Spices
Created by slang on 06 May 2007 | Tagged as: Aromatherapy
Append below are a listing of Spices and Properties. Refer to the Medical terms for better understanding.
Aniseed: Antiseptic, antispasmodic and warming digestive. Relaxes stomach and chest, especially in all children’s ailments.
Caraway: Warming, antispasmodic and digestive.
Cardamom: Aromatic. A warming balancing digestive. Tonic; raises the spirits and clears the mind. Expectorant.
Cayenne: Hot, stimulating, antiseptic, antispasmodic, rubifacient. Improves circulation and adds heat to other remedies.
Cinnamon: Circulatory stimulant, warming digestive. Astringent for clearing nose and lungs.
Cloves: Warming, antiseptic, germicide, carminative, expectorant, anaesthetic.
Coriander: Gentle warming
Corn silk: Soothing diuretic.
Fennel seeds: Warming carminative, balances digestion. Diuretic. Stimulates milk flow. Not to be used in pregnancy.
Ginger: Stimulating, antispasmodic, relaxant, diaphoretic, digestive. Relieves nausea. Warms the whole system.
Juniper berries: Antiseptic diuretic. Not to be used during in pregnancy.
Mustard Seed: Warming antispasmodic. Rubifacient. Emetic.
Nutmeg: Antiseptic, analgesic, digestive stimulant. Relaxing in small doses; emetic in large doses.
Turmeric: Antiseptic, aromatic, digestive, hepatic.

