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Ela / Cardamom
Ela / Cardamom
BOTANICAL NAME
Elettaria Cardamomum
FAMILY
Zingiberaceae
SANSKRIT NAME
Ela, Tripurta, Ala, Bahula,Kapita
ENGLISH
Cardamum
HINDI
Choti, Elaichi, Elaci
KANNADA
Elakki, Yalakki
MALAYALAM
Bavula, Elattari
TELUGU
Elaki, Elakkaya, Pakkuln
TAMIL
Anji, Elam, Iravadi
MARATHI
Veldode, Elachi, Velloda
DISTRIBUTION
Its globally distributed in Indo-Malesia, in India it is restricted to regions with annual rainfall of 150 to 520 cm and 700 to 1700m altitude
PARTS USED
Choorna 1-3g
DOSE
Juice-20-40ml
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
Pipene,Sabinene,Myrcene, Limonene
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
QUALITY (GUNA)
Laghu,Ruksha
TASTE (RASA)
Madhura, Katu
METABOLISM (VIPAKA)
Madura
POTENCY (VIRYA)
Sheeta
IMPACT (PRABHAVA)
Dah prashman
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
- Hepatoprotective,-useful is curing diseases of liver
- Anti inflammatory- helpful in reducing inflammation
- Analgesic- can be used in painful conditions
THERAPEUTIC USES
Abdominal disorders, Heart ailment, Cough, Urinary tract infection
SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS
- Amritaprasa ghrita
- Anu taila
- Aravindasava
- Bala taila
- Balarista
- Eladi Choorna
- Eladi madaka