Herbs & Spices Zulhairy Abdullah

Content What is Herb ? What is Spice ? Different types of Herbs & Spices Uses of Herbs & Spices Benefits of Herbs & Spices Summary

What is Herb ?

What is Spice ?

Different types of Herbs & Spices

Uses of Herbs & Spices

Benefits of Herbs & Spices

Summary

What is Herb A plant whose stem does not produce woody, persistent tissue and generally dies back at the end of each growing season. Valued for qualities such as medicinal properties, flavor, scent, or the like. Herbs, such as ginger, may be used fresh, and are commonly chopped into smaller pieces.

A plant whose stem does not produce woody, persistent tissue and generally dies back at the end of each growing season.

Valued for qualities such as medicinal properties, flavor, scent, or the like.

Herbs, such as ginger, may be used fresh, and are commonly chopped into smaller pieces.

What is Spice A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark or vegetative substance used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for the purpose of flavoring, and sometimes as a preservative. Spices sometimes are grounded or grated into a powder.

A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark or vegetative substance used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for the purpose of flavoring, and sometimes as a preservative.

Spices sometimes are grounded or grated into a powder.

A Few Types of Herbs & Spices Garlic Ginger Turmeric Gotu Kola Onion Cinnamon Cloves Coriander Fennel Fenugreek

Garlic

Ginger

Turmeric

Gotu Kola

Onion

Cinnamon

Cloves

Coriander

Fennel

Fenugreek

Uses of Herbs & Spices Culinary Medicinal Spiritual

Culinary

Medicinal

Spiritual

Benefits of Garlic & Ginger Garlic - helps regulate the body's blood pressure, either having problems with low or high blood pressure, garlic can help equalize it. - strengthen body's defenses against allergies; helps loosen plaque from the artery walls; helps regulate your blood sugar levels; and is the best choice for killing and expelling parasites such as pin worms from the human body. Ginger - effective for relieving the severity of nausea even in cases of pregnancy warming action on the upper respiratory tract, so it has been used to treat colds and flu. effective in cramps caused by stomach gas. Ginger also stimulates digestion.

Garlic - helps regulate the body's blood pressure, either having problems with low or high blood pressure, garlic can help equalize it.

- strengthen body's defenses against allergies; helps loosen plaque from the artery walls; helps regulate your blood sugar levels; and is the best choice for killing and expelling parasites such as pin worms from the human body.

Ginger - effective for relieving the severity of nausea even in cases of pregnancy

warming action on the upper respiratory tract, so it has been used to treat colds and flu.

effective in cramps caused by stomach gas. Ginger also stimulates digestion.

Benefits of Turmeric Turmeric - a natural antiseptic and antibacterial agent, useful in disinfecting cuts and burns. - a potent natural anti-inflammatory that works as well as many anti-inflammatory drugs but without the side effects. - a natural liver detoxifier

Turmeric - a natural antiseptic and antibacterial agent, useful in disinfecting cuts and burns.

- a potent natural anti-inflammatory that works as well as many anti-inflammatory drugs but without the side effects.

- a natural liver detoxifier

Benefits of Gotu Kola & Onion Gotu Kola - lowering high blood pressure, treating venous insufficiency (pooling of blood in the veins, usually in the legs), boosting memory and intelligence, easing anxiety, and speeding the healing of injuries. Onion - contain chemical compounds believed to have anti-inflammatory, anticholesterol, anticancer, and antioxidant properties.

Gotu Kola - lowering high blood pressure, treating venous insufficiency (pooling of blood in the veins, usually in the legs), boosting memory and intelligence, easing anxiety, and speeding the healing of injuries.

Onion - contain chemical compounds believed to have anti-inflammatory, anticholesterol, anticancer, and antioxidant properties.

Benefits of Cinnamon & Cloves Cinnamon - can lower LDL cholesterol. regulatory effect on blood sugar, making it especially beneficial for people with Type 2 diabetes. smelling cinnamon may boosts cognitive function and memory. Cloves - stimulating and have antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antiseptic properties. A natural anesthetic, which is why they were often used for dental procedures in centuries past and are still used in some cultures to remedy toothache.

Cinnamon - can lower LDL cholesterol.

regulatory effect on blood sugar, making it especially beneficial for people with Type 2 diabetes.

smelling cinnamon may boosts cognitive function and memory.

Cloves - stimulating and have antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antiseptic properties.

A natural anesthetic, which is why they were often used for dental procedures in centuries past and are still used in some cultures to remedy toothache.

Benefits of Coriander Coriander - strengthen the stomach and promote digestion, increase secretion and discharge of urine and reduce fever. helps in the removal of phlegm and lower blood cholesterol

Coriander - strengthen the stomach and promote digestion, increase secretion and discharge of urine and reduce fever.

helps in the removal of phlegm and lower blood cholesterol

Benefits of Fennel & Fenugreek Fennel – Used for congestion, conjunctivitis, stimulating appetite increases the flow of breast milk treatment of digestive problems such as bloating, flatulence and mild spasms of the gastrointestinal tract Fenugreek - helps lower blood glucose and cholesterol levels increase milk production in lactating women

Fennel – Used for congestion, conjunctivitis, stimulating appetite

increases the flow of breast milk

treatment of digestive problems such as bloating, flatulence and mild spasms of the gastrointestinal tract

Fenugreek - helps lower blood glucose and cholesterol levels

increase milk production in lactating women

Precautions Research first before starting on a herbal treatment Understand the side effects If you want to treat a health condition … Consult your doctor !!!

Research first before starting on a herbal treatment

Understand the side effects

If you want to treat a health condition … Consult your doctor !!!

Summary Herbs & Spices are beneficial to human There are various types of Herbs & Spices that we can use either to enjoy our food better or to live a healthy life.

Herbs & Spices are beneficial to human

There are various types of Herbs & Spices that we can use either to enjoy our food better or to live a healthy life.

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English – Latin - Malay Garlic - Allium sativum – Bawang Putih Ginger - Zingiber officinale - Halia Turmeric - Curcuma longa - Kunyit Gotu Kola - Centella asiatica -Pegaga Onion - Allium cepa – Bawang Merah Cinnamon - Cinnamomum zeylanicum – Kayu manis Cloves - Syzygium aromaticum – Bunga cengkih Coriander - Coriandrum sativum – Biji Ketumbar Fennel - Foeniculum vulgare – Jintan manis Fenugreek - Trigonella foenum-grecum - Halba

Garlic - Allium sativum – Bawang Putih

Ginger - Zingiber officinale - Halia

Turmeric - Curcuma longa - Kunyit

Gotu Kola - Centella asiatica -Pegaga

Onion - Allium cepa – Bawang Merah

Cinnamon - Cinnamomum zeylanicum – Kayu manis

Cloves - Syzygium aromaticum – Bunga cengkih

Coriander - Coriandrum sativum – Biji Ketumbar

Fennel - Foeniculum vulgare – Jintan manis

Fenugreek - Trigonella foenum-grecum - Halba

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