Introduction
Cardamom is very famous for removing bad breath due to its extremely fragrant nature. It is eaten by keeping it in betel leaf. It is mixed in sherbets and sweets for fragrance. It is also used in spices and medicines. There are two types of cardamom. Small and big. Small cardamom is grown more in Malabar and Gujarat, and big cardamom is grown in the hilly areas of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and Nepal. Both types of cardamom have similar properties. Small cardamom has more fragrance.
Properties
Big cardamom increases digestive power, increases appetite, prevents diarrhea and nausea. Its seeds make gums healthy and strong.
Harmful effects
Consuming big cardamom in excess can cause damage to the intestines.
Treatment for various diseases
1. Headache:
Grind cardamom and apply on the head to get rid of headache. Smelling its powder also cures headache.
2. For stomachache:
Grind 2 cardamoms and mix it with honey and eat it to get rid of stomachache.
3. Stone:
Consuming cardamom is beneficial in case of stone.
4. Hematemesis:
Chew 2 cardamoms daily on an empty stomach as soon as you wake up in the morning and then drink milk or water. This gives relief in hematemesis.
5. Mongoose poison:
Consuming cardamom powder with curd removes the poison of mongoose.
6. Anxiety and nausea:
Grind cardamom seeds and eat them or lick them mixed with honey to get rid of anxiety and nausea.
7. Heart diseases:
Taking cardamom seeds and pipramul in equal quantity and licking them with ghee every morning cures heart diseases.
8. Strengthening of Dhatu:
Mixing cardamom seeds, mace, almond kernel, cow butter and sugar together and eating them every morning strengthens the Dhatu and thickens the semen.
9. Increase of Dhatu:
Take asgandh, shatavari, gokhru, white musli, krounch (pure), khirenti seeds, ekhra, cardamom seeds and almonds in equal quantity and mix them with sugar to prepare a powder. Taking 5-5 grams of this powder with cow milk in the morning and evening increases the semen.
10. Premature ejaculation:
Take cardamom seeds and isabgol in equal quantity and grind them in amla juice to make pills of the size of plum. Taking one pill each in the morning and evening is beneficial in the disease of premature ejaculation.
11. Presence of Dhatu in urine:
Giving approximately 360 mg powder of cardamom seeds and roasted asafoetida with ghee and milk to the patient stops the presence of Dhatu in urine.
12. Free flow of urine:
Taking cardamom seeds and dry ginger in equal quantity and mixing rock salt in filtered water of pomegranate juice or curd and drinking it helps in free flow of urine and cures urinary retention.
13. Cough caused by Phlegm:
Taking approximately 500 mg fine powder of cardamom seeds and dry ginger and mixing it with honey and licking it or taking 4-5 drops of cardamom oil with sugar cures cough caused by Phlegm.
14. Cough:
Mixing cardamom seeds, black salt, ghee and honey and licking it cures Phlegm.
15. Fever and Chronic Fever:
Boil cardamom seeds, bael fruit, sathi, milk and water together and when milk is left, take it off the flame and drink it. This cures all types of fever and chronic fever.
16. Flatulence:
Consuming cardamom mixed with amla juice or powder, 120 milligrams roasted asafoetida and little lemon juice cures stomach gas, stomach pain and flatulence.
17. All types of pain:
Make a decoction of cardamom seeds, roasted asafoetida, Javakshar and rock salt and mix castor oil in it and give it to the patient, all types of pain in waist, heart, navel, back, head, ear, eye etc. get cured instantly.
18. Cough-related heart disease:
Make powder of cardamom seeds, Pipramul and Patol leaves in equal quantity. Licking 1 to 3 grams of this powder with pure ghee cures phlegm-related heart disease and heart pain.
19. Vatnadi Pain:
Mixing 2 grams of fresh powder of cardamom seeds and about 120 mg to 180 mg of quinine and giving it to the patient of Vatnadi pain gives quick relief.
20. Mouth Disease:
Make powder by grinding 10-10 grams of Chhalia and big cardamom and filtering it in a cloth. Applying this powder 2 to 3 times a day on mouth sores and ulcers cures mouth sores and wounds.
21. Gallstones:
Grinding about half a gram of big cardamom with melon seeds and eating it is beneficial in gallstone disease.
