CARDAMOMS. Elettaria cardamomum. N.O. Zingiberaceae.
Synonym : Mysore Cardamoms, Malabar Cardamoms.
Habitat : Cultivated chiefly in Ceylon.
Features : Fruits ovoid or oblong, longitudinally furrowed, about half-inch long. Fruitsg yield approximately 75 per cent seeds.
Part used : Seeds.
Action : Carminative, stomachic.
As a warm, grateful aromatic in flatulence. The seeds should be crushed, and an infusion of 2 ounces to 1 pint of water taken in wineglassful doses.
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