background and purpose: the spices model has been proposed to be used both as a framework for quality improvement in medical education and as a guide for evaluation of curricula. the six strategies of spices are representatives of innovative approaches to medical education, and each one has been considered as a continuum. the present study models a theory-based questionnaire, based on spices, t...

To investigate the potential health effects of several traditional medicinal plants and spices commonly used for daily consumption, we selected eight traditional medicinal plants and 32 spices for bioactivity screening in several anti-obesity related bioassays: adenosine A1 receptor binding, cannabinoid CB1 receptor binding, inhibition of TNF-α and induction of 3T3-L1 adipocytes lipolysis. Beni...

Contamination of spices with pathogens has been reported worldwide, and Salmonella might result in foodborne infections. In this study, we investigated the survival of Salmonella in black pepper and red pepper, and the growth of the surviving Salmonella in cooked food. Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Weltevreden and Salmonella Senftenberg were inoculated into spices, and their survival durin...

Vegetables are the most important sources of phenolics in the Mediterranean diet. Phenolics, especially flavonoids, are suggested as being essential bioactive compounds providing health benefits. In this study, twenty-seven vegetables, fifteen aromatic herbs and some spices consumed in Central Italy (the Marches region) were studied to reveal total phenolic, flavonoid and flavanol content as we...

This study is a systematic overview of data on use of wild and semi-wild edible plants in nutrition of people in 1430 days of the siege of Sarajevo during aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995). The author of this study spent all that time in Sarajevo. In 1993, the author prepared a survival program for people that included usage of edible wild plants. In addition, he conducted a deta...

Spices are heterogeneous collections of a wide variety of volatile and non-vo la t i l e s t ap le d ie ta ry add i t ives . Ind ia wi th i t s wide c l ima t i c condit ions and topographical features natural ly possesses wide variety of medicinal flora. Spices have a diverse array of natural phytochemicals that have complementary and overlapping actions, including antioxidant effects, modula ...

In this study, the content of total polyphenols (TP) and antioxidant activity (AA) fresh herbs (13 in total) those subjected to freeze-drying process (stems leaves separately) were compared. Moreover, TP AA retail, commercial food spices (19 two leading companies on Polish market The novelty our studies is comparison between dried forms additionally a commercially available (in forms). It was f...