Ela / Cardamom

Botanical Name

Elettaria Cardamomum

Family

Zingiberaceae

Sanskrit

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

Seed

Dose

Choorna 1-3g

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