Guest guest Posted August 26, 2001 Report Share Posted August 26, 2001 Cardamom Seed (Elettaria cardamomum) Cardamom is an excellent digestive enhancer, especially for cold and sweet food. Cardamom is an excellent digestive enhancer, especially for cold and sweet food. Since it is widely consumed as a food, it is regarded as being quite safe. It is used in herbal medicine to treat gastralgia, enuresis (involuntary urination), spermatorrhea, phlegm, indigestion and gas. This herb has a warming, anti-mucus action, so is particularly appropriate to be used as a component in lung formulas. It is considered to be particularly rejuvenative for the spleen. According to Ayurveda, it removes kapha from the stomach and lungs, as well as being good for reducing high vata generally. One compound in cardamom oil, terpinen-4-ol, appears to suggest that cardamom can be effective in treating yeast vaginitis. Studies have shown that preparations containing high amounts of terpinen-4-ol have been as effective against yeast infections as the pharmaceutical antifungals nystatin (Mycostatin) and clotrimazole (Gyne-Lotrimin). Cardamom may have twice as much terpinen-4-ol as tea tree oil. Recent studies have shown that cardamom has pain-relieving, anti-inflammatory, and antispasmodic effects. (pungent, sweet, hot) References al-Zuhair H, el-Sayeh B, Ameen HA, al-Shoora H Pharmacological studies of cardamom oil in animals. Pharmacol Res 1996 Jul-Aug;34(1-2):79-82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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