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40 Spices and Plant-Based Foods With Anti-Cancer Potential

These spices and other foods may have preventive or even anti-cancer potential, according to Bharat B. Aggarwal, PhD.

By Pamela Weintraub | Experience LifeApril 21, 2021

wooden spoons filled with colorful spices and herbs

Amchur
Asafetida
Basil
Bay leaf
Black cumin seed
Black pepper
Caraway
Chili
Cinnamon
Clove
Coconut
Coriander
Cumin
Fennel seed
Galanga
Garlic
Ginger
Horseradish
Juniper berry
Kokum

Lemongrass
Marjoram
Mint
Mustard seed
Nutmeg
Onion
Oregano
Parsley
Pomegranate
Rosemary
Saffron
Sage
Sesame seed
Star anise
Sun-dried tomato
Tamarind
Thyme
Turmeric
Vanilla
Wasabi

This was excerpted from “Integrative Oncology: A Healthier Way to Fight Cancer” which was published in April 2013 issue Experience Life magazine.

By Pamela Weintraub

Pamela Weintraub is executive editor of Discover magazine and the author of Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic.

Cancer Cooking & Food

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