The black ginger (Kaempferia parviflora) is an herbaceous plant that belongs to the Zingiberaceae family (ginger family). According to a study, black ginger is known as natural viagra because it contains a large number of PDE5 inhibitors, which act like viagra, but without negative side effects. In traditional medicine performed in Thailand, since ancient times, […]
Category: Herbal Spices
Cayenne pepper is a spice that is often used in cooking food around the world, including Italy, China, and Mexico. In cayenne pepper, there is a substance that is not only to provide a sense of heat but also can provide health benefits, capsaicin. In its form as a supplement, capsaicin is believed to have […]
What’s on your mind when you heard the word “chili”? It must be some words like ‘spicy’, ‘red’, and others. But actually, this spicy little thing is not always come in red. There are some green chilies as well, and one of the famous one is Indian Green Chilies. Why this one is famous, because […]
There are thousands types of herbs and spices and people seem cannot live without them because herbs and spices are the key to culinary history. You must be surprised to find out how the history of garlic in culinary could be traced back to ancient period. Furthermore, adding them to foods is not only improving […]
Roses are red, violet is blue. Yellow or Red, Capsicum is good for you. There’s more than it’s color. This red and yellow pepper add an eye catching colour to any dish. Yet, after read this article, you will have another reason to pick them over its sibling (the green one). Yes, this colorful vegetables […]
There are kinds of herb that is used for medical treatment. They can be used as herbal spices or herbal foods as well. One of them is haritaki fruit powder. Haritaki is the dried fruit and is known as Kadukkai, Karakkaya, Kadukka Podi and Chebulic Myrobalan in various languages across the region. This fruit is grown […]
Herbs are actually part of everyone’s daily life but most people don’t aware of the health benefits of herbs they consume every day. When it comes to herbs, the first thing most people thought is herbs used in traditional medication which have bitter taste and quite smelly. Well, the fact is not all herbs are […]
Cardamom has another name that is Elaichi. Elaichi is a kind of spice plant produced from the seeds of some plants. Elaichi includes expensive spices in the world, after turmeric and vanilla. Many people use elaichi as a spice for certain dishes and also for a mixture of herb or traditional medicine. Elaichi came from […]
Have you tried some Middle East cuisines? If you have and then you will find that your tongue is served as well as your belly. Though most of Arabic cuisines were dominated with red meat especially lamb meat but still the rich combinations of Arabic herbs are not only enhancing the flavors but also giving […]
When it comes to Asian herbs and spices, Thailand is one of the countries which are rich of herbs and spices commonly found in Thai foods. The tropical climate of Thailand provides this country sunlight all year around to grow a lot of tropical herbal plants. Just like any countries in Asia, cuisines from Thailand […]