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Top 14 Spices For Promoting Health
The leaf, root, bark, berry, bud, seed, stigma of a plant or flower used for the purpose of cooking are commonly referred to as herbs and spices.
Spices add to or enhance the flavor of foods
Spices have been documented as a significant source for discovering new pharmaceutical molecules that have been used to treat serious diseases.
1. Asafoetida - amzn.to/2QoH9iM
Recent studies have shown several promising activities particularly as relaxant, neuroprotective,
memory enhancing, digestive enzyme, antioxidant, antispasmodic, hypotensive, anticancer and antiobesity
2. Bay leaves - amzn.to/2G1i23J
They also contain eugenol, a compound with antiinflammatory and antioxidant properties, explaining their long-use in herbal cold remedies.
3. Cardamom -amzn.to/2Qrf0aP
Cardamom finds usage in digestive problems, asthma, bronchitis, and urinary complaints
The main compound is 1,8 cineole, with smaller amounts of alpha terpineol, borneol, camphor, limonene, alpha terpenyl acetate, and alpha pinene
4. Cloves - amzn.to/3lvFJ4u
Cloves are rich in many phytochemicals like sesquiterpenes, monoterpenes, hydrocarbon, and phenolic compounds.
Clove is analgesic, antioxidant, anticancer, antiseptic, anti-depressant, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antifungal, and antibacterial activity of eugenol against several pathogenic bacteria including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus.
6. Coriander Seeds - amzn.to/2Qy3udD
As a medicinal plant, coriander has been used as an antifungal, antioxidant, hypolipidemic, antimicrobial, hypocholesterolemic , and anticonvulsant substance.
The major compounds present in essential oil are linalool; alpha pinene; gamma terpinene; geranyl acetate; camphor and geraniol
7. Cumin - amzn.to/31uKuD7
Cuminaldehyde, cymene, terpinene are the major volatile components in cumin
Cumin enhances the appetite, taste perception, digestion, vision, strength and lactation.
8. Fennel - amzn.to/34NsTZx
Estragole, a main component of Fennel
Fennel has antioxidant, antitumor, chemopreventive, cytoprotective, hepatoprotective, hypoglycemic, and oestrogenic activities
9. Fenugreek-amzn.to/3llyUSP
herbal remedy, with anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, and anti-diabetic effects
Protective effects of fenugreek on cholesterol and hyperlipidemia might be based on modulation of hepatic steatosis, inflammation and oxidative stress secondary to diabetes
Fenugreek contain two alkaloid trigonelline and choline and two flavanoid known as quercitin and luteolin found active as antioxidant.
10. Cinnamon - amzn.to/2YBmYCy
remedy for respiratory, digestive and gynaecological ailments
Three of the main components of the essential oils obtained from the bark of Cinnamon are
trans-cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, and linaloo
Cinnamon has proven anti-inflammatory properties, anti-microbial activity, reducing cardiovascular disease
11. Mace/Nutmeg - amzn.to/2YD1OEj
Mace is a spice that has long been used for treating the common gastrointestinal conditions include acid reflux, dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting, peptic ulcer, abdominal pain, flatulence, diarrhea, Helicobacter pylori infection, and gastrointestinal cancer
Nutmeg also has antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, and antidepressant activities
Many bioactive compounds including camphene, elemicin, eugenol, isoelemicin, isoeugenol, methoxyeugenol, pinene, sabinene, safrol, myristic acid, myristicin, and lignan were found in Nutmeg
12. Mustard Seeds -amzn.to/2Ez8D2G
The main chemical constituents of mustard seeds are glucosinolates, sterols, and glyceride esters of fatty acids.
Mustard seeds have Antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic, and antihyperchlolesterolemic activities.
Glucosinolates in mustard seed have antibacterial, insecticidal, and antifungal effects
13. Turmeric - amzn.to/3gxEw94
Turmeric, referred to as the “Queen of spices” - is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant (Curcuma longa L.) of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.
Curcumin is a phytochemical in turmeric
Curcumin is a more effective anti-clotting agent than aspirin
Curcumin in turmeric can scavenge peroxynitrite free-radical, prevents colon cancer and blocks amyloid-beta aggregation, which may prevent Alzheimer's Disease
14. Pepper - amzn.to/2YFbvlM
Pepper are aromatic plants used as spices in the kitchen.
Pepper possess therapeutic and preventive potential against several chronic disorders.
Pepper can be used to treat several diseases such as urological problems, skin, liver and stomach ailments, for wound healing, and as antipyretic and anti-inflammatory agents
Spices also have a possible role in conferring protection against cardiovascular, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer and type 2 diabetes.
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