Cardamom Essential Oil
Product Name: Cardamom Essential Oil
Botanic Name: Elettaria cardamomum
Botanical Name: Elettaria cardamomum
Extraction Method: Steam Distilled
Description: A perennial, reed-like herb, cardamom grows wild and is
cultivated in India and Sri Lanka. It grows up to 4 meters (13 feet) and has
long, green silky blades, small yellowy flowers, with a violet tip and a large
fleshy rhizome, similar to ginger. Oblong gray fruits follow the flowers, each
containing many seeds.
Aromatic Scent: Cardamom Essential Oil is sweet, spicy and almost balsamic
in fragrance.
Common Uses: Because of its chemical constituents, Cardamom has been
found to be particularly helpful for the digestive system, working as a
laxative and soothing colic, flatulence, dyspepsia and even nausea caused by
pregnancy. As a massage oil or diluted in the bath, cardamom oil has been
prescribed by aromatherapists to assist with the digestive system and as a
general tonic.
History: Cardamom was well known in ancient times. The Egyptians
used it in perfumes and incense and chewed it to whiten their teeth. The Romans
used it for their stomachs when they over-indulged. The Arabs used it ground in
their coffee. It is an important ingredient in Asian cooking.
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