Cardamom : A Queen of spices

-Indian Cardamom is used in culinary and traditional medicine practices

- Natural flavour enhancer
- Immunity booster
- Rich in essential phyto chemical nutrients and vitamins
Useful in

- Weight loss and cholesterol
- Hyper tension
- Diabetes
- Liver function
- Headache
- Cardio vascular health
- Asthma and respiratory care
- Oral hygiene and care
- Anti viral and Anti depressant
Cardamom was intertwined from morning to night at every ancient household
- Tooth powder had black cardamom
- Hot water was infused with cardamom
- Tea /milk/ Fatty beverages /food
- Cardamom oils were infused in bathing water
- Cardamom oils were mixed along with hair oil /coconut oil
- cardamom garland were used as natural room Freshner
- Cardamom powder was used in dhoop fragrance
- Cut Fruits were flavoured with honey and cardamom
-Cardamom pan was chewed at night to ensure proper digestion and maintain oral hygiene
-Cardamom and saffron milk was nervine tonic of ancient Indian
Indian Cardamom is of 3 colour

- Green
- Red
- Black

Out of which black cardamom has most medicinal value
Though it's tiny it's health benefits are plenty

Vitamins : vitamin A, vitamin C, riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, Pyridoxine.
Minerals : calcium, iron copper, magnesium, manganese, zinc, potassium, phosphorus, sodium.
Chemical constituents : Bornneol, Camphene, p-cymene, geraneol, Heptane, D- Limonene, Linalool, Menthone, Myrcene, Nerol, Nerylacetete, a- & B- Pinenes, saibenene, a- & B- terpeneols, N- alkanes, Ascaridole, Camphor, Citral, Citronellal, Farnesol, Sitosterol, Thijene etc
It's priced high mainly due to global export value due it multiple nutritional source

It's a must nutrition power house of our daily life

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