The Magic of "CARDAMOM" (Tunaiita iliki in our sweet language Kiswahili)

By Aminael Julius

                                                                                                      

 The plant called the cardamom is a very famous spice which we use at our homes in daily basis. Our mothers and sisters at home they normally use cardamom as a spice, to add flavor and aroma in meals but basically they do not know what exactly what cardamorn is doing in health perspectives.

The ancient Egyptians made extensive use of the cardamom in the manufacture of perfumes and cosmetics. However, the use of the cardamom as an herbal medicine is not as well known as its use in cookery and cosmetic preparations

The cardamom has been used for sometimes in India as a medicine mainly in use as a medication for the treatment different problem of digestion system for human being.

Green cardamom   is sometimes used to treat infections in teeth and bleeding gums caused by lack of vitamins and make it strong, prevent and treat throat troubles, congestion of the lungs and pulmonary tuberculosis inflammation of eyelids and also digestive disorders will be healed by using cardamom spice.

So it is better to understand what cardamom can do  to our  health  and make use of it.