cardamom

[elettaria cardamomum]

Description

Cardamom Essential Oil has a sweet, spicy scent that will be familiar to those who are accustomed to Cardamom in (often Asian) cuisine. This powerful oil is well-known for calming the respiratory and digestive systems and can often provide relief to those who struggle on boats or long car rides.

Plant Part

seed

Extraction

steam distillation

Aromatic Scent

spicy, woody, rich, sweet

Primary Uses

appetite (loss of), colic, fatigue, halitosis (bad breath), stress