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Cardamom seed

Elettaria cardamomum

Culinary Spice|Digestive

Cardamom seed is an aromatic spice used for digestion, fresh breath, and warming comfort. It’s common in chai and after-meal spice blends for gas and bloating support routines.

Key Benefits

Supports digestion and after-meal comfort routines.
Fresh-breath and mouth freshness routines (chewed pods/seeds).
Warming spice used in chai and metabolic wellness blends.

Common Issues It May Help With

Gas and bloating routines.
After-meal heaviness routines.
Breath freshness routines.

How To Use (Simple)

Tea/chai: add crushed pods/seeds while simmering.
Chew: 1–2 pods after meals for breath/digestion (traditional).
Cooking: curries, rice, baked goods.

Taste / Notes

Sweet, floral, warm, aromatic.

Evidence Level

Strong culinary/traditional use; limited clinical evidence for specific therapeutic claims.

Cautions

Generally safe in food amounts. Use caution if reflux is triggered by spices.

Interactions

No major known interactions in typical culinary/tea use.

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