Essential Oil – Cardamon

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Product Type 100% Pure & Natural Essential oil
Available in 5ml
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Botanical Name Elettaria cardamomum
Origin India
Part Seed
Extraction Steam
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$50.00

Essential Oil - Cardamon
[ Scent Library ]
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Aroma Balanced, warm, and spicy aroma. It is distinctly sweet and balsamic with a fresh, camphoraceous top note and a soft, woody-floral undertone.
Category Herbaceous | Spicy
Note Top - Middle
Intensity 5/6
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[ More About ]
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AKA Green Cardamom, True Cardamom, Cardamon, Cardamum
Chinese 小豆蔻/绿豆蔻
Japanese カルダモン
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Botanical Family Zingiberaceae
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Chemistry Oxides
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Common Usage Digestive Health (The Primary Usage)

  • Easing Indigestion: Highly effective at soothing "heavy" feelings after a meal, bloating, and stomach cramps.
  • Anti-Nausea: Inhaling Cardamom is a gentle way to settle a queasy stomach, whether from morning sickness, motion sickness, or nerves.
  • Antispasmodic: Helps calm "nervous stomach" and intestinal spasms when massaged onto the abdomen in a clockwise direction.
  • Appetite Stimulant: Its warm, appetizing scent can help encourage those who have lost interest in food due to illness or stress.

Emotional & Mental Wellness

  • Mental Fortitude: Known as an "invigorator," it helps clear mental fatigue and gives the user a sense of "can-do" confidence.
  • Emotional Grounding: Helps to settle the mind when it feels scattered or burdened by over-analysis.
  • Aphrodisiac Qualities: Its warm, exotic scent is traditionally used to ease sexual anxieties and create a romantic, relaxed atmosphere.
  • Mood Lifter: Provides a "sunny" disposition, helping to sweep away heavy, lethargic moods.

Respiratory Support

  • Clearing Congestion: Cardamom contains 1,8-cineole, making it excellent for opening the airways and encouraging clear breathing.
  • Soothing Coughs: Its antispasmodic properties help calm the "tickle" in the throat that leads to persistent coughing.

Oral & Physical Hygiene

  • Fresh Breath: Historically used as a breath freshener; in aromatherapy, it can be added to a natural gargle (well-dispersed) to neutralize odors.
  • Muscle Tonic: When added to a massage oil from clubarome.com, it provides a gentle warming sensation to tired or "cold" muscles.
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Blending note In aromatherapy, it is prized for being both psychologically "uplifting" and physically "warming." Unlike other spice oils, it has a sophisticated, sweet, and balsamic aroma that is rarely overpowering.
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Do you know? Ancient Egyptians used Cardamom seeds to whiten their teeth and freshen their breath; later, it became a key ingredient in "Kyphi," the sacred incense burned in Egyptian temples.
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Contraindication Generally considered safe and non-toxic. However, due to its high 1,8-cineole content, it should be used with caution around the faces of young children. Always dilute in a carrier oil for skin application.
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