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Organic Pods Cardamom

Organic Certification: ACO

Country of Origin: Sri Lanka

Cardamom is a tropical, shade loving spice from the ginger family, Zingiberacae family, that produces small knobbly triangular seedpod. Green cardamon is referred to as the 'Queen of spice'. In fact, the worlds supply of cardamon was harvested from wild rainforests in Sri Lanka and Southern India (to which it is native) until the end of the 19th century.

Green cardamon is used as a flavouring in both food and drink and sweet and savoury dishes, commonly used in India for Masala Chai and in the Middle East to enhance coffee. They come in two main varities - green cardamom and black/brown cardamom.

Medicinally, green cardamon is used to treat flatulence, relieve griping pains and stimulate appetite and flow of saliva.

Medicinal cardamon tea:

Pour boiling water over 1 teaspoon of  crushed cardamon seeds and leave to infuse for 10-20 minutes. Drink 3 times a day before meals to assist treating loss of appetite and flatulence.