CARDAMOM (Elettaria cardamomum)

Also called Cardamon

Steam distilled in India, South America from seeds of the plant.

SAFETY: Safe at normal dosage. Chemical class: ester oxide.

USAGE HISTORY: Used in Ayurvedic, Roman, and Chinese medicine.

PROPERTIES:

• Internal-oral, suppository; topical; inhalation
• Eases coughs and congestion, warms chills, lowers fever
• Eases nausea in pregnancy, PMS symptoms and menopause symptoms,
• Treats anorexia, colic, flatulence, halitosis, indigestion, vomiting, acid reflux, nervous dyspepsia, diarrhea, intestinal parasites (Tonic, antispasmodic, stomachic)
• Treats urinary problems, reduces body fat
• Systems: Integumentary, respiratory, muscular-skeletal, endocrine, genito-urinary, nervous, digestive

PERFUME NOTE: Top or heart note

EMOTIONAL/SPIRITUAL:

• Uplifting, refreshing, eases mental fatigue
• Improves physical strength and libido
• Helps maintain happiness, eases mood swings
• Opens and balances heart meridian, energy flow from heart through hands
• Used in ancient Egyptian recipes for Kyphi, a temple incense
• Chakra: Root, navel, throat, pineal