Family

• Zingiberaceae

Components

• Essential Oil (Camphor, Boneol)

Parts used

• Dried fruits, including seeds or dried cardamom seeds

Properties

• Antiemetic (controls vomiting)
• Antiseptic
• Gastric stimulant
• Carminative
• Diuretic
• Laxative

Indications

• Indigestion
• Colic
• Flatulence
• Nausea
• Vomiting 
• Bad breath
• Hipertension

Side effects

• Not documented

Contraindications

• Not documented

Interactions

• Not documented

How to use

• Cardamom tea
• In the form of seeds, chewed for bad breath
• Cardamom essential oil