🔱Siddha Medicine
Cardamom (Elakkai)
Elettaria cardamomum
About Cardamom (Elakkai)
Cardamom (Elakkai) (Elettaria cardamomum) is a herb used in the Siddha Medicine tradition to help with Digestive Issues, Nausea, Respiratory Issues, and Bad Breath. The seeds / pods are the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Elettaria cardamomum, commonly known as green or true cardamom, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the ginger family, native to southern India. It is the most common of the species whose seeds are used as a spice called cardamom. It is cultivated widely in tropical regions and reportedly naturalized in Réunion, Indochina and Costa Rica.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Seeds / Pods · internal