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Mesir Macunu is a traditional Turkish sweet believed to have therapy effect. Mesir paste was founded as a medicine during the Ottoman period but later on it became an important part of local festivity in the city of Manisa. 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) According to the story about the origins of Mesir paste; Ayşe Hafsa Sultan, who became the wife of Yavuz Sultan Selim and the mother of Suleyman the Magnificent after her placement from Crimea to the Ottoman Harem in the 16th century, became very ill after the death of her husband. Unfortunately doctors couldn't find a cure thus Sultan Suleyman consulted Merkez Muslihiddin Efendi, the head of the theological school belonging to the Yavuz Selim Mosque. He was already making medicines using herbs and spices for the sick people and built a small sort of hospital next to the school. After receiving Suleyman's letter regarding his ill mother, he mixed 41 different types of plants and spices together to form a medicinal paste and sent it to the palace. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mesir macunu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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