Did you know that herbs and spices have many medicinal uses and were used years ago to cure common colds and ease stomach disorders.
| Herbs/Spice | Remedies |
| Paprika | In India paprika is used as pessaries & for flatulence & piles. |
| Caraway | Used as an aid to digestion and added to gripe water to settle babies with wind. |
| Cinnamon | Used an antidote to diarrhoea & stomach upsets. Also given to women in labour as a sedative. |
| Coriander | Coriander seeds were chewed as a breath sweetener. They can also be ground into a paste for application to skin and mouth ulcers. |
| Cumin | Regarded as an appetite stimulant & used to ease stomach disorders, flatulence, colic and diarrhoea. |
| Cloves | Used as an antidote to toothache |
| Nutmeg | An aid to digestion & an aphrodisiac |
| Allspice | Used as an antiseptic & for flatulence |
| Peppers | Aid for nausea |
| Salt | A salt water gargle is a traditional source of relief when a cold threatens or for a sore throat |
| Ginger | Helps poor circulation & is taken as a drink for coughs, nausea & influenza |
| Thyme | Helps in the digestion of fatty foods |
| Bay leaf | The acid from the leaves is suppose to discourage moths & it is an appetite stimulant |