Round Cardamon Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Round Cardamon, more usually spelled round cardamom (Amomum kravanh, now placed in Wurfbainia as Wurfbainia vera; pharmacopoeial name Fructus Amomi Rotundus), is a tall rhizomatous perennial of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, native to the forests of Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. Leafy shoots 2 to 3 meters tall rise from a creeping rhizome, and short flowering stems near the ground bear spikes of pale flowers. The fruit is a nearly spherical, three-sided, cream-colored capsule about 1.5 cm across, holding clusters of aromatic brown seeds with a camphor-like scent. We extract the dried fruit.