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The Role of Cardamom Oil in Oral Health: A Short Review Jesylne Pearley, Soundarajan Subasree, Murthykumar Karthikeyan*, Meenakshi M. BDS Students, Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai *Corresponding Author E-mail: karthikmohan87@yahoo.com
Online published on 18 April, 2016. Abstract Cardamom is a seed pod, known since antiquity for its culinary and medicinal properties. The spice is native to evergreen rain forest of southern India and now grown in only few tropical countries. Cardamom has also been found to regulate inflammatory and immune activities and may be useful for cancer prevention. Cardamom extracts are effective against oral pathogenic bacteria like Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans. Most people use cardamom as a spice and are largely unaware of its numerous health benefits. This article briefs the various health benefits of cardamom. Top Keywords Cardamom, spice, medicinal properties, oral pathogens. Top | |
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