Here are some spices which are
commonly included in many jamu recipes aside from their main usage in cooking:
Cinnamon – brings flavor and freshness to the drink
Nutmeg – add taste and has a calming effect due to its narcotic medicinal
compound. It helps wind, indigestion and stomach problems, but it can be highly
toxic in very large doses owing to the chemical myristicin, which can cause convulsions and in some cases, abortion. It
stops diarrhea
Cloves – Stops diarrhea and prescribed for stomach pain, nausea or
vomiting
Fennel – Similar action
as nutmeg and cloves on the stomach and bowels. It also regulates urine flow
and brings down fevers as well
Black Pepper – concentrates
on warming, but also destroys parasites and removes gas
|White Pepper - the ripe
peppercorn with the wrinkled black skin removed, works as a diuretic and
contraseptive, while its leaves go into remedies for leprosy and eczema. Its
specialties are removing phlegm, purifying the blood and treating rheumatism
Cardamom – takes care of
coughs, rheumatism, itchy skin and fever
Coriander – clears up
indigestion and nausea
Black cumin – is warming and
good for stomach ache
White cumin – increases
metabolic activity and helps stomach pain
