🌱 Spices & Culinary Herbs

Detailed profiles of spices & culinary herbs used in Ayurveda and traditional medicine.

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Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Golden spice with potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

Anti-inflammatory Joint pain Skin glow
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Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Universal digestive and anti-inflammatory rhizome used across culinary and healing traditions.

Nausea relief Digestion Cold & flu
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Cardamom (Elaichi)

Elettaria cardamomum

Queen of spices — aromatic pods that aid digestion, freshen breath, and calm the mind.

Digestion Breath freshener Detox
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Black Pepper

Piper nigrum

King of spices — piperine enhances nutrient absorption and has potent antioxidant properties.

Digestion Bioavailability enhancer Anti-inflammatory
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Cinnamon (Dalchini)

Cinnamomum verum

Sweet warming bark spice with powerful blood sugar regulating and antimicrobial properties.

Blood sugar control Antimicrobial Heart health
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Cloves (Laung)

Syzygium aromaticum

Intensely aromatic flower buds with analgesic and antiseptic properties — a dental pain remedy.

Dental pain Antiseptic Nausea
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Cumin (Jeera)

Cuminum cyminum

Essential Indian spice with powerful digestive, immunity-boosting, and iron-rich properties.

Digestion Immunity Iron source
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Carom Seeds (Ajwain)

Trachyspermum ammi

Pungent Indian spice with thymol compounds — outstanding for digestive complaints and respiratory issues.

Indigestion Gas & bloating Cold & cough
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Star Anise

Illicium verum

Star-shaped spice rich in shikimic acid — antiviral, antifungal, and digestive properties.

Antiviral Digestion Flu remedy
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Mustard (Sarson)

Brassica juncea

Pungent seed and oil plant with remarkable anti-inflammatory, warming, and cancer-preventive properties.

Anti-inflammatory Joint pain (oil) Cholesterol
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