List of Top 15 Indian Spices Health Benefits

1. Clery Seeds (Ajwain)

• Massage with Ajwain seed oil is useful for joint pain.
• A mix of ajwain seed +dried ginger + black salt ease gas and indigestion.
• Its seeds powder + black salt works well for hyperacidity.
• Good for glowing of skin.
• Seed powder +rock salt + buttermilk is a wonderful mixture for dry cough.
• Bedwetting can be solved if it is taken with Tribulus.

2. Ginger

• Ginger juice is quite effective for earache.
• Useful for backache and toothache.
• Chewing a small quantity of ginger + salt enhances appetite.
• Dried ginger hardens the stool while fresh one loses it.
• Ginger + salt mitigates constipation and flatulence.
• Juice in a small quantity of ginger and honey is good for cold and cough.

3. Liquorice

• It is used in the preparation of cosmetic aids that removes freckles and pimples.
• Liquorice powder and milk are good for hyperacidity.
• The application of its paste with milk removes pimples and blemishes.
• A decoction of liquorice is beneficial in preventing grey of hair.

4. Coriander

• The application of coriander paste on the affected parts relieves from pain and swelling.
• Stop nosebleed when its juice instilled into the nose.
• A mix of coriander +liquorice works well for cough.

5. Cardamom

• A mix of cardamom and coconut oil promotes wound healing.
• Application of warm sesame oil, cardamom, and cinnamon ease from migraine.
• It is used for fair complexion and bath powder.
• Drinking water + cardamom + cinnamon is a remedy for bad breath.
• Cardamom + ginger combat phlegm.
• One may have control in the ejaculation of semen if cardamom +asafetida powder is taken with ghee.

6. Castor

• The application of its oil eases joint swelling.
• It acts as a cleansing agent for the eyes when few drops of it put into the eyes.
• Its oil gives good hair.
• When 2 tsp of its juice is taken with 2 tsp of sugar twice a day, is beneficial for hepatitis.

7. Cinnamon

• The application of cinnamon paste on the head relieves headaches.
• Massage with it is beneficial for joint swelling.
• When a soaked swab of it placed in toothache, ease the pain.
• It is used for cosmetic preparation.
• Penile erection gets strengthen with the massage of it.

8. Turmeric

• Its powder is used in cuts to stop bleeding.
• Eyewash with its powder and water is beneficial for conjunctivitis.
• A warm mix of turmeric paste with ghee is used for inflamed joints.
• It is one of the important ingredients for cosmetic preparation.
• A mix of turmeric powder +milk + sugar is good for cough.
• Turmeric powder+Jaggery + rice water works well for urinary stone.
• ¼ tsp of its powder + warm water is beneficial in jaundice.

9. Asafoetida

• A paste of neem leaves +asafetida is used for wound dressing.
• Mix 1/4 tsp of it with cardamom, take it with milk and ghee, good for urinary complaints.
• It is used in case of dental pain.
• When it is put as a nasal drop, eases from migraine.

10. Cumin Seed

• Give good relief from pain when its paste is applied.
• Used for skin complexion.
• It promotes wound healing when washed with it.
• Eyewash with it is good for conjunctivitis.
• A paste of turmeric, alum, and cumin seeds are used in treating piles.
• It acts as an appetizer.
• To abate vomiting during pregnancy, a mix of it with lemon juice is preferred.

11. Sesame

• Application of a paste of sesame seeds, honey, and ghee helps in wound healing and also good for piles.
• Sesame oil massage makes the gum stronger.
• Massage of a mix of sesame and nutmeg oil is beneficial for swollen joints.
• A mix of its oil, milk, turmeric, and cumin removes blemishes from the face.
• Apply the paste of its leaves and roots promote the growth of hair.
• Sesame oil promotes breast milk.
• It is too beneficial for bleeding of gums and colitis.

12. Garlic

• The application of garlic paste on the affected joints alleviates pain and swelling.
• The application of garlic juice is useful for ringworm.
• A nasal drop of its juice ease from headache.
• Consumption of it reduces cholesterol.
• A mix of garlic +ghee is good for abdominal pain.
• Eating fried garlic and ghee is extremely beneficial for arthritis.

13. Clove

• Good for mouth odorants.
• Clove oil massage is effective for backache and rheumatic joints.
• A paste of grind cloves with water, when applied to the forehead, relieves headaches.
• Cold can be tackled when decoction of 5 cloves is taken thrice a day.
• Clove decoction is good for digestion.
• Clove powder + honey is effective for bronchial asthma.

14. Black Pepper

• A paste of black pepper and sesame oil is used for skin diseases.
• A mix of its powder and asafetida relieves flatulence.
• An equal proportion of black pepper, ghee, and honey alleviate cough and phlegm.
• The nasal powder is beneficial for cough and asthma.
• Application of its powder and ghee relieves pain from piles.
• A gargle of it is good for dental pain.

15. Fenugreek

• The application of its seeds paste relieves painful joints.
• Make a solution of its powder with water, use the same for hair wash in the morning, gives silky hair.
• Its seeds are beneficial for breast milk.
• Eat cooked fenugreek and rice is good for anemic patients.
• Its seeds are also useful for diabetes.
• The application of fresh leaf paste on the scalp prevents hair from falling.
• Also used for fair complexion.