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Choti Elaichi – Green Cardamom, 20 gm.

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Cardamom popularly known as the ‘Queen of Spices’ is used as a flavoring agent and as a mouth freshener. It has antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Cardamom is useful in preventing vomiting and nausea. It also helps to manage indigestion, flatulence and gives relief from stomach pain. Cardamom powder with honey is an effective home remedy for cough with mucus. Cardamom tea acts as an aphrodisiac and helps enhance libido. There are two types of Cardamom, Sukshma Ela (Choti elaichi) and Bhrat Ela (Badi elaichi). Bhrat Ela is known as black Cardamom and has larger pods than Sukshma Ela which is known as the green Cardamom.

Description

Did You Know

Cardamom has been used for more than 4,000 years. It comes from various plants in the ginger family and has a characteristic spicy and sweet taste. Cardamom was used in rituals in ancient Egypt and was later used by the Greeks and Romans in oils and perfumes.

Benefits

Cardamom is useful in preventing vomiting and nausea. It also helps to manage indigestion, flatulence and gives relief from stomach pain. Cardamom powder with honey is an effective home remedy for cough with mucus.
Cardamom tea acts as an aphrodisiac and helps enhance libido.

Ayurvedic View

  • Cough is a Kapha disorder and is generally caused by the accumulation of mucus in the respiratory tract. Cardamom acts by balancing Kapha in the body and helps to expel out the mucus accumulated in the lungs.
  • Gas is caused due to an imbalance of Vata and Pitta dosha. Low Pitta dosha and aggravated Vata dosha results in low digestive fire, thus impairing digestion. Impaired digestion leads to gas formation or flatulence. Cardamom powder improves the
  • Heartburn means an increased level of acid in the stomach. The aggravated Pitta impairs the digestive fire, leading to improper digestion of food and production of Ama. This Ama gets accumulated in the digestive channels and causes heartburn. Cardamom powder might help reduce heartburn by neutralizing excessive gastric acid due to its Sita (cold) property. It also helps to digest food due to its Deepan nature.
  • In Ayurveda, loss of appetite can be associated with Agnimandya (weak digestion). Loss of appetite is caused by an aggravation of Vata, Pitta and Kapha doshas. This leads to incomplete digestion of food followed by insufficient secretion of gastric juice. This results in loss of appetite. Cardamom improves appetite and increases the secretion of gastric juice in the stomach. This is because of its pleasant smell and Deepan (appetizer) property.

FAQ’s

What are the benefits of Cardamom for Flatulence (gas formation)?

Gas is caused due to an imbalance of Vata and Pitta dosha. Low Pitta dosha and aggravated Vata dosha results in low digestive fire, thus impairing digestion. Impaired digestion leads to gas formation or flatulence. Cardamom powder improves the digestive fire and prevents gas formation because of its Deepan (appetizer) property.

What are the benefits of Cardamom for Appetite stimulant?

In Ayurveda, loss of appetite can be associated with Agnimandya (weak digestion). Loss of appetite is caused by an aggravation of Vata, Pitta and Kapha doshas. This leads to incomplete digestion of food followed by insufficient secretion of gastric juice. This results in loss of appetite. Cardamom improves appetite and increases the secretion of gastric juice in the stomach. This is because of its pleasant smell and Deepan (appetizer) property.

What are the benefits of Cardamom for Headache?

Heartburn means an increased level of acid in the stomach. The aggravated Pitta impairs the digestive fire, leading to improper digestion of food and production of Ama. This Ama gets accumulated in the digestive channels and causes heartburn. Cardamom powder might help reduce heartburn by neutralizing excessive gastric acid due to its Sita (cold) property. It also helps to digest food due to its Deepan nature.

What are the benefits of Cardamom for Headache?

A headache can be mild, moderate or severe that affects the whole head, a part of the head, forehead or the eyes. According to Ayurveda, a headache is caused because of two primary reasons Vata and Pitta imbalance. In Vata type of headache, the pain is intermittent and symptoms are insomnia, depression and constipation. Second is Pitta type of headache, in which the pain is usually felt on one side of the head. Regular use of Cardamom powder helps in Vata and Pitta type headache due to its Vata balancing property and Sita (cold) potency respectively.

What are the benefits of Cardamom for Hypertension (high blood pressure)?

Hypertension is known as Rakta Gata Vata in Ayurveda which means an elevated pressure of the blood in the arteries. Cardamom helps regulate high blood pressure because it manages normal blood circulation and lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease. This is due to its Hrudaya (Cardiac tonic) property.

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