CARDAMOM OLEORESIN

Description-
Cardamom's botanical name is Elettaria cardamomum. Cardamom is a spicy scented herb-like plant that grows perennially and up to a height of anything between 2 meters and 4 meters. The leaves of this herbaceous plant appear alternately in two levels, are straight and lance-shaped, growing up to 40 cm to 60 cm in length and having elongated sharp tips. The color of cardamom blooms vary from white to lilac or light violent and they appear on loose spikes that are about 30 cm to 60 cm in length. Cardamom fruits are three-sided pods that measure about 1 cm to 2 cm in length. These pods have a yellowish-green hue and each of them encloses many black seeds.
Uses-

The Oleoresin made from the cardamom were used to bring relief from digestive problems, the historical uses of the Cardamom Oleoresin  in this respect include its use particularly in the treatment of problems such as indigestion, excess abdominal gas, and to bring relief from muscular cramps.

The therapeutic properties of Cardamom Oleoresin  have found application in many traditional medicines as antiseptic and local anesthetic, and antioxidant in addition to play health promoting and disease preventing roles. Ayurvedic medicine swears by the tea as a means to fight depression. Cardamom Oleoresin  significantly lowers blood pressure. Cardamom Oleoresin  has some anti-inflammatory properties that limit pain and swelling, especially in mucus membranes, the mouth, and throat.

Cardamom Oleoresin  possesses a very pleasant taste and aroma, the delicate and nice flavour aids in suppressing the bad taste of less palatable but effective herbal remedies. Cardamom Oleoresin  is also used in an assortment of traditional medications all over Asia and is known to be excellent for promoting digestion, keeping the teeth clean and also counteracting certain varieties of poison.

Constituents-

Cardamom contains volatile oil (borneol, camphor, pinene, humulene, caryophyllene, carvone, eucalyptole, terpinene, sabinene).