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Herb Description
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Hindi Name:Chhoti Elaichi |
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Sanskrit Name:Sookshma Ela, Dravidi, Triputa |
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Common Name:Lesser Cardamom |
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Latin Name:Elettaria Cardamomum Maton |
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Medicinal Properties:Sookshama Ela is used as condiment and also has medicinal properties are used in various Ayurvedic formulations. Cardamom is used world over in spicy dishes as well as in desserts as a flavoring agent. It is often used as a mouth freshener in Indian society. In Ayurveda it is indicated for diseases of oral cavity, nausea, vomiting, indigestion, anorexia, dry and wet cough and external piles.
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Effect on Dosha:Pacifies Tridoshas. |
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Main Classical Uses:Eladi churan, Eladi gutika, Eladi kwath, Eladyarishta, Eladya modaka |
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Reference:Dravyaguna Vigyan, By- Prof. Priyavrat Sharma, Chaukhambha Bharti Academy, Varanasi. INDIA. |
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