English Name: Cardamom

Botanical name: Elettaria cardamomum White et Mason

Arabic Name: حب الهال

Urdu Name: الائچی

Uses:

In South Asia green cardamom, called "Elaichi" in Marathi, Telugu, Hindi and Urdu. It is called "elakkaay" (ஏலக்காய்) or "elam" (ஏலம்) in Tamil. It is broadly used to treat infections in teeth and gums, to prevent and treat throat troubles, congestion of the lungs and pulmonary tuberculosis, inflammation of eyelids and also digestive disorders. It is also reportedly used as an antidote for both snake and scorpion venom. Species in the genus Amomum are also used in traditional Indian medicine. It is also used to treat stomach-aches, constipation, dysentery, and other digestion problems. "Tsaoko" cardamom Amomum tsao-ko is cultivated in Yunnan, China and northwest Vietnam, both for medicinal purposes and as a spice. Increased demand since the 1980s, principally from China, for both Amomum villosum and Amomum tsao-ko has  provided a key source of income for poor farmers living at higher altitudes in localized areas of China, Laos and Vietnam, people typically isolated from many other markets.

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