Steve,

What herb are you referring to?  I'm afraid I lost the line of  
conversation.

Thanks,

Becky


On Jan 11, 2009, at 11:09 PM, steve wrote:

> Andrea Hughett wrote:
>> --- On Sun, 1/11/09, Charlotte Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I was wondering if there is a paleo-friendly sauce
>>> thickener?
>>
>> Eggs, flax seed, nut flours, pureed veges, and some would say  
>> arrowroot. Guar or xanthan gums are widely used by low-carbers,  
>> and while not technically paleo are probably not that bad once in  
>> a while. (YMMV)
>>
>> Andrea
>>
>>
>>
>>
> The Life Extension Foundation is pushing the herb for  
> cardiovascular health and weight loss because they found two  
> African tribes that used it almost daily as a soup thickener and  
> those two tribe didn't have diabetic issues nor were they  
> overweight compared to other groups - there it is called "bush  
> mango".  It might, however, not be easy to obtain in real "food"  
> quantities since the encapsulated form LEF sells is quite expensive.
>
> Steve
>