journalINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH SCISVolume 4 Issue 1MultidisciplinaryEnglish2022NNY20220227ArticlePROMINENT USAGE OF CARDAMOM [ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM L. (MATON)] FOR UPLIFTING INVIGORATING HEALTHCAREEnglishY1519LalitMohanEnglishNKP Singh and Raaz K.MaheshwariEnglishY10.47062/1190.0401.03Cardamom is one of the most significant, valuable spices in the world. It consists of the small, highly aromatic pods or seed capsules of a perennial plant of the ginger family. Cardamom is a highly valued herbal spice that is used as a culinary spice in Asian cuisines because of its intrinsic flavoring capacity. Moreover, when used as a home remedy it helps cure various ailments like indigestion, nausea, lightheadedness, etc. Cardamom has various chemical compounds that include pinene, pinene, sabinene, myrcene, phellandrene, limonene, cineole,terpinene, cymene, terpinolene, linalool, linalyl acetate, terpinen-4-oil, terpineol, terpineol acetate, citronellol, nerol, geraniol, methyl eugenol and trans-nerolidol. It is useful for curing dental diseases and urinary tract infections such as cystitis, nephritis, and gonorrhea. Cardamom possesses aphrodisiac properties and is also used as a cure for impotence, erectile dysfunction, and premature ejaculation. It possesses antiseptic, aphrodisiac, carminative, digestive, diuretic, stimulant, stomachic, tonic and anti-spasmodic.EnglishCineole, Linalool, Aphrodisiac, Carmative, Geraniol.https://journal.stenvironment.org/abstract?id=205References1619