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[[File:800px-Plant Elettaria cardamomum flowers 1P1110619 03.jpg|thumb|right|''Elaichi'', ''Elettaria cardomamum'']]
'''Elettaria cardamomum''' is a herbaceous perennial plant in the ginger family. It is native to southern India. It is the most common of the species whose seeds are used as a spice called cardamom. It is cultivated widely in tropical regions and reportedly naturalized in Réunion, Indochina and Costa Rica.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Nausea}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Pulmonary disease}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Heart burn}}, {{Uses|Throat troubles}}, {{Uses|Congestion of the lungs}}, {{Uses|Kidney stones}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Elakki|ml=Elatarri|sa=Trutih|ta=Elam Ancha|te=Elaki|hi=Elaichi|en=Cardamom, Malabar cardamom}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|Reach over 1 m in length|Pale green|5-20|The flowers contain both male and female parts. One of the petals is white and streaked with violet. Flowering from April to August}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Oval-shape||Each fruit has three chambers filled with small aromatic seeds, each about 3 mm long|The fruits dry to a straw-brown colour and are widely used as flavouring|Seeds dry to a straw-brown colour and are widely used as flavouring|Fruiting from September to January}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum).jpg|Field
Cardamom (এলাচ) 01.JPG|Seeds
Cardamom Flowers and Blooms.jpg|Flower
Cardamom flowers.jpg|Buds
Cardamom inflorescence and fruit IMG20170901151029.jpg|At field
Elettaria cardamomum Maton.jpg
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Elettaria cardamomum (Cardamon) tree in RDA, Bogra 01.jpg
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://essentialoils.co.za/essential-oils/cardamom.htm Plant Chemicals]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:796556-1 Leaf morphology]</ref>
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2014/12/26/cardamom-uses-research-home-remedies-side-effects/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.indiaagronet.com/indiaagronet/crop%20info/Cardamom.htm Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.125, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref></ref>
</references>
