| Spices | Uses | Benefits |
|---|
| Asafoetida (Hing) | It is used for seasoning foodespecially snacks and has medicinal uses. | A good remedy forwhooping cough andstomach ache caused due to gas. |
| Bay leaf (Tez Patta) | It is used in cooking to add a specific flavour to food. It also has some medicinal properties. | Bay leaf oil possesses antifungal and anti bacterial |
| Cardamom (Elaichi) | It is used in most of the Indian and othersweet dishes to give a good flavour and smell. It is also used widely in pharmaceutical sector. | Helps to control bad breath and digestive disorder. A whole cardamom chewed is good for coping withdiabetes. |
| Chilli (Lal Mirch) | It is a main ingredient used for adding hot flavour to the food. | The antioxidants present in chilli help to cope with cholesterol. It also helps burningcalories |
| Cinnamon (Dalchini) | It is used for mainly for seasoning food and preparingmasalas It has medicinal uses too. | It supports natural production of insulin and reduces bloodcholesterol |
| Clove (Laung) | It is used as acooking ingredient mainly for seasoning or preparing Masalas. | Clove oil is beneficial for coping with tooth ache and sore gums. It is also beneficial remedy for chest pains, fever, digestive problems, cough and cold. |
| Coriander (Dhaniya) | Coriander leaves as well as coriander seeds are used incooking. It also has some medicinal uses. | It can be used externally on aching joints and rheumatism. It is also good for coping with soar throat,allergies, digestion problems, hay feveretc. |
| Cumin (Zeera) | It is used for cookingand it also possesses medicinal properties. | It is a good source oriron and keeps immune system healthy. Water boiled with cumin seeds is good for coping with dysentery. |
| Curry leaves(Curry Patta) | It is used as a main ingredient for seasoning in some countries. It has many medicinal uses. | These leaves are beneficial for reducingblood sugar. Each part of the plant provides some benefit or the other. The dried leaves are extensively used inherbal medicines. |
| Fenugreek (Methi) | It is mainly used as a green leafy vegetableand seeds are used for seasoning and preparing Masalas. It also has medicinal uses. | Fenugreek seed tea or sweet fudge is good for increasing breast milk. It also helpful fortreating diabetes andlowering cholesterol |
| Garlic (Lassan) | It is used for cookingas well as for the medicinal purpose. | It is useful for coping with cough and cold. It also has antibiotic properties. |
| Ginger (Adrak) | It is used for giving a specific flavour to food and has many medicinal uses. | Helps to avoid digestive problems. It is beneficial for coping with cough and cold. |
| Mustard (Rye) | It is used for seasoning as well as green leafy vegetable. The use of mustard oil is extensive in India but it is banned in some countries. | Mustard oil is good for body massage and even for getting good hair. It consists of omega-3 fatty acids. It is an excellent source of iron, zinc, manganese, calcium, protein etc. |
| Nutmeg (Jaiphal) | It is used in powdered form for garnishing and also for masala preparation. It is used in soaps, perfumes and shampoos. It can also be used for medicinal purpose. | It is beneficial for the treatments of asthma,heart disorder and bad breath. |
| Pepper (Kaali Mirch) | It is extensively used in cooking, especially for garnishing. It is has many medicinal uses too. | It helps coping withcold, cough, infections etc. It helps to deal with muscle pains and digestive problems |
| Saffron (Zaffran/Kesar) | It is used for cookingas well as in beauty products. It is mainly used in sweet dishes. It has good medicinal properties. | It helps to cope with skin diseases. It is a good remedy for cough,cold and asthma. |
| Star anise (Chakra Phool) | It is used in cooking and for medicinal purpose | Star anise oil is beneficial for rheumatism. It is helpful for digestion and avoiding bad breath |
| Turmeric (Haldi) | It is used in cooking and skin care products. It has wide range medicinal uses. | It helps deal with skin problems. Turmericpowder can be used for healing cuts and wounds. It also makes coping with diabetes easier. |
