Cardamom
Healing essence of cardamom Antioxidant Cardamon is one of the most important spices in many Eastern cuisines and is used in some Middle Eastern countries for flavoring coffee. It is also a renowned breath freshener. As one of the most expensive of the spices, cardamon is exceeded in price only by saffron and vanilla.
Medicinal propertiesCardamon contains several important antioxidants, notably the anti-inflammatory and cardioprotective salicylates.Like basil, cardamon also contains linalool which is an antiviral agent. Important phytonutrientsAntioxidants: Caffeic acid, camphene, cyanidin, gamma-terpinene, gamma-tocopherol, salicylatesOthers: Cineole, camphor, linalool, palmitic acid, cymene, stearic acid, terpinene, vanillic acid
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