Botanical Name: Elettaria Cardamomum
Origin: Sri Lanka Plant Part: Seeds Processing Method: Steam Distilled |
A perennial, reed-like herb, Cardamom grows wild and is cultivated in India and Sri Lanka. It grows up to 4 meters (13 feet) and has long, green silky blades, small yellowy flowers, with a violet tip and a large fleshy rhizome, similar to ginger. Oblong gray fruits follow the flowers, each containing many seeds. Cardamom was well known in ancient times. The Egyptians used it in perfumes and incense, and the Arabs used it ground in their coffee. The seeds are an important ingredient in Middle Eastern and Asian cooking.
Cardamom Essential Oil is sweet, spicy and almost balsamic in fragrance.
Cardamom Essential Oil is sweet, spicy and almost balsamic in fragrance.
Blends With: bergamot, black pepper, cedarwood, cinnamon bark, clove bud, coriander, ginger, grapefruit, lemon, lemongrass, litsea cubeba, neroli, sweet orange, palmarosa, patchouli, ylang ylang
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