It is a biennial, aromatic, stout, glabrous, 1.5 to 1.8 mtr high. The ripe fruit (seed) is small, oblong, cylindrical, 6.8mm long, straight or slightly curved, greenish yellow, deeply furrowed, 5 ridged and having agreeable aroma.
The spice nutmeg has a distinctive pungent fragrance and a warm slightly sweet taste; it is used to flavour many…
Star anise is the dried, star shaped fruit of Illicium verum. It is an evergreen tree attaining a height of…
Ginger of commerce is the dried underground stem of the herbaceous tropical plant grown as an annual. The whole plant…