Botonical Name
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Elettaria Cardamomum
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 Country of Origin
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India
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 Color & Odor
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pale yellow & balsamic in fragrance
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 Solubility
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Soluble in alcohol and other organics solvents and insoluble in water.
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 Specific Gravity
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0.921 to 0.936
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 Optical Rotation
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+22° to +41°
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 Refractive Index
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1.4620 to 1.4680
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 Major Constituents
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1:8; Cineol,a- Terpinyl Acetate
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DESCRIPTION
CARDAMOM OIL IS EXTRACTED FROM ELETTARIA CARDOMOMUM THAT IS ALSO KNOWN AS ELETTARIA CARDOMOMUM VAR. CARDOMOMUM OF ZINGIBERACEAE FAMILY AND IS ALSO KNOWN AS CARDAMOMI, CARDOMUM AND MYSORE CARDOMOM. A PERENNIAL, REED-LIKE HERB, IT IS HELPFUL FOR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
RENOWNED AS THE QUEEN OF SPICES IN THE COOKING REALM, CARDAMOM HAS ALSO ACHIEVED A GREAT NICHE TO ACCOMPLISH DIFFERENT MEDICAL PURPOSES. ITS ESSENTIAL OIL WHICH IS ATTENTIVELY EXTRACTED FROM THE SEEDS USING STEAM DISTILLATION METHOD. DUE TO ITS VARIETY OF BENEFITS, IT IS WIDELY DEMANDED AS A FAVORITE REMEDY IN CULINARY AND MEDICINAL SECTORS. THIS PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HEALTH BY PROMOTING DIGESTION AND TREATING MANY INTERNAL BODY AILMENTS.
COMMON NAMES
CHHOTI ELAICHI
BLENDS WITH:
ROSE, BERGAMOT, ORANGE, CINNAMON, CARAWAY, CLOVES AND CEDARWOOD.
CONSTITUENTS
A-PINENE, SABINENE, B-PINENE, MYRCENE, LIMONENE, A-PHELLANDRENE, 1,8-CINEOLE, P-CYMENE, TERPINOLENE, Y-TERPINENE, LINALOOL, TERPINEN-4-OIL, LINALYL ACETATE, A-TERPINEOL, CITRONELLOL, NEROL, A-TERPINEOL ACETATE, GERANIOL, METHYL EUGENOL & TRANS-NEROLIDOL.
USES
CARDAMOM OIL IS HELPFUL FOR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND WORKS AS LAXATIVE & SOOTHES COLIC, WIND, DYSPEPSIA AND NAUSEA. IT WARMS THE STOMACH & ALSO HELPS WITH HEARTBURN. WHEN MENTALLY FATIGUED, CARDAMOM OIL ALSO HELPS WITH ITS REFRESHING AND UPLIFTING EFFECT. FURTHER, IT IS ALSO A WELL-KNOWN REMEDY FOR IMPOTENCE & LOW SEXUAL RESPONSE.
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