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“RUE: THE FORGOTTEN HERB”

n ancient times, rue was an important culinary and medicinal herb. It was a common cooking herb for the Romans, often used in a spicy seasoning paste that contained garlic, hard cheese, coriander, and celery, comes from Greek and translates as “to set free,” referring to its importance as a chief ingredient in mixtures used as antidotes to poisoning.

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