Foods for asthma
What APEX holds on the table for asthma: the foods it leads with, each with where it comes from and why it is ours. Not a treatment plan — the food, and the reason it is on the list.
Compiled by APEX Legacy from published research and documented food
history, under the editorial direction of
Jonathan Jackson, Founder .
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Herbs & Spices
Mullein Leaf The lung herb of Southern Black American folk medicine — brewed as tea for respiratory… Boswellia Frankincense is not just incense — the resin contains boswellic acids that are among the… African Wild Ginger Africa had its own ginger long before Asian ginger reached the continent. Rabbit Tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium — the silvery, sweet-smelling 'life everlasting' that… Shiso Large, aromatic, serrated leaves available in green and purple. Mullein Flower Verbascum thapsus flowers and leaf — the soft, woolly roadside plant whose flowers were… Licorice Root Sweet-rooted adaptogenic herb — nature's cortisol regulator, adrenal supporter, and GI… Kola Nut (Bitter Kola / White Kola) The sacred nut of West Africa — the original cola plant, the supreme ceremonial offering… Shea Leaf The medicinal leaf of the shea tree — the 'women's tree' of West Africa whose butter is… Efinrin Powder Scent leaf dried and crumbled into a seasoning — the African basil that perfumes pepper… Grains of Selim This is not a spice that showed up at a farmers market. Hwentia is the ancient aromatic… Wild Cherry Bark Prunus serotina — the inner bark of the wild black cherry, simmered into the cough syrup… Ehuru (Calabash Nutmeg / Monodora myristica) Calabash nutmeg (ehuru) — the West African 'nutmeg' of the pepper soup spice blend. Borage The brilliant blue, star-shaped flower with a clean cucumber taste, and the fuzzy green…
Fruit
Star Apple Round purple or green fruit with milky-sweet jelly-like flesh, revealing a star pattern… Loquat Black grandmothers in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Louisiana grew up eating loquats from… Abiu A smooth yellow oval fruit with flesh that tastes like crème caramel — like someone made…
Rice, Grains & Starch
Lotus Root Lotus root is not your ancestors' food. But it is in your neighborhood market, and what…
Pantry & Condiments
African Black Seed Thymoquinone — the active compound — is one of the most studied natural anti-inflammatory…
Drinks
Rabbit Tobacco Tea A soft, silvery-gray wild herb of Southern fields known as rabbit tobacco or life… Pineapple Peel Tea Every time you cut a pineapple and throw away the skin, you're discarding bromelain… Mango Leaf Tea Tender young mango leaves, dried and steeped into a mild, slightly astringent tea.
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