Green Cardamom

Green Cardamom

Green Cardamom the Queen of all spices has a history as old as human race.

The plants are gathered in October-December, before they ripen, to avoid the capsules splitting during drying. They are dried in the sun

Cardamom Uses:

• Cardamom's flavor matches well with seafood because of its citric notes and is added to some seafood boils and marinades.
• Ground cardamom is used as a flavoring in some Arab coffees.
• This spice is an important ingredient in the popular chi tea.
• Cardamom powder is often an ingredient in curry powder.
• Cardamom seeds can be chewed as a kind of breath freshener.
• It is used in curry powder, rice, meat, and dessert dishes.

Medical Uses:

• A stimulant and carminative, it is used for indigestion and flatulence
• In India, green cardamom (A. subulatum) is broadly used to treat infections in teeth and gums.
• It is used to prevent and treat throat troubles, congestion of the lungs and pulmonary tuberculosis
• Used in inflammation of eyelids and also digestive disorders.
• It is also reportedly used as an antidote for both snake and scorpion venom.
• Indians regarded it as a cure for obesity.
• Cardamom is used as a breath-freshener, but it is said that excessive use thins the blood