Title: Herbs that heal: Nature’s pharmacy endowed remedies for better health
Abstract: Today, humans have incorporated the indiscriminate use of chemicals in their daily routine.This includes the inhalation of undesired pollutants, consumption of food adulterants, synthetic insecticides and pesticides used for increasing yield and the medicines consumed for health/therapy.The allopathic medicines contain besides the active pharmaceutical ingredient, many more excipients like binders, fillers, disintegrators, flavors, colors, and preservatives.All these are known to cause adverse side effects, and thus the healer components themselves are fast transforming into causative agents for disorders.It is believed that even today a large population treats itself using traditional medicines, wherein plants, herbs and spices are used.The same has also been acknowledged by the WHO, which launched the traditional medicine strategy (2014-2023), with the aim to keep the world population healthy by prioritizing the use of traditiona l and complementary medicines.Many herbs and spices are now researched by scientists to give a logical understanding of their use for prevention and treatment of common illnesses.The world today is now accepting traditional medicines not only for cure but also for wellbeing.Plant-based herbal remedies are considered to be safe as they are obtained from natural resources.The current article bears the objective to highlight the utility of three common spices, which are a n integral ingredient of cuisines across the globe.The herbal warriors considered are: Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merril and Perry (clove), Piper nigrum L. (black pepper) and Cuminum cyminum L. (cumin).The article brings to light the scientific foundation to the utility of these spices as therapeutic agent for multiple diseases as well as to maintain holistic wellbeing.