Indian spices are known for their tremendous advantages, both as medicines as well as in cuisine. This two-volume book provides detailed information about the pharmacological and therapeutic benefits of traditional and exotic Indian spices grown on Indian soil and available across geographical boundaries.

Volume 1 first provides an introduction to the history of use of spices in Indian culture and then goes on to discuss the influence of geographical location and climatic variation, processing conditions for extraction of active principles, medicinal uses, etc. It also explores the therapeutic properties and molecular mechanisms of Indian spices used as medicine in the treatment of cancer, inflammation, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, brain and cognitive function, cardiovascular diseases, skin diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, bacterial infections, and other pathological conditions. The application of Indian spices in dairy products and beverages and modern herbal formulations of Indian spices, essential oils, and aromatic waters are also discussed.

Volume 2 is titled Beneficial Health Effects of 20 Exotic Spices and focuses on individual spices and their uses in treating various diseases.

Sankhadip Bose, PhD, is a Professor and Head of the School of Pharmacy at The Neotia University, West Bengal, India. He served different faculty positions for more than 18 years in Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology He has published more than 50 research papers/articles in nationally and internationally reputed journals as well as 20 book chapters. He was State Secretary of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India and is a CEC member of the APTI National Team. He is also a life member of the Society of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER) and an executive editorial member and reviewer for many national and international journals.

Sutapa Biswas Majee, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Health Sciences, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata, India. She is engaged in exploring the pivotal role of natural and synthetic polymers in modulating drug release and modeling of release kinetics from various dosage forms, such as tablets, osmotic tablets, liquisolid compacts, microsponges, hydrogels, oleohydrogel hybrids, etc. She has published around 75 peer-reviewed research articles and reviews in various national and international journals and has authored/co-authored four books and edited one book and authored book chapters.

Sabyasachi Banerjee, MPharm, is an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at Gupta College of Technological Sciences, West Bengal, India. He was formerly affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. He has published research papers and articles and has presented at many national and international conferences. He is fellow life member of the Scholars Academic and Scientific Society. He is currently pursuing a PhD (Pharmaceutical Technology), specializing in plant-based phytochemicals (isolation, characterization, preparing semi-synthetic derivatives, etc.).