Cardamom production in Kavrepalanchowk

Cardamom, Ginger and Turmeric

Indigenous Knowledge on Ethnobotanical Plants of Kavrepalanchowk District

Ethnobotanical knowledge is common and important among the tribal people but much of the information is empirical at best lacking logical validation. A number of ethnic communities residing in the study area are partially or fully dependent on the forest resources to meet their requirements. The present study analyses indigenous knowledge of ethnobotanical plant species and utilization of 68 sp...

Livelihood Improvement through Sustainable Large Cardamom Cultivation in North Sikkim

Large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) belongs to family Zingibereaceae and order Scitaminae is the most suitable cash crop for the hilly terrain of the state of Sikkim. Likewise a large section of farmers in North Sikkim and most parts of Sikkim are engaged in large cardamom cultivation. For years cardamom has been the single most crucial cash crop to these stakeholders. However recent times ...

Pharmacological basis for the medicinal use of cardamom in asthma

Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) is widely used in folk medicine for the treatment of asthma. This study describes its airways relaxant potential, with elucidation of possible underlying mechanism. Crude extract of cardamom which tested positive for alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, sterols and tannins, when tested against carbachol-mediated bronchoconstriction in rats under anesthesia, dose-depe...

the physiological ecology of cardamom (elettaria cardamomum m) in cardamom agroforestry system

since 1895 cardamom has been cultivated in the cardamom hills of western ghats, india, which form a part of global biodiversity hot spots. these tropical forests in the last couple of decades have been subjected for severe periodical shade lopping and selective felling for maximizing cardamom production. photosynthesis, transpiration, leaf temperature and leaf relative humidity was studied in r...