Cardamom Oil
![]() | Botonical Name | : | Elettaria Cardamomum |
![]() | CAS # | : | 8000-66-6 |
![]() | Country of Origin | : | India |
![]() | Color & Odor | : | Colourless to pale yellow & Pleasant warm, spicy aroma. |
![]() | Solubility | : | Soluble in alcohol and oils. Insoluble in water. |
![]() | Specific Gravity | : | 0.9250 - 0.9400 @ 20o C |
![]() | Optical Rotation | : | +22o to +42o |
![]() | Refractive Index | : | 1.4620 - 1.4660 @ 20oC |
![]() | Flash Point | : | >100oC |
![]() | Major Constituents | : | 1,8-Cineole, Terpinyl acetate |
![]() | Plant Part Used | : | Seeds |
![]() | Extraction Method | : | Steam Distillation |
DESCRIPTION:
Cardamom oil is extracted from Elettaria cardomomum that is also known as Elettaria cardomomum var. cardomomum of Zingiberaceae family and is also known as cardamomi, cardomum and mysore cardomom. A perennial, reed-like herb, it is helpful for digestive system. CONSTITUENTS:
Alpha-Pinene, Camphene, D-Limonene, 1,8-Cineole, Terpinyl acetate, Sabinene. AROMATIC SUMMARY / NOTE / STRENGTH OF AROMA:
A top note with a strong aroma, Cardamom Essential Oil is sweet, spicy and almost balsamic in fragrance. BLENDS WITH:
Rose, bergamot, orange, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and cedarwood. COMMON NAMES:
Chhoti elaichi USES:
Cardamom oil is helpful for digestive system and works as laxative & soothes colic, wind, dyspepsia and nausea. It warms the stomach & also helps with heartburn. When mentally fatigued, cardamom oil also helps with its refreshing and uplifting effect. Further, it is also a well-known remedy for impotence & low sexual response.