Spices
For good breath ..Chewing certain spices like cardamom, clove, aniseed; improves digestion and acts as a mouth freshener.
| English Common Name | Hindi Name |
Botanical name |
Part used |
| Aniseed | Vilaiti Saunf | Pimpinella anisum | Fruit |
| Asafoetida | Hing | Ferula asafoetida | Resin |
| Bishop’s Weed | Ajowain, Ajowan | Trachyspermum ammi | Fruit |
| Black Pepper | Kali Mirch | Piper nigrum | Fruit seed |
| Caraway | Siya Zira, Jira | Carum carvi | Fruit |
| Cardamom (large) | Badi Elaichi | Amomum subulatum | Fruit seed |
| Cardamom (small) | Chhoti Elaichi | Elettaria cardamomum | Fruit seed |
| Celery | Shalari, Ajmud | Apium graveolens | Fruit |
| Cinnamon | Dalchini | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | Bark |
| Clove | Laung, Lavang | Syzygium aromaticum | Bud |
| Coriander | Dhania | Coriandrum sativum | Leaf & seed |
| Cumin Seed | Jeera, Zira | Cuminum cyminum | Fruit |
| Curry leaf | Mitha neem, Kurry patta | Murraya koenigii | Leaf |
| Indian Dill | Sowa, Soya | Anethum sowa | Fruit & Seed |
| Fennel | Saunf | Foeniculum vulgare | Fruit |
| Fenugreek | Methi | Trigonella foenum-graecum | Seed |
| Ginger | Adrak, Sonth | Zingiber officinale | Rhizome |
| Galanga | Kulanjan | Alpinia galanga | Rhizome |
| Juniper | Aaraar, Haubera,Abhal | Juniperous communis | Berry |
| Kokam | Kokam | Garcinia indica | Peel of fruit |
| Mace | Jaivitri | Myristica fragrans | Aril of fruit |
| Mint | Pudina | Mentha arvensis | Leaf |
| Mustard | Rai | Brassica juncea | Seed |
| Nutmeg | Jaiphal | Myristica fragrans | Seed |
| Pepper long | Pipli, Piplamul | Piper longum | Fruit |
| Pomegranate | Anardana | Punica granatum | Seed |
| Saffron | Kesar, Zaffran | Crocus sativus | Stigma |
| Tamarind | Imli | Tamarindus indica | Fruit |
| Indian Cassia Lignea | Tejpat | Cinnamomum tamala | Bark & leaf |
| Vanilla | Vanilla | Vanilla planifolia | Pod |
| Dried unripe mango | Amchur | Mangifera indica | Fruit |