Medicinal Properties of Kitchen Masala
Keywords:
Masala, Spices, Medicinal Spices, Spices For Health.Abstract
Indian masalas are a daily part of Indian food and have been used since long. The stories of Grandmothers using masalas as medication has been heard and used for long in the Indian households. Whether for flavor or taste or extra chilliness or for medicinal purposes the masalas are always used. The general properties of the masalas have known in most of the households. People store them in high quantities as the powdered form of these masalas have a long shelf life. Continued Studies have conducted to establish the medicinal effects of theses masalas. As for exports it should be known that India contributes almost 70 percent of the total world spices. In this paper the general properties of 12 masalas have been studied, which are generally present in most of the Indian households.
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