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Health Benefits of Cardamom
Antimicrobial Properties: For
many millennia, cardamom was thought to possess
infection-fighting properties. For modern science, it
means that cardamom contains antimicrobial properties.
This theory was tested at the Van Yüzüncü Yil University
by Ağ
Aoğlu et al. Experiments
were conducted on the volatile extracts of cardamom. It
was observed that the oils from cardamom were able to
inhibit the growth and spread of some of the very
dangerous microbes that regularly cause food poisoning.
Anti-Spasmodic Properties: Muscle
spasms are often reported by older people. A sudden
contraction of the muscles causes these spasms. When the
muscles contract, they can result in a sudden emergence
of pain. Researchers Al-Zuhair
et al. at the King Saud University in Saudi Arabia have
performed animal-based research and concluded that
cardamom can be used as a controlling measure for muscle
spasms.
Dental Diseases: Cardamom
has been used in Ayurveda as well as traditional Chinese
medicine for dealing with dental problems for many
centuries. After the invention of antibiotics, it was
found that these antibiotics produced mixed results, as
well as side effects. Some side effects included the
inhibition of friendly probiotic bacteria thriving in
the intestines. However, the use of spices, on the other
hand, is ideal because they inhibit only infectious
microbes, not the probiotic bacteria. A study conducted
by Isao Kubo, Masaki Himejima, and Hisae Muroi at the
Division of Entomology and Parasitology at the
University of California has verified the presence of
antimicrobial properties in cardamom.
Extract from:
https://www.organicfacts.net
This page has been last updated: 16
September 2016 |
