee! Es gibt Untersuchungen fьr mцgliche Vorteile beim Abnehmen, Krebsverhьtung, Antioxidantien-Aktivitдt, kognitive Verbesserung, Gesundheit allgemein und Wohlbefinden… und die Liste geht immer weiter.
Aber warum ist grьner Tee eine mцgliche Hilfe beim Fettabbau?
Es gibt viele Grьnde… Als erstes ist grьner Tee eine Quelle fьr Koffein und liefert dies in einer milderen, dauerhafteren Weise als der KoffeinstoЯ durch Kaffee. Koffein ist natьrlich ein recht guter Fettverbrenner mit einer gut bekannten Erfolgsgeschichte. Grьner Tee hilft beim Abnehmen auch ein bisschen, weil er den Metabolismus ankurbelt, was dazu fьhrt, dass Menschen, die ihn trinken, eine leichte Erhцhung im Kalorienverbrauch erfahren (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition).
Wenn dies alles wдre, was grьner Tee leistet, wдre dies ein recht kurzer Abschnitt. Glьcklicherweise bietet grьner Tee zusдtzliche Vorteile—weit ьber die von normalem Koffein hinaus. Zuerst ist er ein starkes Antioxidant. Ja… genau wie Vitamin C und Beta-Karotin, wie Obst und Gemьse! Aber Forscher haben darauf hingewiesen, dass der aktive Inhaltsstoff (Epigallocatechin Gallate genannt) als Antioxidant bis zu 200 Mal stдrker wirkt als Vitamin E.
Auch eine neue Untersuchung bestдtigt die Wirksamkeit des grьnen Tees. Sie wurde im American Journal of Clinical Nutrition verцffentlicht und deutet darauf hin, dass der Verzehr von Tee, der reich an Catechin ist, sowohl zur Verminderung des Kцrperfetts ALS AUCH zu einer Senkung des Cholesterinspiegels fьhrt. Doppelter Erfolg!
Wie kann ich mit Tee abnehmen?
Denken Sie daran, dass weiЯer Tee, Oolong-Tee und schwarzer Tee alle aus derselben Pflanze wie grьner Tee gewonnen werden und eventuell die gleichen Vorteile aufweisen, nur dass diese weniger als grьner Tee erforscht wurden. Jede Art Tee hat einzigartige Antioxidantien, so dass es von zusдtzlichem Nutzen sein kцnnte, bei der Auswahl der Tees abzuwechseln.
Mein liebstes gesundes Getrдnk, welches ich seit Jahren zubereite, ist zum Beispiel eine Eisteemischung fьr die ich einige Beutel grьnen Tee, einige Beutel weiЯen Tee und einige Beutel Oolong-Tee benutze, um einen gemischten Eistee herzustellen, der ein ganz kleines bisschen mit etwas Stevia oder Honig gesьЯt wird. AuЯer einfachem Wasser ist dies das gesьndeste Getrдnk, welches Sie bei den Mahlzeiten oder tagsьber genieЯen kцnnen.
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DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH!
One of the most pleasant ways to do something good for your health is to drink a great tasting drink that's also good for you. Every nationality, every culture, has their own favorite health drinks, and Greece is no exception. And they've been enjoying these drinks for centuries, even millennia.
The Greeks have several popular and distinctive herbal teas that taste great and have remarkable health benefits. In addition to teas like Camomile, Linden flowers and St. John's Wort, which are also popular throughout the rest of Europe, the Greeks have a few of their own.
Perhaps the most popular and well-known of these is Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora), so called because of its fresh, lemony scent and flavor. The Greeks call it Luiza. It's a mild diaphoretic, febrifuge and sedative. Lemon Verbena is very useful as a stomachic and antispasmodic in various digestive complaints, like dyspepsia, indigestion, and gas, or flatulence. By gently opening the pores and stimulating sweating, Lemon Verbena also benefits the skin.
Not so well-known outside of Greece, but very well-known and time honored within Greece, is a tea commonly called Shepherd's Tea or Mountain Tea, because it grows only at the higher alpine elevations. The Greeks call it Tsai tou vou nou; its botanical name is Sideritis syriaca.
Shepherd's Tea is a very warming, stimulating beverage most known for its beneficial effects on the upper respiratory tract in relieving coughs and lung congestion. It also benefits the stomach and digestion, as well as the immune system. Scientific studies have shown that Shepherd's Tea has considerable immunomodulatory activity in reducing excessive inflammation and edema, as well as antimicrobial activity. Shepherd's Tea also relieves mild anxiety and contains many antioxidants.
Another wondrous herbal beverage that's quintessentially Greek is Olive Leaf Tea
(Olea europaea), which has many of the same antioxidants as Olive Oil. It has a mild, pleasing flavor, not unlike that of Green Tea. Olive Leaf Tea, and Olive Leaf extract, is best known for its antimicrobial properties; it's antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral. Olive Leaf Tea also lowers blood pressure and blood cholesterol, and lowers blood sugar levels in diabetics. The tea is also an energizer that's beneficial in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and for reducing the viral load in those suffering from AIDS.
Olive Leaf Tea is an all-round immune tonic and adaptogen whose antimicrobial and immune stimulating effects are believed to come from Oleuropein. A gift from the goddess Athena, the olive tree is a natural wonder; exceedingly hardy and resistant to disease itself, many olive trees have lived for as long as three thousand years.
Oxymel: A Medicinal Drink
A common medicinal preparation that dates back to antiquity is Oxymel, which is basically a mixture of honey and vinegar. It has many uses, and is a part of many traditional medicines.
Although Oxymel is basically just honey and vinegar, there are several different methods, or recipes, for preparing it. The simplest method is just to mix together 4 parts honey with 1 part vinegar. Apple cider vinegar is the kind most commonly used.
A more elaborate recipe is to thoroughly mix together one part of vinegar, one part of water and two parts of honey. Then, simmer this mixture down slowly until only about a third of its original volume remains. While you're boiling the oxymel down, skim off any scum or froth that rises to the surface.
After it's prepared, a supply of Oxymel is always kept handy for various uses. Mix a spoonful of it into a glass of water for a refreshing medicinal drink that's both restorative and energizing and a cooling febrifuge, particularly for agues, or intermittent fevers. Gargle with this drink to soothe and heal a sore throat.
Used full strength or in a less diluted form, Oxymel greatly aids in the expectoration of excess phlegm from the lungs and respiratory tract, opens the airways, and makes breathing easier. Oxymel is also used as a base for medicated expectorant syrups, like Vinegar of Squills. Or, it can be mixed into hot expectorant herb teas to enhance their effects.
Dr. D. C. Jarvis authored a bestselling book in 1958 called Folk Medicine in which he touted honey and apple cider vinegar as a panacea or cure-all. He used this ancient Oxymel preparation to treat arthritis, gout, high cholesterol, as a metabolic stimulant to promote weight loss, and for longevity and life extension.
The Whey to Better Health
Some 2500 years ago, Hippocrates used liquid whey, which he called serum, to strengthen constitutional immune resistance to disease and aid the adaptive powers of the organism in his patients. Galen also did likewise.
Whey is the liquid that is strained off and separated from the curds in making cheese. It's rich in lactose, minerals, vitamins and special proteins with immune stimulating properties. In Hippocrates' or Galen's day, the liquid whey, or serum, was used fresh. Nowadays, that's not always possible; whey is often dried, and its solids are used. But to retain its immune stimulating properties, the whey proteins must be kept native, or in their natural form, with a minimum of filtering, heat or processing.
Native whey proteins stimulate immunity and protect against cancer. Intestinal immunity and beneficial intestinal bacteria are greatly benefitted by whey, which is their favorite food. Whey has also helped to increase the tolerance of infants to formulas based on soy or cow's milk, and lessens the associated colic and allergic reactions.
Whey is also beneficial for the heart, liver, kidneys and intestines. It has been recommended and used therapeutically in hepatitis, skin conditions, infections, edema, arthritis and rheumatism.
The Greek Way of Wine
The ancient Greeks didn't invent wine; nevertheless, they revered the powerful, intoxicating drink that comes from the fruit of the vine. The gift of the god Dionysus to mankind, wine could give confort and joy and banish sorrow; it could also turn men into fools, or drive them mad.
The ancient Greeks used wine both as food and as medicine, and as an ingredient or medium for the taking of medicines. They washed wounds with wine, which acted as a disinfectant. They made medicinal wines by soaking various herbs in wine.
In ancient Greek society, wine drinking was considered undesirable for a woman. Most of the time, wine was mixed with water before drinking. Drinking akraton, or unmixed wine, was considered to be vulgar and uncouth; it was also considered to make the spirits weak or feeble, and to lead to intoxication or madness.
Wines reserved for local usage were usually kept in wineskins. Wine to be traded in commerce was poured into big terra cotta jugs, then finally decanted into amphoras sealed with pitch for retail sale. The pine pitch imparted a certain balsamic aroma to the wine. This is capitalized on in Retsina, a pine resin flavored white wine made by fermenting the wine in casks lined with pine pitch. Sometimes, wine was also sweetened with honey.
Sweetened or fortified wines also had their origins in ancient Greece and Rome. Before the introduction of the cork, wine was not as stable, and didn't keep as well as wines do today. To stabilize wines that were traded over long distances, they were sweetened and then fortified with distilled spirits, or brandy. One such wine is Malaga wine, which is an ingredient of Galen's famous Theriac.
Modern research has shown wine to have many health benefits, chiefly for the heart and circulatory system. These are due to flavonoids and polyphenols, which are chiefly contained in the skins; they're powerful antioxidants that disperse blood clots and protect against free radicals and the formation of cholesterol deposits and arterial plaque. Because red wine is fermented with the skins, it's richer in these antioxidants.
Whether the wine be red or white, at least half of its effects in stimulating the heart and circulation come from its low to moderate alcohol content. Alcohol is a vasodilator and circulatory stimulant whose dispersive, penetrating properties make it a great carrying agent for other medicinal ingredients and constituents of traditional medicinal formulas.
Vermouth and Medicinal Wines
The Bible recommends that we drink a little wine with our meals for the sake of the digestion. The organic acids, enzymes and ferments in wine do indeed stimulate digestive activity. But if we steep herbs that benefit and stimulate the digestion in wine to create medicinal wines, we synergistically multiply both the effects of the wine as well as those of the herbs. The alcohol and organic acids in the wine are great at extracting the active medicinal constituents of the herbs.
The main herbs that are used for this purpose taste bitter, to complement the wine, which is sweet and sour. The preparation of a digestive tonic made by soaking bitter herbs that stimulate the digestion in wine is called an aperitif; more commonly, it's called Bitters.
Traditional healing wisdom says that, to be truly healthy, we need a good balance of all tastes in our diet. But the bitter taste, being naturally unpleasant, tends to be avoided, and therefore deficient. To compensate for this, we can sip on a little bitter medicinal wine, either before meals to awaken the appetite, or after meals, to stimulate the digestion. A popular saying among herbalists goes, "Bitter to the tongue is sweet to the stomach."
Perhaps the most famous medicinal wine is Vermouth, which is red wine steeped in the herb Wormwood (Artemisia absinthum). Its medicinal name is Vinum absinthita, and it is made by soaking a handful of Wormwood in a gallon, or about 3.5 liters, of red wine for a month or longer, in a well-stopped jar.
Wormwood gets its name from being a vermifuge, or an herb used to expel intestinal worms and parasites. It calms an agitated, irritated, inflamed or hyperacidic stomach and is a cholagogue, which stimulates the flow of bile. And so, it is useful for many bilious liver and gall bladder problems, and restores the appetite. It is also a febrifuge in intermittent fevers and an emmenagogue that improves the menstrual flow, hastens childbirth and expels the afterbirth.
Hippocrates used Vermouth, and prescribed it for jaundice, rheumatism, anemia and menstrual pains. The ancient Greeks also believed that absinthe wine was an antidote against the poison of hemlock and mushrooms.
Other bitter tonic herbs that have been used in medicinal digestive wines and liqueurs include Gentian (Gentiana lutea), Blessed Thistle (Carduus benedictus), Chicory (Chicorium intybus), Dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale), Rhubarb root (Rheum palmatum) and Calamus root (Acorus calamus). Because these herbs are quite bitter, their taste is improved with various sweet and/or pungent digestive tonics like Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), Ginger (Zingiber officinale), or Cardamom (Eleteria cardamomum).
Internet Resources
In preparing this article, I used information from the following sources about the various health drinks mentioned:
On popular Greek herbal teas for health, Lemon Verbena and Shepherd's Tea:
So mixt ihr die besten Martinis
"Geschüttelt, nicht gerührt", diesen Satz kennt wohl die ganze Welt. Aber nur die wenigsten haben schon mal einen Martini getrunken. Wir verraten euch die besten Martini-Rezepte. Natürlich mit dabei: der Original-Drink von James Bond.
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Ein Martini, oder wie James Bond ihn trinkt, ein Wodka Martini, ist nur etwas für Feinschmecker. Denn der doch recht herbe Geschmack ist nicht jedermanns Sache. Falls ihr es doch einmal probieren wollt, findet ihr hier ein paar Rezepte.
Und keine Sorge, wir haben auch an die gedacht, die es lieber etwas süßer oder fruchtiger mögen.
Der Original-Bond Wodka Martini
1cl trockener Wermut
Ganz wichtig: Geschüttelt, nicht gerührt. Auch wenn das für Martini-Liebhaber eher untypisch ist. (Durch das Schüteln wird der Alkohol schneller verwässert.) Alle Zutaten mit sehr viel Eis, sehr lange schaken, in ein vorgekühltes Martiniglas abseihen (so bleibt das Eis im Shaker) und eine hauchdünne Zitronenscheibe dazugeben.
cocktailscout.de hat eine regelrechte Abhandlung über den James Bond Martini geschrieben. Mit Infos, welcher Gin im Original verwendet wurde und wieso der Martini auf einmel "Vesper" heißt.
Weitere Martini-Rezepte
Wir sagen es lieber vorweg, damit ihr nicht enttäuscht seid - alle Martini-Arten werden gerührt, nicht geschüttelt. Alle Rezepte gefunden bei chefkoch.de.
Martini Aperitif
- 1 Glas süßer Sekt (Martini Asti)
- 2 cl Wermut, roter (Martini Rosso)
Ganz einfach den Martini Asti in ein Sektglas geben und warten, bis er aufgehört hat zu schäumen. Dann den Martini Rosso langsam hinein fließen lassen.
Sprizz Martini
Die Eiswürfel in ein großes Weinglas geben, dann mit einem normalen Glas Prosecco auffüllen, den Martini dazugeben und die Olive am Spieß zufügen. Mit einem Strohhalm (nicht zu dünn) servieren.
Martini Dry (einmal anders)
- 3 Würfel Eis
- 4 cl Gin
- 1 cl Wermut (Martini Dry)
- 1 Spritzer Orange(n) - Bitter
Die Eiswürfel in ein Rührglas geben. Das Glas damit vorkühlen, in dem man die Eiswürfel darin mit einem Barlöffel bewegt. Das Tauwasser durch ein Barsieb abschütten. Dann den Gin und den Martini dazu geben und leicht rühren. Zum Schluss den Spritzer Orangenbitter zugeben und durch das Barsieb in ein Shorttrink Glas abschütten. Das ganze mit einer Olive auf einem Zahnstocher aufgespießt und einer Zitronenzeste ausgarnieren.
Martini Eistee
- 3 Beutel Tee, grüner, oder 1 EL loser Tee
- 2 Limette(n)
- 3 EL Zitronensirup
- 300 ml Wermut, (Martini Bianco), kalt
- 3 Zweig/e Minze, frische
- Eiswürfel
Ca. 1/2 Liter Wasser aufkochen und 1 Minute abkühlen lassen. Tee aufgießen und je nach Geschmack 2-3 Minuten ziehen lassen. Abseihen, auskühlen lassen und kalt stellen.
Limetten heiß abspülen und trocken tupfen. Eine Limette auspressen, die andere in feine Scheiben schneiden. Martini, Tee, Limettensaft und Zitronensirup in ein Gefäß geben und vorsichtig durchrühren und abschmecken. Eiswürfel auf 6-8 Gläser verteilen, je 2-3 Minzblätter und je 1 Limettenscheibe zugeben. Den Tee-Martini-Mix darüber verteilen.
Tipp: Wer den Drink etwas süßer möchte, kann noch etwas weißen Kandiszucker im noch heißen Tee auflösen. Die Minzblätter entfalten ein besonderes Aroma, wenn man die Blätter zwischen den Fingerkuppen kurz reibt.
Martini Sweet
Die Eiswürfel mit Wermut und Gin in einem Mixbecher verrühren. In ein Cocktailglas gießen und die Kirsche reingeben. Sofort servieren.
Martini-Melon
- 6 cl Wodka
- 1 Stück Melone(Cantaloupe oder Wassermelone), geschält,entkernt, gewürfelt
- 1 Spritzer Läuterzucker oder Zuckersirup
- 1 Spritzer Zitronensaft
- 3 Würfel Eis
- etwas Melone zum Garnieren
Alle Zutaten zusammen in einen "Blender" (quasi ein Standmixer) geben, ca. 30 Sekunden vermixen. In einem Cocktailglas, mit einem Stück Melone garniert, servieren.
Apfel Martini
- 8 cl Wermut, trockener
- 4 cl Calvados
- 8 cl Apfelsaft
- 2 TL Zitronensaft
- 4 Eis, gewürfelt
- Apfel-Spalten zum Garnieren
In Defense of Drinking Vermouth
Contributed by Jordan Mackay Posted on Apr 25, 2012
Vermouth has come a long way since its days gathering dust on back bars. That’s not to mention the regular derision from “Martini” drinkers who would ask their bartenders to give but a curt “nod toward France.”
Indeed, we are now in the midst of a vermouth revolution. The classic fortified, aromatized, oxidized wine—sweet or dry, but always boasting a telltale smack of botanical-driven bitterness—has new purchase. You can easily buy niche brands like Dolin, Vergano and P. Quiles, as well as upstarts Sutton from California and Imbue from Oregon. I often overhear mixologists debating the qualities of different vermouths for specific cocktail recipes.
But I’m here to recommend that you approach vermouth with the ultimate respect a liquor can receive: as a drink unto itself. First of all, most vermouths are perfectly balanced, complex products. Carpano Antica Formula’s unctuous sweetness is tamed by a satisfying bitter turn at the end. The overwhelming headiness of Dolin Dry’s ethereal perfume is pleasingly grounded by the nutty robustness of its palate. See for yourself: As enjoyable as they are mixed with gin, rye whiskey or Campari, these bottlings are thrillingly delicious straight.
And conveniently, you probably have an open bottle sitting around, good for moments when you don’t feel like uncorking a new bottle of wine or fixing a cocktail. Similarly, vermouth’s strength lies between those beverages, giving it a unique spot in a balanced drinking progression. And finally, that complexity and sweet bitterness gets the appetite churning.
All together, these factors make vermouth the ideal aperitif. A couple ounces in a Duralex Picardie Tumbler, with a cube of ice, is the perfect sipper while I’m cooking dinner. Or while basking in the warm light of a vanishing afternoon. Or as a quick pour while waiting at a restaurant’s bar for my late friend.
We’ve come far in learning to appreciate vermouth. Now it’s time to drink it on its own.
Jordan Mackay is a San Francisco-based writer and co-author of the James Beard Award-winning book Secrets of the Sommeliers.
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