Cardamom is one of the best and safest mouth freshener and digestive stimulant. It has pungent, sweet taste, light and dry in nature. Has cold potency and pungent taste conversion after digestion.
Cardamom is said to be the queen of Indian Spices because of it unique aroma and taste. The greater or the black cardamom is used in curry powder and masala mixtures in Indian kitchen while the green or the small cardamom is an important ingredient in Ayurvedic and Unani medicine. The Ayurveda formulations like Chandraprabha vati, Sitopaladi chooran etc contains small cardamom.
The small cardamom is cooling in nature and the greater one is heating, while both alleviates vata and kapha
The small cardamom is known of its therapeutic value in indigestion, constipation, pain in abdomen, diahorrea, liver disorders, teeth and gum infections, throat infections, tympanities, congestion of lungs, tuberculosis [pulmonary], inflammation of eyelids, skin disorders, itching, headache, fever and in cold ; especially because it is a carminative, digestive, stimulant , expectorant, cardio tonic and hepato protective. While greater cardamom is an important ingredient in Garam masala recipes and have traditional value, because of the peculiar aroma and taste, and is also an appetizer and tonic to liver and heart.
Action– Balance all the three dosha, stimulant, expectorant, carminative, diuretic, anti- oxidant
Uses–
External– Externally its seed oil is useful in the treatment of toothache.
Internal–
* It is a mouth freshener, deodorant, digestive, appetizer, and laxative.
* It is useful in oral disorders, abdominal pain, acid regurgitation, belching and emesis.
* Useful in general weakness.
* It act as expectorant, so used in cough, asthma and other respiratory problems.
* Useful in burning sensation, difficulty in urine.
* It provides a delicious taste in various food items.
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