Green Cardamom

Elaichi is an herb. The seeds are used to make medicine.

Green Cardamom is used for digestion problems including heartburn, intestinal spasms, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), intestinal gas, constipation, liver and gallbladder complaints, and loss of appetite. It is also used for common cold, cough, bronchitis, sore mouth and throat, and tendency toward infection. Some people use Elaichi as a stimulant and for urinary problems.

In foods, Elaichi is used as a spice in many parts of the world.

Green Cardamom contains chemicals that appear to treat stomach and intestinal spasms and gas, and increase the movement of food through the intestine.