Black cardamom
| Black cardamom | |
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| Black cardamom fruit as used as spice | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Amomum |
| Species: | A. subulatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Amomum subulatum | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cardamomum subulatum(Roxb.) Kuntze | |
Amomum subulatum,also known asblack cardamom,hill cardamom,[2]Bengal cardamom,[2]greater cardamom,[2]Indian cardamom,[2]Nepal cardamom,[2]winged cardamom,[2]big cardamon,[3][4]orbrown cardamom,is a perennial herbaceous plant in the familyZingiberaceae.Its seed pods have a strong,camphor-like flavour, with a smoky character derived from the method of drying.
Characteristics[edit]
The pods are used as aspice,in a similar manner togreen cardamompods but with a different flavour. Unlike green cardamom, this spice is rarely used in sweet dishes. Its smoky flavour and aroma derive from traditional methods of drying over open flames.
Species[edit]
At least two distinct species of black cardamom occur:Amomum subulatum(also known as Nepal cardamom) andAmomum tsao-ko.The pods ofA. subulatum,used primarily in thecuisines of Indiaandcertain regional cuisines of Pakistan,are the smaller of the two, while the larger pods ofA. tsao-ko(Chinese:wiktionary: Thảo quả;pinyin:cǎoguǒ;Vietnamese:thảo quả) are used inVietnamese cuisineandChinese cuisine,particularly that ofSichuan province.
Agricultural production[edit]
The largest producer of black cardamom isNepal,followed by India andBhutan.
Medical use[edit]
Intraditional Chinese medicine,black cardamom is used for stomach disorders andmalaria.[citation needed]In the traditional medicine of Nepal & India, the decoction ofAmomum subulatumrhizomesis used in the therapy ofjaundice.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Sabu, M. (2019)."Amomum subulatum".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2019:e.T117284774A124280890.Retrieved25 June2024.
- ^abcdef"Amomum subulatum".Germplasm Resources Information Network.Agricultural Research Service,United States Department of Agriculture.Retrieved11 December2017.
- ^"Big Cardamom: Products".Archived fromthe originalon 2021-06-17.Retrieved2019-06-09.
- ^"Big Cardamom Cultivation in Bhutan - Production - Consumption".
- ^Tewari D, Mocan A, Parvanov ED, Sah AN, Nabavi SM, Huminiecki L, Ma ZF, Lee YY, Horbańczuk JO, Atanasov AG.Ethnopharmacological Approaches for Therapy of Jaundice: Part I.Front Pharmacol. 2017 Aug 15;8:518.doi: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00518.