Health Benefits of Cardamom : Science Proof
Originally, health benefits of cardamom were based in folk medicine that is believed many people until now. But today western medicine is finding many of them to be true.
Cardamom is one of the most expensive spice in the world. Cardamom belongs to the family of Zingiberaceae (ginger family). Although native to India, cardamom mostly found growing wild in almost all the plains of Asia, Africa and Central America.
Cardamom has been known almost all over the world since more than thousands years ago. used for medicinal purposes, spiritual and culinary for thousands of years and is currently used in various foods and cuisines recipes around the world.
Like many other medicinal plants, compound inside the cardamom can kill bacteria and provide good stimulus to improve the performance of respiratory, nervous, and circulatory system in human body.
Treat Minor Ailments
Some of the health benefits of cardamom in folk medicine is to treat minor ailments such as bad breath and motion sickness. Researcher found that cardamom can kill some types of bad bacteria.
Benefits of cardamom are also believed to treat complaints related to digestive health, respiratory health, nervous system, and circulatory system in human body.
About this, researcher has found scientific reasons. Cardamom is regarded as having general anti-inflammatory properties. Additionally, its oils contain compounds that influence cholinergic acitivty — both acetylcholine and choline, neurotransmitters that regulate the nervous system.
This may explain cardamom’s reputation for having stimulative effects on autonomic bodily systems like digestion and circulation.
Relieve Symptoms of Asthma and Bronchitis
Cardamom can relieve symptoms of asthma and bronchitis by improve blood circulation to the lungs. High concentration of linoleic acid in cardamom enabled it has a blood thinning action that helps the circulatory system. Thus cardamom may improve blood circulation to the lungs.
Treat Different Digestive Conditions
Cardamom can relieve stomach cramps, stomach ache, constipation and even dysentery. Act as a carminative (reduces flatulence), treat indigestion and gastritis, and generally stimulate digestion itself.
Cure Sore Throat or Cough
cardamom also effective for sore throat or cough treatment. Together with some other spice and honey, cardamom also good for curing laryngitis and tuberculosis. Cardamom in the recent days is known to contain cineole that also works as an expectorant.
Sexual Health
The Last Health benefits of cardamom are increase sexual arousal when used as parfum. It is said that Cleopatra had her palace perfumed with cardamom as ingredients for Mark Anthony’s visits.
