A recent journal article published last year i the Journal of Nutrition stated that herbs were the unsung heroes of gut health The study was small involving only 54 obese or overweight individuals aged 30- 75
Akk consumed the same American diet for one month ( 4 weeks ) with one of three daily doses of herbs -0.5 grams, 3.3 grams and 6.6 grams
The herbs were ginger, cumin, cinnamon, tumeric , rosemary , oregano, basil and thyme Fecal samples were collected after the end of each week
The results werre suprising Thoe individuals that consumed 3.3 and 6.6 grams had increased levels of Ruminococcaceae bacteria These bacteria are vital for gut health The highest levels of these bacteria werre fund in patients who consumed the highest levels of spices and herbs.
I found this to be interesting In fact this should lead more research to be done on each individual herb