What is White Cardamom

White cardamom is a kind of plant. It is not only edible but also medicinal. The nutritional value of white cardamom is very high. Eating white cardamom regularly can play a very good role in health preservation and health care. Therefore, we must know how to use white cardamom to serve our health. White cardamom has a good appetizing and digestion effect. Eating white cardamom regularly can help treat spleen and stomach disharmony.

White cardamom has a good antibacterial effect. Eating white cardamom regularly can help strengthen the stomach and dispel wind. In addition, white cardamom can also inhibit excitement and relieve asthma, so we need to have a deep understanding of what white cardamom is.

White cardamom is a plant of the ginger family. It is mainly produced in Vietnam, Thailand and other places, and is also cultivated in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places. The original plant grows in a warm and humid climate, under a forest rich in humus. It is spicy and warm in nature, and enters the lungs.

It affects the spleen and stomach meridians and has the functions of eliminating dampness, promoting qi circulation, warming the middle and stopping vomiting. Its clinical name is white cardamom.

1. Antibacterial effect: The 100% shell decoction of this product has an inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae using the flat plate trenching method. The 4-terpineol contained in this product has an antibacterial effect on Bacillcus thurin giensis in vitro.

2. Antiasthmatic effect: The α-terpineol contained in this product has a strong antiasthmatic effect. At a dose of 0.05ml/kg, its effect on guinea pig tracheal smooth muscle is stronger than that of mugwort oil. 4-Pinpineol also has a significant antiasthmatic effect.

3. It has aromatic stomachic and carminative effects: Cardamom oil is very unstable. Even if it is well stored, it often loses its unique aroma. It can usually be made into aromatic tinctures or spirits. The seeds should be ground before use. They have good aromatic stomachic effects, can promote gastric juice secretion, stimulate intestinal peristalsis, expel intestinal gas accumulation, and inhibit abnormal fermentation in the intestine.

4. Inhibitory effect: White cardamom decoction has low-concentration excitatory effect on the isolated intestine of guinea pigs; concentrations above 1% and saturated aqueous solutions of volatile oil have inhibitory effects.

5. Other effects: Its volatile oil can enhance the effect of small doses of streptomycin on experimental tuberculosis in guinea pigs.

Above we introduced what white cardamom is. We know that white cardamom is a kind of plant. White cardamom is not only edible but also medicinal. White cardamom has good health and therapeutic effects. The above article introduces the effects and functions of white cardamom in detail. I hope the above introduction is helpful to everyone.