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Greater cardamom is a spice with medicinal properties. It has an antioxidant stimulant, stomachic, antispasmodic, appetizer and astringent properties. In Ayurveda, it is considered one that improves appetite and digestion, reduces mucous and vata/wind and cures oral diseases. Greater (Larger) or Nepal cardamom is a very commonly used spice in India. It is the dried seeds of the plant Amomum subulatum. This leafy plant grows in swampy places of Sikkim, Darjeeling, Assam, Bhutan and Nepal. Like some other member of the plant family Zingiberaceae (ginger, turmeric, alpenia), it is a medicine as well. For the medicinal purpose the seeds of the plant are used.