Black Cardamom {Amomum subulatum}
Black or Indian Cardamom and balances Vata and Kapha doshas.
Ayurvedic Characteristics and Uses
- Effect on doshas – Balancing for all Vata and Kapha doshas
- Taste –sour, bitter
- Energetics –heating
- Main Traditional Action – Stomachi, antineuralgic
- Other Traditional Uses – Antidiabetic
Modern Research
Studied for many different biological activities such as: antioxidant, metal chelation, lipid peroxidation,and gastric antiulcerogenic.