Therapeutic potential and phytoconstituents of traditionally used Indian spices

Spices are a diverse group of wide variety dietary additives consumed all over the world. Study spices is good example to illustrate anyone complementarily science and tradition. A spice may be any dried part, an herb, pleasantly aromatic like seed, fruit, root, bark or flower plant, which commonly used for flavor, color, as preservative medicine. From ancient time have being playing major role in lifestyle people many purposes mainly medicinally different ailments. Indian serve various medicinal functions such food additives, laxatives, preservatives, expectorant, purgative, diuretic, flavoring agents etc. These activities due potential active constituents flavonoids, terpenes, anthocyanine, phenylpropanoids present them. Many household turmeric, methi, black pepper, garlic, cloves range biologically their synergistic action helpful enhancing human health combating diseases beings. Since each possesses so beneficial properties, uses daily diet not only make life spicier but also healthy. The aim review provide information on some therapeutic uses, phytoconstituents them doses per Ayurvedic system medicines..