These natural foods have many positive effects, including lowering inflammation, strengthening the heart, increasing immunity, and even preventing and combating cancer.

Having so many natural cures at your disposal reduces the need for pharmaceutical drugs significantly. People can flourish and concentrate on their general health rather than a specific illness that usually results from an imbalance of the mind, body, and environment by employing medicinal herbs and spices.

Arrowroot

The starch known as arrowroot is extracted from the rhizomes of the perennial herb Maranta arundinacea. It can help fight foodborne germs, treat urinary tract infections, improve digestion, ease mouth pain, and strengthen your immune system. Arrowroot is most effective when taken internally, such as by blending the powder into juice or another beverage.

Asafoetida

The perennial fennel plant is the source of the resinous gum known as asafoetida. Asafoetida powder can be used to treat digestive problems like IBS, diarrhoea, constipation, and gassiness, control blood sugar levels, reduce blood pressure, and ease asthma and chest congestion. Asafoetida powder can be added to soups and stews or bought as a supplement in the form of capsules or tinctures.

Basil

A member of the mint family, basil is an aromatic herb with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-stress qualities. It also has anti-cancer, anti-pain, anti-blood vessel, and immune-boosting properties. The numerous health advantages of basil are attributed to its essential oils, which are abundant in antioxidants.

Bay Leaf

The ancient Laurus nobilis tree yields bay leaves, which are frequently used in cuisine due to their unique savoury flavour. Antimicrobial, antifungal, and antioxidant qualities are all present in bay leaves. It can help prevent candida, treat dandruff, prevent cancer, enhance insulin function, raise cholesterol, treat skin infections, and promote wound healing. 

Cardamom

The seed pods of several plants in the ginger family are used to make cardamom. Manganese and phytonutrients are abundant in it. Ground cardamom can help prevent cavities and bad breath, control blood pressure, alleviate diabetes symptoms, support the digestive system, and prevent cancer. 

Cayenne pepper

The shrub known as cayenne pepper produces hollow fruit that develops into long pods and gives a fiery taste to various foods. These pods are prized for their numerous health advantages and can be purchased fresh, dried, or powdered.

Cayenne can help with digestion, blood clot prevention, migraine, joint and nerve pain relief, detoxification, allergy symptoms, and weight loss.

Chamomile

Numerous medical diseases, such as allergies, sleeplessness, anxiety, melancholy, arthritis, and gastrointestinal issues, might be improved by using chamomile plants. Other advantages of chamomile include its capacity to lessen inflammation, heal wounds, treat toothaches, PMS symptoms, muscle spasms, and combat skin irritations. 

Cilantro

Flavonoids, phenolic compounds, and phytonutrients are just a few of the many medicinal qualities found in cilantro, a herb with various uses. Cilantro has several health benefits, such as helping detoxify heavy metals, lowering blood sugar, improving sleep, reducing anxiety, improving heart health, supporting digestion, promoting skin health, and preventing free radical damage, which can cause various degenerative diseases.

Cinnamon

The bark of the Cinnamomum tree is used to make the spice cinnamon. One of the most healthful spices on the planet is cinnamon, which contains chemicals that are extracted to generate cinnamon oil. The anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-diabetic, immune-stimulating, heart-protective, and cancer-fighting qualities of cinnamon contribute to its health advantages. 

Seed of coriander

Coriander, which is often used whole or processed into powder, is the dried seeds of the cilantro plant. Eating coriander seeds can help prevent neurological disease, improve cholesterol, lower blood pressure, alleviate digestive problems, and drop blood sugar.

Cumin Seed 

The herb Cuminum cyminum, a parsley family member, is the source of cumin seeds. For cooking, it’s frequently pounded into a powder.

Using cumin seeds in your cooking can improve your digestion, strengthen your immune system, support healthy skin, alleviate respiratory issues, encourage detoxification, fight infections, battle oxidative stress, and avoid diabetes.

Curry Leaf

The curry tree, indigenous to India and Sri Lanka, yields curry leaves. Curry leaves are a good source of iron, fibre, and vitamins A, C, and E. They can decrease cholesterol, prevent iron deficiency anaemia, prevent or treat infections, fight diabetes, and improve heart health.

Fennel

Native to the Mediterranean, fennel is a perennial herb frequently used to aid digestion. Gas, bloating, heartburn, and colic in babies can all be alleviated by dried fennel seeds and fennel seed oil.

The benefits of fennel also include its potential to regulate blood pressure, treat respiratory infections, enhance eye health, alleviate menopausal symptoms, and improve heart health.

Fenugreek

Fenugreek belongs to the pea family and is an annual herb. Its leaves and seeds are frequently used to improve glycemic management, lower inflammation, aid digestion, raise cholesterol, and enhance athletic performance. Fenugreek has been shown to boost libido in men and helps encourage milk flow in nursing mothers. 

Lemongrass

The herb lemongrass has balanced, calming, relaxing, and energizing qualities. It has antifungal and antibacterial properties, lowers inflammation, keeps insects away, soothes stomachaches, increases energy, calms anxiety, lowers fevers, eases pain, and promotes menstruation.

Mint

Due to its frequent appearance in breath fresheners and chewing gum, mint is one of the most widely used medical herbs. Eating mint, drinking mint tea, or utilizing extracts from mint can assist with digestion, headache discomfort, nausea, depression symptoms, and respiratory ailments like asthma or persistent cough.

Moringa

Almost every part of the moringa plant is used to cure a wide range of illnesses around the world, such as cancer, diabetes, anaemia, allergies, arthritis, epilepsy, thyroid issues, high blood pressure, and low sex drive. It is a great source of protein, vitamins A and C, potassium, calcium, and amino acids, it also possesses antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiparasitic, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory qualities.

Uncooked Garlic

Garlic, which belongs to the same family as onions, chives, leeks, and scallions, grows as a bulb beneath a perennial plant. Raw garlic helps against dementia, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Additionally, it can help reverse hair loss, combat infections, and decrease blood pressure.