Beyond the good aromas they give to your favorite dishes, spices and roots have very powerful medicinal powers on health!
You have to know them and know how to use them.
Definitions
“Spices are the aromatic seeds, buds, roots, rhizomes, rinds, pods, flowers or parts of flowers, berries and other fruits of a variety of plants which are used in relatively small amounts to flavor foods. They are consumed primarily in their dried form as condiments. “
Ginger
The officinale ginger is a species of plants native to India, of the Zingiber genus and of the Zingiberaceae family, the rhizome of which is used in cooking and in traditional medicine. Wikipedia
This rhizome is a spice widely used in a large number of Asian cuisines, and in particular in Indian cuisine.
It is considered a superfood and a real remedy as its nutritional composition and benefits are important
Its spicy and peppery smell make it a very popular spice in dishes, drinks and cakes.
It has a pungent, peppery, searing and lemony flavor, slightly camphorated
It is composed of
Gingerol
Shogaol
Citral
Nutritional composition
Minerals:
Manganese
Potassium
Vitamins:
vitamin B9, as well as vitamins C, E, A, B1, B2, B3, B5 and B6 in smaller amounts
The benefits of ginger
- Antioxidant
- Anti inflammatory
- Improved digestion
Turmeric
We are interested in turmeric when we are looking for powerful natural products that regenerate the body.
I admit never having heard of it during my Nutella periods.
Turmeric is really an intriguing product because it is so unrecognized compared to its many medicinal priorities.
Its qualities are put forward for anticancer treatments.
It even appears that curcumin is being used in hospitals for patients with terminal cancer …
Obviously there can be controversies on these subjects toxic products versus natural products.
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a perennial rhizomatous herbaceous plant of the Curcuma genus of the Zingiberaceae family native to South or Southeast Asia.
Nutritional composition
Very rich in iron, manganese, magnesium, zinc, potassium, copper and vitamin C, it also provides calcium and vitamins of group B.
The benefits of turmeric
- Antioxidant
- Anti inflammatory
- Improved digestion\
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