Round Cardamom

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cold, Masticatory, Cough

Science studied: BORNEOL, D-BORNEOL, CAMPHOR, D-CAMPHOR

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Zingiberaceae

Scientific name: Amomum compactum

Common names: Round Cardamom, Chester Cardamom, Siam Cardamom, Java Cardamom

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Cold
• Masticatory
• Cough

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Cold
• Masticatory
• Cough

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Secondary Metabolite Profiling, Antiproliferative Evaluation, and Terpenoid Prioritization of Indonesian Cardamom (<i>Amomum compactum</i>) Accessions. · 2026 source ↗
• Antibacterial and Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibition Activities of Essential Oil from Java Cardamom (<i>Amomum compactum</i>) Fruit. · 2023 source ↗
• Effects of Methods and Durations of Extraction on Total Flavonoid and Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Activity of Java Cardamom (<i>Amomum compactum</i> Soland Ex Maton) Fruit. · 2022 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BORNEOL
• D-BORNEOL
• CAMPHOR
• D-CAMPHOR
• CARVONE
• CARYOPHYLLENE
• 1,8-CINEOLE
• P-CYMENE
• EO
• LIMONENE
• HUMULENE
• HUMULENE-EPOXIDE-II
• MYRTENAL
• ALPHA-PINENE
• BETA-PINENE
• TERPINEN-4-OL

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.