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Descriptor English: Spices
Descriptor Spanish: Especias
Descriptor especias
Scope note: Semillas secas, cáscaras, raíces, tallos, brotes, hojas o frutos de plantas aromáticas utilizados para sazonar alimentos. 
Descriptor Portuguese: Especiarias
Descriptor French: Épices
Entry term(s): Spice
Tree number(s): G07.203.300.250.725
J02.500.250.725
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017365
Scope note: The dried seeds, bark, root, stems, buds, leaves, or fruit of aromatic plants used to season food.
Annotation: coord with specific plant + specific plant component (if pertinent); for use in therapy coord with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease /*drug ther (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CL classification
EC economics
HI history
MI microbiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TO toxicity
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Condiments (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93; was see CONDIMENTS 1984-92; was see under CONDIMENTS 1963-82
History Note: 93; was see CONDIMENTS 1984-92; was see under CONDIMENTS 1963-82
DeCS ID: 30502
Unique ID: D017365
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/22
Revision Date: 2014/10/14
Spices - Preferred
Concept UI M0026364
Scope note The dried seeds, bark, root, stems, buds, leaves, or fruit of aromatic plants used to season food.
Preferred term Spices
Entry term(s) Spice



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