بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله وسلم على نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه ومن اهتدى بهديه إلى يوم الدين أما بعد
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Herbs ~ Spices
&
Everything Nice…..
Zhooraat: Dried Herbs & Flowers
شِبِتّ - Dill: A garden plant used to give a special taste to food. Easy to grow with beautiful ferny growth, dill is a commonly grown herb.
Add to sauces, cheese, egg & fish dishes. Seeds make pickles. Mince leaves w/scissors, not knife to preserve flavor. Dill is grown for both its leaves and seeds. If you want the leaves, snip off the developing flower stalks to keep the plant from setting.
أُكالِبْتوس - Eucalyptus: Ornamental fragrance, medicine.
شَمَار - Fennel: A yellow-flowered umbelliferous plant, with fragrant feathery leaves used in sauce, salad.
· Bronze Fennel: Ornamental, medicinal. This herb looks like Dill but has a great anise flavor. Distinctive bronze foliage makes this one decorative. It’s a fast grower so give it plenty of fertilizer. Use it as a cooked vegetable. Also with seafood. Seeds are used in hot breads, spiced beets and kraut.
· Florence Fennel: Culinary and ornamental. Grown for its edible “bulb”. The bulb is formed from the swollen leaf bases. This bulb, which has an anise flavor and fleshy consistency, is sliced into salads or cooked as a vegetable.
· Sweet Fennel: Culinary. This herb looks like Dill. Anise scented foliage. Blooms yellow clusters of flowers in second season. Prune plants to keep them dense and manageable. Fresh leaves can be gathered and used the first summer in salads or to garnish fish entrees.
إِبْرَةُ الرَّاعِي Geranium: Garden plant with red, pink or white flowers.
· Lemon Bitter Angel Geranium: Culinary, fragrant, and used for teas.
· Rose Scented Geranium: Use the leaves in herbal teas, jellies, sorbets, herbal butters, cake, or relax in a Rose milk scented bath.
There are many different types of Geranium which can be used in fruit cups, potpourri, herbal arrangements, crafts, and baking.
زَنْجَبِيل – Ginger: Medicinal, hot, spicy root used in cooking or preserved in syrup, or candied. It is also used to reduce the toxicity of some herbs. Allaah said,
وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا
And they will be given to drink there a cup (of wine) mixed with Zanjabeel (ginger, etc.).
Al-Insaan 76:17
Tip:Label your herbs and spices in ‘Arabic. Read and pronounce its name every time you use it until you’ve memorized it. In Shaa Allaah this will help increase your ‘Arabic vocabulary for general conversation like cooking and eating well.
Haneefah
Talbeenah: A Wonderful Prophetic Medicine
Used for over 14 centuries, Talbeenah (Talbinah) treats the patient’s heart by easing sadness, anxiety and depression. Talbeenah water is a tonic which treats diarrhea.
Other benefits of Talbeenah:
strengthens the nervous system
acts as a laxative
softens and activates the liver
rectifies insufficient bile secretion
treats Tuberculosis and seepage in the breast
treats general weakness
corrects slow growth in children
reduces inflammation of the intestines
treats high blood pressure
reduces blood cholesterol
helps delay the symptoms indicating the onset of senility
helps the body secrete the sleeping hormone
cleans the stomach
Talbeenah decreased the incidence of the following diseases: Colon Cancer, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis (bone thinning) and male infertility.
Daily Value: Carbohydrates: 66%, Protein: 15%, Fiber: 4%, Fat: 2%,
Vitamin A, B, C & D
Talbeenah flour (Barley) can also be used to make a special bread for diabetics.
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Comment by Desert Diaries — May 7, 2008 @ 5:43 am
Bismillaah
Assalaamu Alaikum!
Maasha Allaah! What a beneficial and interesting post. Thanks :D
Sincerely & Gratefully
Halimah bint David
Comment by survivorsareus — September 27, 2008 @ 5:24 pm
Please advise in arabic the name of marjorm
Comment by Essam EL Ebiary — December 3, 2008 @ 11:58 am
Wa ‘alaikumus salaam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh.
~ Jazaakillaahu khairan for your comment Halimah.
~ Essam, Marjoram is called “Marzanjush” in ‘Arabic.
Comment by Desert Diaries — December 7, 2008 @ 4:01 am
Please advise me of the English name for the Arabic herbal tea ‘Zhooraat’.
Comment by Racha — January 15, 2009 @ 9:24 pm
as salaamu alaykum,
can one find talbeenah in egypt, inshaAllah?
also, what is the name for thyme? it is used often by itself and in cough medicines. it clears up mucous and sometimes i just like to buy it in a liquid form and add to honey to give the kids. i would like to know how to ask for it. shukran.
amatullah
Comment by amatullah ummismael — January 30, 2009 @ 6:31 am
Wa ‘alaikumus salaam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. I don’t know if Talbeenah is available in Egypt.
زعتر – Za’tar – Thyme
صعتر – Sa’tar – Wild Thyme
There are different types of thyme. Read more about them here: http://desertdiaries.wordpress.com/?s=thyme
Haneefah
Comment by Desert Diaries — January 30, 2009 @ 3:09 pm
I have a problem..if any of you are an arab and knows english very well too, what do u call ( hab-ar-shad) in english???its a type of herb…if anyone knows please respond to me asap…will greatly appreciated!!!
Thank u All!
Comment by Halima — February 2, 2009 @ 2:34 am
“Zhooraat” – said to cure asthma and relieve cold symptoms.
The ‘Arabs don’t translate this word into English because it is made up of several dried herbs and flowers.
Exact ingredients? – I don’t know, but I plan to find out :)
Comment by Desert Diaries — February 4, 2009 @ 5:12 pm
Please advise the english word for AL Kalab AL Hamdi (At mar) not sweet..
Comment by Nisrinb — March 12, 2009 @ 1:50 pm
I was reading two of my favorite herb and home remedy books and came across Habbatur Rashaad. The plant itself is called “Hurf,” “Qurratul ‘Ayn,” and “Ath Thuffaa.” The seeds are widely known as “Habbatur Rashaad.” English name: “Cress.” This herb is quite beneficial. Thank you for asking about it, I enjoyed the research!
*Watercress is also called Hurf (Baqlah Maa-iyyah), Qurratul ‘Ayn and Ath Thuffaa.
Nisrin, I have yet to come across anything concerning al Kalab al Hamdi.
Haneefah
Comment by Desert Diaries — April 13, 2009 @ 9:58 pm
I found Zhooraat in Sooq al Bawaadi. Sad to say that the salesman couldn’t tell me much about its ingredients. I may have to ask an old Bedouin woman about this (smiles). I uploaded a photo (above). I only recognize the Raspberry Leaves. It may contain Kaffu Maryam, Rijl Asad Leaves and Karkadee (not sure yet).
Nisrin, still no info on Kalab al Hamdi (I did not forget about you).
Haneefah
Comment by Desert Diaries — May 16, 2009 @ 12:26 pm
What is the English name for kerkadi?
Comment by Linda — June 10, 2009 @ 4:51 pm
Karkadee = Hibiscus.
I found a bag of Zhooraat Shamiyyah at the supermarket. I’ll post the ingredients later on (I have to look a few words up).
Comment by Desert Diaries — June 11, 2009 @ 3:13 pm
what is the english name for halba
Comment by jabar jafar — July 16, 2009 @ 12:01 pm
Hulbah, Helbah, Halba = Fenugreek
Comment by Desert Diaries — July 19, 2009 @ 4:41 am
I will know more
Comment by driss — July 26, 2009 @ 12:39 pm
Part 2 coming soon In Shaa Allaah.
Comment by Desert Diaries — July 26, 2009 @ 1:18 pm
FYI per the great herb vs. (h)erb pronunciation debate….
Usage Note: The word herb, which can be pronounced with or without the (h), is one of a number of words borrowed into English from French. The (h) sound had been lost in Latin and was not pronounced in French or the other Romance languages, which are descended from Latin, although it was retained in the spelling of some words.
In both Old and Middle English, however, h was generally pronounced, as in the native English words happy and hot. Through the influence of spelling, then, the h came to be pronounced in most words borrowed from French, such as haste and hostel. In a few other words borrowed from French the h has remained silent, as in honor, honest, hour, and heir. And in another small group of French loan words, including herb, humble, human, and humor, the h may or may not be pronounced depending on the dialect of English.
In British English, herb and its derivatives, such as herbaceous, herbal, herbicide, and herbivore, are pronounced with h. In American English, herb and herbal are more often pronounced without the h, while the opposite is true of herbaceous, herbicide, and herbivore, which are more often pronounced with the h.
Source: Dictionary.com
Comment by Desert Diaries — July 29, 2009 @ 1:30 pm
what is the arabic name for cumin many thanks
Comment by jacqueline — August 23, 2009 @ 12:16 pm
Anytime Jacqueline. Cumin/cummin = Al Kammoon.
Comment by Desert Diaries — August 23, 2009 @ 1:50 pm
Please help me to get the english names of the following Herbs.
Barbeer, Ruwaid, Kalipatta
Comment by Shemeem — August 24, 2009 @ 8:39 am
I don’t have any info concerning Kalipatta and Ruwaid. As for Barbeer, it is commonly known as Marsh Barbel.
Comment by Desert Diaries — August 24, 2009 @ 4:14 pm
Kalipatta = Sapodilla.
Sapodilla = السبوتة (As Sabbootah) – Source: Al Mawrid English/’Arabic Dictionary.
Comment by Desert Diaries — September 13, 2009 @ 6:26 pm
What is the English name for duwele found in Yemen? Thank you.
Comment by Said — October 20, 2009 @ 10:55 pm
Duwele, never heard of it. I will try to find out In Shaa Allaah.
Comment by Desert Diaries — October 28, 2009 @ 8:20 pm