Cardamom
Cardamom is a perennial plant with large(80cm) leaves reaching a height of 3 meter. Any fruit (pack) is 15 to 20 seeds. He has a sharp taste left in the mouth a long time. It is used in cooking, baking, coffee flavor diversity, perfumes. Have to grind the seeds just before use, otherwise the oil evaporates from them and they lose their fragrance. The packs with seeds have to collect before fully ripe and hatched. It has several varieties: Elettaria -commonly called green cardamom, is distributed from India to Malaysia.
Amomum- commonly known as black - brown cardamom, is distributed mainly in Asia and Australia
Using:
It is an essential to the Indian curry spice. In the Eastern countries it's added to coffee. In Europe, It is customary to diversify the taste of cakes and liquor. Usually it is customary to combine an orange oil, cinnamon, cloves and Saturation scent diversity. Medical Action :
Using the dried and crushed seeds and the oil seeds.
Seed oil has volatile, unstable oil, potassium salt, starch, fiber, resin and ash.
Aromatic. Antiseptic. Heater. Painkiller gases. Helps digestion. Against convulsions. Diuretic. Arousing.
also used in combination with other components, such as mass alcohol, tea or mass in solution. When you have a cold or flu should drink 3 cups a day, for 4 days. Warnings:
Should consult a physician before consumption Hel. Consumption is prohibited with gall bladder stones. Recommended 10 days, stop for 5 days and so on.
Growth condition:
Deep and fruitful soil. Half a shadow. Have to keep soil moist and rich. Constant weeding. need to support the plant, and cover around the straw. The plant has fleshy root stem. Breeding from seeds. The seeds of the plant should be 5 years old at least. Germination is between 5 to 7 weeks from sowing.
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