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[[File:blackCardamom.jpg|thumb|right|Black Cardamom]]
'''Amomum subulatum''' is greater Black cardamom. Black Cardamom is an evergreen plant that grows up to 5 ft tall. Leaves are found on the upper portion of the stem.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Gastro-Intestinal problems}}, {{Uses|Cardiovascular problems}}, {{Uses|Respiratory problems}}, {{Uses|Urinary problems}}, {{Uses|Indigetion}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The seeds contain 3% of an essential oil, which is dominated by 1,8-cineol (typically 70%). Smaller and variable amounts of α-terpinyl acetate, limonene, terpinene, terpineol and sabinene have also been reported<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=Black Cardamom|gu=|hi=Bari ilaichi|kn=Yelakki|ks=Bari aleh|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
===Veerya===
===Vipaka===
===Karma===
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|ShrubPerennial}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|||}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower||||}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Large cardamom grows well in forest loamy soils with gentle to medium slopes.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Dense forests at elevations}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Amomum subulatum north Bengal AJT Johnsingh.JPG|In cultivation
BlackCardamom.jpg|Seeds
Amomum subulatum-1-JNTBGRI-kerala-India.jpg|Leaves
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/Amom_sub.html Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Mmorphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/technologies-for-ne-india/spicrd/cultivation-of-large-cardamon-in-sikkim Cultivation]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [httphttps://gernot-katzers-spice-pageswww.flowersofindia.comnet/catalog/englslides/Amom_subBlack%20Cardamom.html ''Amomum subulatum'' on Gernot Katzer’s Spice Pagesflowersofindia.net]* [httpshttp://entropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Amomum+subulatum Amomum subulatum on tropical.wikipediainfo]* [http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.orgcom/wikiengl/Black_cardamom ''Black Cardamom'' Amom_sub.html Amomum subulatum on Wikipediagernot-katzers]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
[[Category:Zingiberaceae]]
