Elettaria cardamomum var. miniscula  True cardamon, Cardamom   Family: Zingiberaceae     
PART USED: Fruits, Seeds
TASTE: Aromatic and pungent.  ODOR: Highly aromatic.
ACTIONS
GROUP: Herbs for the mind and emotions- Cephalics
1. Aromatic.
2. Carminative.[1,2,3] Cephalic
3. Sialogogue. Orexigenic.
4. Stomachic.[3]
5. Stimulant.[3]
INDICATIONS
1. Anorexia.  Nausea. Flatulent dyspepsia. In combination with cathartics. Nausea during pregnancy.
2. Clear the mind.
3. Flavour medicines.
COMBINATIONS
- Stomach or bowel indigestion, with Cinnamon, Ginger, Caraway.
- With purgatives as a flavouring and carminative agent.
PREPARATIONS  3X/day
Dried seeds 1-2 g.[1,2,3]
Powdered fruit 0.5-2 g.[3]
Infusion  20-40 ml
Fluid extract  0.3-2 ml.
Tincture  2-4 ml (BHP1973).[3]

Cardamon oil
ACTIONS
1.Antispasmodic.[4]
PREPARATIONS
Dose 0.03-0.2 ml.[3]
ORIGIN: Indo-China, Sri Lanka and the Malabar coast. Widely cultivated in the topics.
DESCRIPTION: Reed like plant. Fruit; ovoid or oblong, triangular in cross-section and longitudinally striated.
References
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Constituents
Research
The aqueous extract enhances the activity of trypsin in vitro.[1]
References