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Cardamom pods organic - 4oz

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Model Number : 7254

Price : $7.67

Products Description : Cardamom Pods - Select large green fancy

Latin Name : Elettaria Cardamomum

Cardamom is one of the famous spices in the world today. Fruits and seeds leave pleasant aroma with sweet, pungent taste behind when chewed. They can be eaten directly or a powder of seeds/ fruits is added to recipes/ spices/ ayurvedic medicines.

It is said that cardamom grew in the gardens of the King of Babylon in 720 B.C. The ancient Egyptians chewed cardamoms to whiten their teeth and simultaneously sweeten their breath. As early as 4 B.C., Indian Ayurvedic medicine texts used the spice to remove fat and as a cure for urinary and skin complaints.

Cardamom was used in perfumes by ancient Greeks and Romans, and also recommended by Apicius, a famous Roman epicure, to counteract over-indulgence.

Properties

The seeds are aromatic, sweet cooling, carminative (cures flatulence), digestive, stimulant and tonic.

Uses

In India, it is used for flavoring curries, puddings and many other sweet dishes. It is often added to teas, coffees and milk, which adds to their taste. It adds to flavor of the many recipes and has medicinal value in addition.

Health tip: Cardamom finds usage in indigestion, anorexia, burning sensation, debility, asthma, and bronchitis.