Results for "traditional medicine"
23 spices found.
🇮🇷 Iran and 4 moreSaffronزعفران
The dried crimson stigmas of the autumn-blooming saffron crocus.Stigma · Sharp and pungent · Bitter
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreMasticΜαστίχα
A bitter-sweet resin from the mastic tree, used in desserts and traditional medicine.Bitter · Sharp and pungent
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreSpearmint
The square-stemmed herb with pointed leaves used for tea and flavouring oil.Leaf
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreWild turmericKasthuri Manjal
A South Asian rhizome with a musky scent, used for colouring and skin care.Root · Warm and sweet-spiced
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreBenzoin resin
A sweet balsamic tree resin used in incense, perfumes, and traditional medicine.Resin · Sweet and mellow
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka and 3 moreCeylon cinnamon
The inner bark of a Sri Lankan evergreen tree, prized for its delicate quills.Bark · Sweet and mellow · Warm and sweet-spiced
🇰🇷 South KoreaBamboo salt죽염
Sea salt baked nine times in bamboo stems and pine fire, a Korean condiment and traditional remedy.Seasoning · Sweet and mellow
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreAlligator pepper
The seed pods of West African ginger plants, named for the bumpy texture of their inner kernels.Fruit · Sharp and pungent · Hot and fiery
🇯🇵 Japan and 4 moreMugwort艾草 (ài cǎo)
Aromatic leaves from the Artemisia genus used in Asian cuisine and traditional medicine.Leaf · Bitter · Herbal and green
🇪🇬 Egypt and 3 moreAnise
The sweet, licorice-flavored seed of an annual herb from the Mediterranean basin.Seed · Sweet and mellow · Anise and liquorice
🇨🇴 Colombia and 2 moreTolu balsam
A South American tree resin prized for its warm scent and historical medicinal role.Resin · Warm and sweet-spiced
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 3 moreKesum
An aromatic herb from Southeast Asia, used fresh in salads and soups.Leaf · Sharp and pungent · Herbal and green
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreZedoarytemu putih
A bitter rhizome from the ginger family, once common in Austronesian kitchens.Root · Bitter · Sharp and pungent
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreCumin
The dried seed of a small parsley-family herb, used whole or ground in many world cuisines.Seed · Warm and sweet-spiced · Earthy and deep
🇵🇪 Peru and 3 morePink peppercornmulli
The dried pink drupes of the Schinus molle tree, sold as a peppery alternative to black pepper.Fruit · Sharp and pungent · Citrus and bright
🇸🇾 Syria and 5 moreSumac
A tart, crimson spice made from ground berries of the Rhus coriaria shrub.Seed · Sour and tart · Citrus and bright
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreIndian costusकुष्ठ (kuṣṭha)
The dried root of a Himalayan thistle, used for centuries in perfumes and traditional remedies.Root · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreZanthoxylum bungeanum
A shrub from China that produces the numbing peppercorns of Sichuan cuisine.Seed · Numbing and tingling
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 4 moreLolot pepperlá lốt
The heart-shaped leaf of a creeping vine, used to wrap and flavor grilled meats in Southeast Asia.Smoky · Herbal and green
🇨🇳 ChinaSha ren砂仁
The dried fruit of a ginger-family plant, used in Chinese cooking and medicineSharp and pungent · Bitter
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGarden cress
A fast-growing edible herb with peppery leaves and seeds used in salads and traditional medicine.Leaf · Sharp and pungent · Sour and tart
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreChenpi陳皮
Sun-dried mandarin orange peel aged for use in Chinese cooking and medicineFruit · Sweet and mellow · Sharp and pungent
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreGinger
The pungent rhizome of a flowering plant, widely used as a spice and folk medicine.Root · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Ceylon cinnamon: NickCT, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mastic: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chenpi: Dboxes, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bamboo salt: Marcela ( talk ), GFDL 1.2, source
- Sicilian sumac: Dedda71, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cumin: Sanjay Acharya, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pink peppercorn: Charles Gadbois, CC BY 3.0, source
- Wild turmeric: goldentakin, CC BY 2.0, source
- Alligator pepper: NsirimS, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Indian costus: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Zanthoxylum bungeanum: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lolot pepper: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Spearmint: Simon Eugster -- Simon 13:07, 2 July 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sha ren: Daderot, Public domain, source
- Garden cress: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Anise: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tolu balsam: Maša Sinreih in Valentina Vivod, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kesum: Fornax, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Benzoin resin: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Saffron: Hubertl, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ginger: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source