Traditional Javanese drinks (beverage)

Spices have some beneficial for our health. But direct consuming of spices are not suggested because much of active compound from those. Active compound from spices have some physiological effect. example   like gingerol from ginger, oleoresin and specific flavor from piper, camphene from lemon grass give hot physiologic. Eugenol  has high antioxidant activity from cloves extract, terpenoid from Alyxia reinwardtii, geraniol from lemongrass and other spices with beneficial effect. The One of safe utilize spices for beneficial health is extracting them solely or mixing together by hot water before its drunk.