Spices are internationally considered in the culinary art. They impart flavour to food, making it more acceptable and appetizing. Many of the spices are digestive, stimulant and carminative. Some of them have medicinal value and find use in the pharmaceutical industry. India grows about 52 spices. The important ones among them that occupy a sizeable area and enter the national or international trade are black pepper, cardamom, ginger, chilli, clove, coriander, ...
