Cardamom Essential Oil Uses, Benefits & Recipes - Free Guide
Are you familiar with Cardamom Essential Oil? Have you used this amazing oil and enjoyed its benefits? It may not be a main stream essential oil but it is one worth getting to know.
Cardamom was used by ancient cultures as a medicine and a spice. It remains an important part of traditional medicine in India, China and some Middle Eastern countries.
As an essential oil, Cardamom offers a warming, head-clearing and stimulating aroma that you are sure to enjoy.
The chemical makeup of Cardamom essential oil makes it a calming and soothing oil that is useful in many applications.
We have put together a printable reference guide for you so you can get to know Cardamom, includes oil details, uses, benefits and several recipes you can use it in for your health and wellness. We have also included a Cardamom Challenge in our free guide so you can spend a day getting to know this oil more intimately and experience the value it has in store for you. You can get this free guide at the end of this post.
Cardamom Essential Oil Facts:
Traditionally used as a digestive aid and for flavoring, it is known as the "Queen of Spice". Cardamom spice gives a great Indian flavor to foods. Cardamom essential oil is most known for supporting the digestive and respiratory systems of the body. It can also provide emotional support too.
Botanical Name: Elettaria Cardamomum
Botanical Family: Zingiberaeae
Plant Part Used: Seeds
Extraction Method: Steam Distilled
Aroma: Warm, spicy, soft, balsamic
Main Constituents: Terpinyl acetate; 1,8 cineol; linalol; linalyl acetate; limonene
Blends Well With: Cedarwood, frankincense, cinnamon, clove, ginger, citrus oils, rose, jasmine, geranium, lavender, neroli, ylang ylang, sandalwood, patchouli, vetiver.
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Cardamom Essential Oil Uses & Benefits
- Aroma is uplifting, refreshing, stimulating and invigorating
- May help to ease occasional indigestion and nausea
- Maintains overall gastrointestinal health
- Promotes clear breathing
- Maintains respiratory health
- May improve concentration
- Reduces minor pain and inflammation
- Brings feelings of mental clarity and focus
- Breathe in for sense of openness and clear head
- Apply to chest while planting flowers or cutting grass for clear breathing
- Calms nerves and balances energy
- Promotes self-assurance and confidence
- Inhale to combat mental fatigue and exhaustion
- Use to bring an oriental aroma to soaps, creams, perfumes and beauty recipes
- May be beneficial for clearing confusion
- Enhances mental performance and accuracy
- Promotes mouth hygiene by eliminating germs that cause bad breath
- Diffuse to uplift atmosphere while leaving a fresh and spicy aroma.
Cardamom Essential Oil Recipes
Warming Chai Tea Diffuser Blend:
- 2 drops Ginger essential oil
- 2 drops Cardamom essential oil
- 2 drops Black Pepper essential oil
- 2 drops Clove essential oil
-Add oils to diffuser with recommend water for your diffuser, turn on and enjoy!
Open Airways Diffuser Blend:
- 2 drops Cardamom essential oil
- 2 drops Eucalyptus essential oil
- 2 drops Peppermint essential oil
-Add oils to diffuser with recommend water for your diffuser, turn on and enjoy!
Happy Place Inhaler:
- 5 drops Orange
- 5 drops Lemon
- 5 drops Cardamom
- Blank Aromatherapy Inhaler
-Add essential oils onto cotton wick of aromatherapy inhaler. Once inhaler assembled, take off cap and deeply inhale the aroma. Kid friendly-cut recipe in half if using for kids.
Healthy Digestion Belly Rub:
- 6 drops Cardamom essential oil
- 6 drops Orange essential oil
- 4 drops Peppermint essential oil
- 4 drops Fennel essential oil
- 2 oz virgin Coconut oil*
- 2 oz glass jar
-Melt coconut oil by warming above 76 degrees, once melted mix in essential oils. Pout into glass jar and allow to firm back up. Apply small amount to belly for relief from indigestion, nausea, gas, etc. 2% dilution.
Happy Lungs - Kids Roller Blend:
- 1 drop Cardamom essential oil
- 1 drop Frankincense essential oil
- Jojoba oil*
- 10 ml glass roller bottle
-Add essential oils to roller bottle, fill rest of bottle with jojoba oil. Roll onto chest as needed. For kids 6 and up. 1% dilution.
Happy Tummy - Kids Roller Blend:
- 1 drop Cardamom essential oil
- 1 drop Orange essential oil
- Jojoba oil*
- 10 ml glass roller bottle
-Add essential oils to roller bottle, fill rest of bottle with jojoba oil. Roll small amount onto belly as needed. For kids 6 and up. 1% dilution.
Orange Spice Uplifting Body Oil:
- 5 drops Orange essential oil
- 5 drops Cardamom essential oil
- 1 oz Grapeseed oil*
- 1 oz glass pump bottle
-Add essential oils to bottle, fill rest of bottle with grapeseed oil. Shake to blend, apply to skin. 2% dilution.
Orange Cinnabuns Diffuser Blend:
- 3 drops Orange essential oil
- 2 drops Cinnamon essential oil
- 2 drops Cardamom essential oil
-Add oils to diffuser with recommend water for your diffuser, turn on and enjoy!
Cardamom Citrus Foaming Soap:
- 2 tablespoons Unscented Castile Soap*
- 8 drops Cardamom essential oil
- 6 drops Orange essential oil
- 2 drops Lime essential oil
- 2 teaspoons Fractionated Coconut Oil
- 1 cup Distilled or filtered water
- 10 oz Foaming Pump Bottle
-Add soap, essential oils and fractionated coconut oil into bottle, swirl bottle to gentle mix together. Add water to bottle and place pump on bottle. Shake gently to mix. To use, pump into palm of hands and lather well, rinse off.
Mental Clarity Inhaler:
- 7 drops Frankincense
- 5 drops Cardamom
- 3 drops Rosemary
- Blank Aromatherapy Inhaler
-Add essential oils onto cotton wick of aromatherapy inhaler. Once inhaler assembled, take off cap and deeply inhale the aroma.
Spice It Up Room Spray:
- 8 drops cardamom essential oil
- 2 drops clove essential oil
- 5 drops lime essential oil
- 5 drops ginger essential oil
- 1/4 cup distilled water
- 2 oz glass spray bottle
-Add ingredients to bottle, place on spray top and shake well to blend. To use, shake and spritz several sprays into desired room.
Digestive Support Inhaler:
- 6 drops Orange
- 6 drops Cardamom
- 3 drops Roman Chamomile
- Aromatherapy Blank Inhaler
-Add essential oils onto cotton wick of aromatherapy inhaler. Once inhaler assembled, take off cap and deeply inhale the aroma. Kid friendly-cut recipe in half if using for kids.
Cough Support Steam:
-Add 2 drops Cardamom oil into bowl of hot water, inhale steam to help loosen phlegm & soothe cough.
Breathe Easy Shower Melts:
- 1 cup baking soda
- 1/3 cup water
- Cardamom essential oil
- Lavender essential oil
- Silicone Cupcake Liners*
-Mix the baking soda and water together into a paste. Pour mixture into silicone cupcake liners (about 1/3 full). Bake at 350 degrees F for 10–15 minutes. Allow to cool completely. To use, simply add the 3 drops cardamom and 3 drops lavender to shower melt right before you shower. Place melt on the floor of the shower, and allow the steam to diffuse the oils as you take a shower. Makes 6-8 melts. We have a full blog post about Aromatherapy Shower Melts-click here to read.
Sweet & Spicy Diffuser Blend:
- 4 drops Cardamom essential oil
- 2 drops Bergamot essential oil
- 2 drops Grapefruit essential oil
-Add oils to diffuser with recommend water for your diffuser, turn on and enjoy!
Cardamom Essential Oil Precautions
Generally considered safe, non-irritating and non-sensitizing. Highly aromatic so use sparingly. Best to use only diluted on the skin due to its spicy nature. Cardamom should not be used for children under 5 years old.
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References:
*The Encyclopedia of Aromatherapy by Chrissie Wildwood
*The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy by Valerie Ann Wormwood
*The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils by Julia Lawless
*Modern Essentials 9th Edition
