TABLE 1.

Information of 29 elegant spices

Sample number	Name	Botanical name	Part	Place of Origin
1	Curry	Murraya koenigii (L.)C.sprengel	Leaf	Rizhao
2	Kaempferia	Kaempferia galanga L.	Root, stem	Guangxi
3	Laurel	Laurus nobilis L.	Leaf	Guangxi
4	Licorice	Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch	Root	Gansu
5	Pomegrantate	Punica granatum L.	Dried and fresh seeds	Jiangsu
6	Sweet marjoram	Organum majorana L.	Leaf, inflorescence	Shandong
7	Chinese mahogany	Toona sinesis (A.juss)roem	Bud	Shandong
8	Sesame	Sesamum indicum L.	Seed	Guangxi
9	Mango	Mangifera Indian L.	Immature fruit	Guangxi
10	Ajowan	Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague	Fruit	Shanghai
11	Carambola	Averrhoa carambola L.	Fruit	Taiwan
12	Cambodian cardamom	Amomum krervanh Pierre ex Gagnepain	Fruit, seed	Guangxi
13	Sweet flag	acorus calamus L.	Rhizome	Hubei
14	Srilanka citronella	Cymbopogon nardus (L.)Rendle	Leaf	Malaysia
15	Juniper	Juniperus communis L.	Fruit	Shandong
16	Caper	Capparis spinosa L.	Bud	Xinjiang
17	Charvil	Anthriscus cereifolium	Leaf	Italy
18	Parsley	Petroselinum crispum(P.mill)nyman ex A. W. hill	Leaf, seed	Jiangsu
19	Tamarind	Tamarindus indica L.	Fruit	Vietnam
20	Cumin	Cuminum cyminum L.	Fruit	Guangdong
21	Turmeric	Curcuma Longa L.	Root, tem	Gansu
22	Fenugreek	Trigonella foenum‐graecum L.	Fruit	Henan
23	Tsao‐ko	Amomum tsao‐ko Crevost et Lemaire	Fruit	Guangxi
24	Vanilla	Vanil laplanifolia Andr. syn. V. fragrans Ames	Fruit pods	Madagascar
25	Rosemary	Rosmarinus officinalis	Leaf, bud	Guangxi
26	Garden mint	Mentha spicata L.	Leaf, bud	Turkey
27	Angelica	Angelica archangelica L.	Fruit, bud, root	Guangxi
28	Wild thyme	Thymus serpyllum L.	Bud, leaf	Inner Mongolia
29	Saffron	Crocus sativus L.	Stigma	Xizang