Cardamom Elettaria cardamom is a major ingredient in desserts, coffee,tea and in meat curry. It belongs to the family Zingiberaceae. It has a wonderful aroma when diffused in tea or coffee.
It’s crushed and added in desserts or in dishes or consumed as cardamom Powder as a flavouring agent.
Nutrition facts
One tablespoon of cardamom powder contains 80% of manganese.
It also contains Vitamin C, Magnesium, Vitamin K, Pyridoxine, thymine, riboflavin, Vitamin A and Zinc. It has less content of fibre and iron.
Treats hypertension
It brings blood pressure levels down.
It regulates hypertension or high blood pressure condition where the pressure level is persistently in elevated condition.
Studies proves that intake of 1.5 gms twice per day leads to a gradual decrease in the blood pressure in person with hypertension when monitored for three months.
Other benefits
It also treats mouth and throat infection and also ulcers.
Its proved to be anti carcinogenic in property and controls Colo rectal cancer to about 48 percentage.
The anti oxidants in cardamom helps to control cholesterol in blood.
The cardamom oil used in aroma therapy acts as an anti depressant. The oil also controls harmful microbes in the stomach.
Cardamom oil also helps to treat gastro intestinal disorders.
It has anti-asmatic properties.
It controls the sensation of nausea and vomitting.
Treating hiccups
Boiled pods of cardamom in water treats hiccups and sore throat.
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