The potential use of herbs as immunity booster II

Gamal AH  Zaharan; Hanan A  Hussien; Shams SR Omima

doi:10.30574/gscbps.2022.18.1.0024

Authors

Gamal AH Zaharan Department of Bread and Pastry Research, Food Technology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Hanan A Hussien Department of Bread and Pastry Research, Food Technology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Shams SR Omima Department of Bread and Pastry Research, Food Technology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30574/gscbps.2022.18.1.0024

Keywords:

Immunity, Paprika, Zingiber, Thyme, Anise, Marjoram

Abstract

Many herbs are used as food additive to make food aromatic also give a lot of health benefits and nutritional values. Some of the herbs used in Egypt are paprika, zingiber, thyme, anise, marjoram etc. The main aim is to high light the role of some commonly used herbs on immunity. In this review we list some bakery products that use some herbs and can be used to improve the immunity of humans.

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