Queen of Spices, Cardamom (

Maja Hitl, Katarina Radovanović, Katarina Urumović, Blagoje Prpa, Nebojša Kladar

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Maja HitlDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-7612-4785

Katarina RadovanovićDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-3153-8340

Katarina UrumovićDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-1486-3758

Blagoje PrpaDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.

Nebojša KladarDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-5781-6412

Funding

Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina 003875877 2025 09418 003 000 000001 04 004

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardamom represents one of the world's most famous spices, which is also applied in the traditional medicine of numerous cultures. Modern research aims to elucidate its therapeutic potential in various diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical composition of essential oil of cardamom seeds, as well as to assess the biological and pharmacological potential of aqueous and ethanolic extracts. The essential oil composition was evaluated using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. Aqueous and ethanolic extracts were analyzed for the total phenolic and flavonoid content, and further evaluated in vitro regarding antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antihyperglycemic activity, and additionally antimicrobial activity for the ethanolic extract. The essential oil was abundant in monoterpenes, with

Indexed as

ElettariaPlant ExtractsSpicesZingiberaceaealpha-AmylasesAnti-Infective AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsFlavonoidsGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHypoglycemic AgentsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsOils, VolatilePhenolsalpha-AmylasesAnti-Infective AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsFlavonoidsHypoglycemic AgentsOils, VolatilePhenolsPlant Extractsantihyperglycemicanti-inflammatoryantimicrobialantioxidantElettaria cardamomumessential oilGC-MStrue cardamom

Identifiers

PMID42513114

DOI10.3390/molecules31142430

PMCPMC13414071

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