If you want to improve your digestive health add these five science-backed herbs and spices to your diet, says this pharmacist

A bowl of potatoes cooked in a yellow spice and topped with a chopped green herb.

When I was younger and felt bloated, my mom would make me a cup of peppermint tea. It’s a habit I’ve kept up in adulthood, and it turns out she was on to something.

I got the chance to talk to Dipa Kamdar, registered pharmacist and senior lecturer in pharmacy practice at Kingston University in the UK, and discovered that there is good scientific evidence that some herbs and spices—including peppermint—make for effective digestive remedies.