Steinmetz:Elettaria
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Elettaria cardamomum
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Ceylon
- Western and Southern India
- Burma
- Thailand
- Malaya
- Java
- Cochin
- China
- China
- Part(s) Used
- Fructus Cardamomi
- Semen Cardamomi
- Oleum Cardamomi
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- Constituent(s)
- volatile oil
- fixed oil
- starch
- sugar
- potassium salts
- mucilage
- Action
- seed: aromatic
- carminative
- appetising
- stimulant
- stomachic
- diuretic
- antispasmodic; used in making liqueurs and to a small extent for flavouring sweetmeats
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