The range of medicinal herbs and spices 115
Cumin Cuminum Pinene, "-terpineol, Relieves flatulence and
cyminum ciminaldehyde.3,5 bloating, stimulates
digestive process.
Dill Anethum Carvone, limonene, Used as infant colic, cough,
graveolens flavonoids, cumarins, cold and flu remedies.
xanthones, Relieve digestive disorders.
triterpenes.1,3,5
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus Cineole, eucalyptol, Treat fevers and asthma.
citriodora caffeic, coumaric, Externally for athlete’s
gentisic, syringic, foot, dandruff, herpes.
hydroxybenzoic, gallic,
vanillic acids.1,3,41
Fennel Foeniculum Anethole, fenchone, Antispasmodic, stimulate
vulgare fixed oil, perroselinic mild flow and digestive
oil, oleic acid, disorders, a carminative,
linoleic acid, essential relieve infant colic,
oils, vitamin diuretic.
A & C.1,5,38
Fenugreek Trigonella Trigonelline, protein, Reduce cholesterol and
foenum-graceccum linoleic, oleic, linolenic, triglycerides, blood sugar
and palmitic acids, level, platelet aggregation
choline, coumarin, in patients with coronary
nicotinic acid.1,5,29,34 artery disease.
Garlic Allium sativum Phytosterol, alliin, Antibiotic, antifungal,
choline, iodine, anti-tumor activities.
diallyl trisulfide, Treat anemia, arthritis,
uranium, asthma, antioxidant,
inulin-containing, cough, diabetes, cold,
allcin, polyoses, hypotension, hypertension.
scordinins, selenium,
saponin.5,9,30,31,58,59
Ginger Zingiber officinale Essential oils, linalool, Anti-inflammatory, anti-
zingiberol, zingiberene, tumor, stimulates gastric
phellandrene, gingerol, secretion. Effect on platelet
camphene, citral, aggregation in patients
methylheptenone, with coronary artery
nonylaldehyde, d- diseases.
borneol.32,33,34,35,74
Horseradish Armoracia Asparagine, resin, Arthritis, gout, and
rusticana calcium, iron, vitamin respiratory and urinary
B and C, potassium, infections.
phosphorus, mustard oil,
asparagine, sinigrin.3,38
Licorice Glycyrrhiza Glycorrhizin, mucilage, Stomach, duodenal ulcers,
glabra flavonoids, saponin, cough remedy, anti-
glycyrrhetinic acid, inflammatory, laxative,
glabridin, tannic acid, anti-allergic, anti-hepatitis.
glucuronic acid.5,36
Marjoram Marjoram Volatile oil, oleoresin, Rhinitis and colds for
hortensis arbutin, calcium, iron, infants, rhinitis in toddlers,
protein, Vitamin A & C, and gastritis. Oil for
hydroxyquinone, coughs, gall bladder
minerals37,38 complaints and
gastrointestinal cramps.
Ta ble 7.1 Continued
Common name Scientific name Major constituents Therapeutic values