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Foods

Cinnamon

A flavouring spice; specific Ceylon bark products have traditional uses for mild cramps, bloating and diarrhoea.

Herbs

An edible plant whose root has traditional uses for mild digestive and urinary complaints.

Foods

A pungent rhizome used in cooking; particular ginger preparations have been studied for nausea and period pain.

Herbs

Red roselle calyces make a tart drink; studies suggest a possible reduction in systolic blood pressure.

Herbs

Nettle is eaten as a cooked vegetable and used for joint and urinary complaints; leaf, root, herb and fresh stinging are distinct uses.

Herbs

Leaf used as tea for minor urinary complaints and mild diarrhoea in traditional medicine; it is not the strawberry fruit.