Steam distillation of plants for medicine dates back as far as 2000 years ago. Cardamom oil may help the body because it helps immunity, acts as a decongestant, antioxidant, expectorant, tonic, carminative, and has anti-inflammatory effects.

My goal is to give you the history of healthcare and review current research so that we can learn from the past and inform the future. In this blog, I am writing about cardamom and its history as food and medicine.

Why don’t we find cardamom in pharmacies anymore? It used to be found readily in pharmacies.

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