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Spices are the gems of the culinary world. Without them, food would taste bland and incomplete. But these spices have not just been adding to the taste, but they also have some health benefits. Many researches and studies have been done in the recent years to know more about the effect of spices on our health.

The health benefits of spices like turmeric, cloves and cinnamon were known as early as the first human civilization. Our ancestors from the caves used the leaves and barks of certain trees and bushes and wrapped them around meat to enhance the taste. Later on, Papyri from ancient Egypt in 1555 BC classified few important spices like coriander, fennel, cumin and garlic as health promoting spices. In the ...