Cardamom essential oil is a wonderfully supportive oil for your digestive system. It is made from steam distilling the seeds of the cardamom plant.
Cardamom is often found as a cooking spice, and it's a close cousin to Ginger. It is native to Southeast Asia, where it's a common spice used in Indian dishes and teas. You'll usually find it in Chai tea, one of my favorites! Both the herb and the essential oil are good for your digestive system. Cardamom oil is stimulating and energetic. It creates movement and warmth wherever it's applied.
When using cardamom essential oil to support digestive health, you can add a few drops to a carrier oil like olive oil or jojoba. Massage into your abdomen in a clockwise motion (with 12 o'clock being above your belly button). Or, try this recipe!
Cardamom essential oil has a great scent. It's spicy and warm, with a cool, almost eucalyptus-like finish.
Cardamom essential oil is also very supportive for your respiratory system. It contains a component called 1,8 cineole, which is great for respiratory health. So while you're enjoying the scent of cardamom essential oil, you're also supporting your health!
Cardamom: The Oil of Objectivity
Energetically, this oil helps us to stay level headed in times of anger. Use Cardamom to help you feel mentally balanced and to not lose control of your emotions in difficult situations.
Do you find yourself obsessing about things that make you mad? Cardamom essential oil helps us to break down these feelings of frustration and redirects that energy to the solar plexus, the center of responsibility. In this way, Cardamom is a good oil to use for the Third Chakra, or the solar plexus chakra.
When you find yourself re-hashing feelings of anger or resentment towards someone or some situation, use Cardamom to help you work through it. Rub a couple drops of Cardamom over your solar plexus and practice deep breathing while you focus on letting go of your negative feelings. Cardamom can help us to stop objectifying others and to stop seeing them as inconveniences. Cardamom helps us take personal responsibility for our feelings.
Negative emotions that Cardamom can assist with - being easily frustrated, anger, objectifying others, blaming, unable to think clearly due to anger and resentment.
The Positive emotions Cardamom can help - being objective, self-control, respectful, tolerant, patient, and mentally sober.
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