Mesir paste

better mesir macunu (turk macun paste) is a paste mix of 41 spices, and honey, and medicinal plants.

Herbs and spices used

Below is a list of spices and herbs used in making the Mesir Paste, along with their Turkish and Latin names:

• Allspice (Yeni bahar) (Pimenta dioica)
• Alpina officinarum root (Havlican koku) (Alpina officinarium)
• Anise (Anason) (Anisum vulgare)
• Black cumin (Corek otu) (Nigella sativa)
• Black Myrobalan (Kara halile) (Terminalia nigra)
• Black pepper (Karabiber) (Piper nigrum)
• Buckthorn (Topalak or Akdiken) (Nerprun alaterne)
• Cardamon (Kakule) (Elettaria cardamomum)
• Cassia (Hiyarsenbe) (Cassia)
• Chebulic myrobalan (Kara halile) (Terminalia chebula)
• China root (Cop-i cini) (Smilax china)
• Cinnamon (Tarcin) (Cinnamomum verum)
• Cloves (Karanfil) (Syzygium aromaticum)
• Coconut (Hindistan cevizi) (Cocos nucifera)
• Coriander (Kisnis) (Coriandum sativum)
• Cubeb (Kebabe) (Cubebae fructus)
• Cumin (Kimyon) (Cuminum cyminum)
• Dried orange blossom (Portakal cicegi)
• Fennel (Rezene) (Foeniculum vulgare)
• Galingale (Havlican) (Alpinia officinarum)
• Ginger (Zencefil) (Zingibar officinalis)
• Iksir sugar (Iksir sekeri)
• India blossom (Hindistan cicegi)
• Java Pepper (Kuyruklu biber) (Piper cubeba)
• Licorice extract (Meyan bali) (Glycyrrhiza uralensis fisch)
• Licorice root (Meyan koku) (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
• Mastic (Cam sakizi) (Mastichum)
• Millet (Hintdarisi) (Pennisetum glaucum)
• Myrrh (Murrusafi) (Commiphora Molmol)
• Muskroot (Sumbul) (Adoxa moschatellina)
• Mustard seed (Hardal tohumu) (Brassica nigra)
• Orange peel (Portakal kabugu)
• Rhubarb (Ravend) (Rheum Palmatum)
• Saffron (Safran) (Crocus Orientalis)
• Citric acid (Limon tuzu)
• Senna (Sinameki) (Cassia senna)
• Turmeric (Zerdecal) (Curcuma domestica)
• Udulkahr (Udulkahir)
• Vanilla (Vanilya) (Vanilla planifolia)
• Woad (Civit) (Isatis)
• Yellow myrobalan (Sari halile) (Fructus myrobalani)

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