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Fenugreek Powder also known as Methi Powder and Trigonella Foenum Graecum is a wonder herb and a very popular vegetable used in India. Seeds of Methi are generally used as a condiment and for flavoring. The regular long term use of methi seeds and its powder helps to maintain cholesterol level which is already in the normal range. Methi is rich in Proteins, Calcium, Phosphorus and Iron in their natural forms.

Its mineral and vitamin contents are also very high and easily assimilated by our body. Methi seeds are nourishing and rejuvenating with the properties of a stimulant. Apart from its medicinal benefits, it is also mixed with Henna for making natural dye and hair treatment products.

Health Benefits :

• Digestive problems, including constipation, loss of appetite, and gastritis
• Breast milk production and flow
• Diabetes
• Low testosterone or libido
• Painful menstruation
• Menopause
• Arthritis
• High Blood Pressure
• Obesity
• Breathing problems
• Boils
• Low Exercise Performance
• Ulcers
• Open Wounds
• Muscle Pain
• Migraines and Headaches
• Childbirth Pains

Garlic is a hardy, bulbous, rooted, perennial plant with narrow flat leaves and bears small white flowers and bulbils. The compound bulb consists of 6 to 34 bulblets called ‘cloves’ which are surrounded by a common, thin, white or pinkish papery sheet. Garlic has a strong flavour and taste.

Applications : Garlic is used for flavouring various dishes practically all over the world. In United States almost half of the produce is dehydrated for use in mayonnaise products, salad dressings and in several meat preparations. Raw garlic is used in the preparation of garlic powder, garlic salt, garlic vinegar, garlic cheese croutins, garlicked potato chips, garlic bread, garlicked bacon etc. Spray dried garlic products, liquid garlic preparations are other products. In India and other Asian and Middle East Countries, garlic is used in pickles, curry powders, curried vegetables, meat preparations etc. Oil of garlic is used as a flavouring agent in soups, canned foods, sauces etc. The other properties are anti-bacterial, fungicidal and insecticidal. In the area of medicine, it is used for various ailments of stomach, skin diseases. It has wider applications in indigenous medicines and is also considered as highly nutritive.

Applications :

• Antioxidant and Diuretic Properties May Lower Blood Pressure. 
• May Contain Cancer-Fighting Compounds. 
• May Protect from Chronic Diseases Thanks to Anti-Inflammatory Effects. 
• May Help with Digestive Problems, Including Ulcers. 
• May Treat Bad Breath and Prevent Cavities. 
• May Have Antibacterial Effects and Treat Infections.

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• Large black cardamom is the dried fruit of a perennial herbaceous plant.
• It belongs to cardamom family named as a zingiberaceae, other names, of small cardamom are lesser cardamom, true cardamom, Malabar cardamom.

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• Turmeric Contains Bioactive Compounds With Powerful Medicinal Properties
• Turmeric Dramatically Increases the Antioxidant Capacity of the body.
• Curcumin Boosts Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Linked to Improved Brain Function and a Lower Risk of Brain Diseases.

Turmeric and especially its most active compound curcumin have many scientifically-proven health benefits, such as the potential to prevent heart disease, Alzheimer's and cancer. It's a potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant and may also help improve symptoms of depression and arthritis

Turmeric is mildly aromatic and has scents of orange or ginger. It has a pungent, bitter flavor. Turmeric, with its brilliant yellow color, has been used as a dye, medicine, and flavoring since 600 BC

The crop is grown as a winter annual for its seed and seed oil, used for flavouring tinned food and sauces. It is also used in pickles. The seed has carminative and nerve stimulant properties; it is used as a neuro-tonic in domestic medicine.

Health Benefits :

• Weight Loss. One stalk of celery contains only about 10 calories, while a cup of chopped celery contains about 16.
• Anti-inflammatory. Celery is rich in phytonutrient antioxidants that contain anti-inflammatory properties. 
• Hydration. 
• Heartburn. 
• Cholesterol and blood pressure. 
• Digestion. 
• Cancer. 
• Sex

Nutmeg and mace are used for diarrhea, nausea, stomach spasms and pain, and intestinal gas. They are also used for treating cancer, kidney disease, and trouble sleeping (insomnia); increasing menstrual flow; causing a miscarriage; as a hallucinogen; and as a general tonic.

Health Benefits :

• Helps Improve Digestion. Nutmeg is known to have medicinal properties that can treat stomach ulcers and help in digestion. 
• Helps Treat Insomnia. 
• Helps Relieve Pain. 
• Helps in Brain Activity. 
• Great for Your Skin. 
• Helps Treat Bad Breath. 
• Helps Regulate Blood Pressure and Circulation. 
• Helps Protect the Liver.

Ginger has a very long history of use in various forms of traditional/alternative medicine. It has been used to help digestion, reduce nausea and help fight the flu and common cold, to name a few. Ginger can be used fresh, dried, powdered, or as an oil or juice, and is sometimes added to processed foods and cosmetics.

Applications : Ginger is a very popular spice used worldwide; whether it be used to spice up meals, or as a medicine, the demand for ginger all over the world has been consistent throughout history. Ginger can be used for a variety of food or medicine items such as vegetables, candy, soda, pickles, and alcoholic beverages.

The "True Cinnamon" or Sri Lankan Cinnamon is the dried inner stem bark of Cinnamomum Verum. Cinnamon plants are grown as bushes. When the plants are of two years age, they typically measure at about 2 meter in high and 8-12 cm at the base. It is at this stage they are ready for harvesting.

Cinnamomum Cassia (Chinese Cinnamon) is the dried bark of cassia which is a small, bushy, ever green tree, 18-20 mtr high and 40-60 cm diameter with a straight and cylindrical trunk and grey brown bark, 13-15mm thick when mature.

Applications : The commercial products of cinnamon are quills, quillings, featherings, chips, cinnamon bark oil and cinnamon leaf oil. ‘Quills’ are scraped peel of the inner bark of the mature cinnamon shoots, joined together with overlapping tubes, the hollow of which has been filled with smaller pieces of cinnamon peels which is dried first in the sun and thereafter in the shade. ‘Quillings’ are broken pieces and splits of all grades of cinnamon quills. ‘Featherings’ are feather like pieces of inner bark consisting of shavings and small pieces of bark left over. Cinnamon ‘chips’ are rough unpeelable barks scraped off from the thicker stems. Cinnamon leaf and bark oil are obtained by distilling the leaf and bark separately. Cinnamon bark is a popular spice with a delicate fragrance and a warm agreeable taste. It is used in the form of small pieces or powder. It is widely used in flavouring confectionary, liquors, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. It is found to help diabetics in digestion of sugar. It has astringent; stimulant and carminative properties and can check nausea and vomiting.