| Cardamom |
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| Product Description: |
Large cardamom is the dried
fruit of a perennial herbaceous plant. It's
quality characteristics are different from that
of small cardamom. The fruit is 4 to 6 times
size of small cardamom. Valued for its acceptable
taste, flavour and aroma, large cardamom is
used in rice preparations and meat dishes, besides
a wide range of beverages and sweets. The largest
producer and exporter of large cardamom, India
enjoys near monopoly in this spice. The main
production centres are the sub-Himalayan ranges
spread across Sikkim and Darjeeling district
of West Bengal. The popular varieties are 'Ramsey',
Golsey', and 'Sawany'. Pakistan, Afghanistan,
Singapore and UK are the major importers of
large cardamom. |
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| Scientific Name: Elettaria
cardamomum Maton |
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| Family Name: Zingiberaceae |
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| Commercial part: Fruit
(Capsule) |
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| Name in international languages: |
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| Spanish |
Cardamomo |
Italian |
Cardamomo |
| French |
Cardamome |
Portuguese |
Cardamomo |
| German |
Kardamom |
Russian |
Kardamon |
| Swedish |
Kardemumma |
Japanese |
Karudamon |
| Arabic |
Hal |
Chinese |
Pai-tou-k'ou |
| Dutch |
Kardemom |
Hindi |
Elaichi |
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| Botany: |
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Cardamom is a perennial bushy herb. The
tuberous underground rhizome is its real stem and the aerial
shoot is a pseudostem and formed by the encircling leaf sheaths.
The leaves are distichous, long, alternate and lanceolate
acuminate in shape. Flowers are borne on panicles and they
emerge directly from the underground stem on long floral stalks.
They are hermaphrodite and zygomorphic. The corolla is tubular,
3-lobed, pale green, androecium with petalloid labellum white
in colour with pink or purplish veins, composed of three modified
stamens with an undulated edge. There are two further rudimentary
staminodes and one functional stamen. The fruit are tri-locular,
ovoid or oblong, greenish-brown capsules containing about
15-20 seeds attached to axile placenta. Light reddish or dark
reddish brown seeds are irregularily 3-sided, transversely
wrinkled or furrowed and are covered by a membraneous aril. |
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| Medicinal and Other use: |
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The cardamom oil is a precious ingredient
in food preparations, perfumery, health foods, medicine and
beverages. A good portion is consumed for chewing or as a
masticatory item. In medicine, it is used as powerful aromatic,
stimulant, carminative, stomachic and diuretic, but rarely
used alone. It also checks nausea and vomiting, helps in combating
digestive ailments. Herbal lores on this spice suggest it
can be used to freshen your breath and support smooth digestion.
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| Packaging Details: |
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25 Kg, 40 Kg & 50 Kg New
Jute / Gunny Bags with or without inner bag / poly lined. |
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25 Kg & 50 Kg Poly Propylene
(PP) Bags |
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Or as per customers specification / requirement. |
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