Adulterated Substances used in Cardamom and Turmeric
Adulteration is a serious problem in India. It is as basic as mixing water to cow’s milk to increase its volume. Similarly adulteration occurs in spices too. India is reputed for its variety of spices that it produces. But the problem of adulteration has also caused the increase in organ damage and spread of various diseases among the people. Adulterants that are mixed with these spices are chemical substances that are not added legally sometimes. In that case it is known as contamination, which is a punishable offense. There are many diseases that are caused due to adulteration. Some adulterant directly affects our kidney, heart, stomach and liver. Different kinds of cancer, asthma, skin diseases along with blood disorder and bone marrow abnormalities are detected to be caused by adulteration. Certain fatal diseases are also caused by adulteration like, cirrhosis of liver, failure of kidney, cancer in colon. Now we will look into the different ways green cardamom is adulte