Elettaria Cardamomum
This plant furnishes the fruits known as the Small or Malabar cardamoms of commerce. The seeds are used medicinally for their cordial aromatic properties, which depend upon the presence of a volatile...
This plant furnishes the fruits known as
the Small or Malabar cardamoms of commerce. The seeds are used
medicinally for their cordial aromatic properties, which depend
upon the presence of a volatile oil. In India the fruits are
chewed by the natives with their betel.
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