"Spices are used in small quantities to add flavor, aroma, color, and texture to food preparation. However, spices and condiments have also been recognized as having medicinal value. They have been used traditionally as curative and preventive agents, and today the bioactive compounds obtained from these plants are used in herbal drug formulations. Medicinal Spice and Condiment Crops provides a comprehensive overview on the medicinal properties of spices and condiments and various phytochemicals derived from them"--