Cardamom
Half teaspoon three times daily for 3 months improved liver function, inflammation, sirtuin levels, and triglycerides
Also known as: Elettaria cardamomum, Green Cardamom, Queen of Spices
Health Benefits
Health conditions and aging processes that Cardamom may influence, based on the source research.
Improves
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseHalf teaspoon three times a day with meals for 3 months
Improvements in liver function and markers of systemic inflammation
Source: How Not to Age
Biological Mechanisms
How Cardamom works at a cellular level.
- PromotesSirtuin Activation
Patients with fatty liver disease saw significant increase in sirtuin levels in bloodstream
- PromotesBoosts Natural Killer Cell Activity
Cardamom can increase natural killer cell activity
- PromotesReduces inflammation
Cardamom supplementation improves inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers
Dosage Recommendations
Specific amounts mentioned in the research literature.
- Half teaspoon three times a day with meals for 3 monthsfor Sirtuin Activation
Patients with fatty liver disease saw significant increase in sirtuin levels in bloodstream
Source: How Not to Age
- Half teaspoon three times a day with meals for 3 monthsfor Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Improvements in liver function and markers of systemic inflammation
Source: How Not to Age
Recipes with Cardamom
Sources
- How Not to Age