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Elettaria cardamomum - Ela, Cardamom

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[[File:800px-Elettaria cardamomum flowers 1.jpg|thumb|right|''Elaichi'', ''Elettaria cardomamum'']]
'''Elettaria cardamomum''', commonly known as '''green or true cardamom''', is a herbaceous perennial plant in the ginger family, 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.
'''Elettaria cardamomum'''==Uses=={{Uses|indigestion}}, commonly known as '''green or true cardamom'''{{Uses|nausea}}, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the ginger family{{Uses|vomiting}}, {{Uses|pulmonary disease}}, {{Uses|stomach pain}}, {{Uses|heart burn}}, {{Uses|throat troubles}}, native to southern India. It is the most common {{Uses|congestion of the species whose seeds are used as a spice called cardamom. It is cultivated widely in tropical regions and reportedly naturalized in Réunionlungs}}, Indochina and Costa Rica.{{Uses|kidney stones}}<ref name="Uses"/>
== Uses and Benefits of Elettaria Cardamom Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Seed}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}.
* Cardamom is used internally for indigestion, nausea, vomiting and pulmonary disease with copious phlegm.<ref name="uses"/>=Chemical Composition==* It can be used with a laxative to prevent stomach pain-pinene, gripingb-pinene, as well as flatulence.* Cardamom seeds are chewed to sweeten the breath and to detoxify caffeinesabinene, myrcene, in people taking excessive amounts of coffee. They are also used as a spice in cooking and as a flavoring in other medicines.* The oil made from cardamom seeds is very good for digestive system. It functions as a laxative and soothes colic-phellandrene, limonene, wind1, dyspepsia and nausea. It also works to warm the stomach and helps with heart burn.* In South Asia8-cineole, green cardamom is extensively used to treat infections in teeth and gums. It is also used to prevent throat troublesy-terpinene, congestion of the lungsp-cymene, pulmonary tuberculosis and inflammation of eyelids.* Cardamom is also brought in used to kidney stones and gall stones.* The culinary uses of cardamom are enormousterpinolene, notably in India. In a variety of disheslinalool, the seeds are bruised and fried before the main ingredients. In Scandinavialinalyl acetate, cardamom is often used in baking dishes.* Cardamom speciesterpinen-4-oil, in a different genus Amomum-terpineol, are used to make traditional Indian medicines.* Among the other species and varieties of cardamoma-terpineol acetate, Amomum villosum is used in making some traditional Chinese medicinecitronellol, which can treat stomachachesnerol, constipation, dysenterygeraniol, methyl eugenol and other digestion problemstrans-nerolidolRead more at http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-herbs/cardamom.html#DKWSA6YeFp3EPAA5.99<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
* '''English''' {{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|long and sword-shaped|The underside is paler and may have a covering of tiny hairs and it is Dark green}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|Reach over 1 m in length|pale green|5- Cardamom20|the flowers contain both male and female parts. One of the petals is white and streaked with violet}} ===Fruit===* '''Kannada''' {{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- ಏಲಕ್ಕಿbrown colour and are widely used as flavouring}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'Hindi''' - Elaichi ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Cardamoms do not do well when exposed to draughts, sudden changes of temperature or direct sunlight<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
== References Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
<references><ref name="uses">[httpImage://wwwAgrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.iloveindia2004.com/indian-herbs/cardamom0.html "cardamomum"]</ref>jpg</referencesgallery>
== External Links References==
*<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[httpshttp://enwww.wikipediailoveindia.com/indian-herbs/cardamom.html "i love india.com"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/wikitaxon/Elettaria_cardamomum Elettaria cardamomumurn:lsid:ipni.org:names:796556-Wikipedia1 "kewscience"]</ref></references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/ella-cardamom-elettaria-cardamomum]
* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=287608&isprofile=0&]
* [http://balconygardenweb.com/how-to-grow-cardamom-growing-cardamom-elaichi/]
* [https://herbaria.plants.ox.ac.uk/bol/plants400/Profiles/EF/Elettaria]
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