Very often I get this question – What is this spice useful for? Being Indian we do use a lot of different kind of spices for taste and health benifits but most of the times I used to remember the taste and not the other reasons I would use them. Hence I have come up with a list of spices and their benifits so that if you like then you can try them and change the quality and taste of the food.
Enjoy a spicy day my friends 🙂
| Black pepper | Improve Digestion and Promote Intestinal Health |
| Basil | DNA Protection Plus Anti-Bacterial Properties |
| Tumeric | It helps deal with skin problems. Turmeric powder can be used for healing cuts and wounds. It also makes coping with diabetes easier. |
| Chile Pepper | Fight Inflammation, Natural Pain Relief, Cardiovascular Benefits, Clear Congestion, Boost Immunity, Help Stop the Spread of Prostate Cancer, Prevent Stomach Ulcers, Lose Weight, Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes |
| Cayenne Pepper | Fight Inflammation, Natural Pain Relief, Cardiovascular Benefits, Clear Congestion, Boost Immunity, Help Stop the Spread of Prostate Cancer, Prevent Stomach Ulcers, Lose Weight, Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes |
| Asafoetida (Hing) | Remedy for whooping cough and stomach ache caused due to gas. |
| Bay leaf (Tez Patta) | Bay leaf oil possesses antifungal and anti bacterial |
| Cardamom (Elaichi) | Helps to control bad breath and digestive disorder. A whole cardamom chewed is good for coping with diabetes. |
| Chilli (Lal Mirch) | The antioxidants present in chilli help to cope with cholesterol. It also helps burning calories |
| Cinnamon (Dalchini) | It supports natural production of insulin and reduces blood cholesterol, the highest anti-oxidant strength of all the food sources in nature |
| Clove (Laung) | 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) | It can be used externally on aching joints and rheumatism. It is also good for coping with soar throat, allergies, digestion problems, hay fever etc |
| Cumin (Zeera) | It is a good source or iron and keeps immune system healthy. Water boiled with cumin seeds is good for coping with dysentery. |
| Curry leaves(Curry Patta) | These leaves are beneficial for reducing blood sugar. Each part of the plant provides some benefit or the other. The dried leaves are extensively used in herbal medicines. |
| Fenugreek (Methi) | Fenugreek seed tea or sweet fudge is good for increasing breast milk. It also helpful for treating diabetes and lowering cholesterol |
| Garlic (Lassan) | It is useful for coping with cough and cold. It also has antibiotic properties. |
| Ginger (Adrak) | Helps to avoid digestive problems. It is beneficial for coping with cough and cold. |
| Mustard (Rye) | 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 beneficial for the treatments of asthma, heart disorder and bad breath. |
| Pepper (Kaali Mirch) | It helps coping with cold, cough, infections etc. It helps to deal with muscle pains and digestive problems |
| Saffron (Zaffran/Kesar) | It helps to cope with skin diseases. It is a good remedy for cough, cold and asthma. |
| Star anise (Chakra Phool) | Star anise oil is beneficial for rheumatism. It is helpful for digestion and avoiding bad breath |
| Nutmeg | anti-oxidant, disease preventing, and health promoting properties, vital B-complex vitamins, including vitamin C, folic acid, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin A and many flavonoid anti-oxidants like beta-carotene and cryptoxanthin |
| Mustard seeds | rich in phyto-nutrients, minerals, vitamins and anti-oxidants, B-complex vitamins, niacin (vitamin B-3), vitamin E, gamma tocopherol, minerals. Calcium, manganese, copper, iron, selenium and zinc |
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