Benefits Of Cardamom For Your Baby

Cardamom or as we commonly know it ‘Elaichi’ is a versatile spice. You can add it in tea, sweets or other food items as per your liking but did you know this small green pod has various health benefits for your baby.

Health Benefits Of Cardamoms For Babies

1. Cures Constipation

   There are high chances of constipation in your baby as his body is still developing and there might be food items that do not suite him or at times even plenty of sugary treat can cause constipation in your little one. Cardamom contains high amounts of digestive enzymes that can help your child to digest food properly which helps your child to regularize the bowel movement

2. Rich in Vitamin A

   Cardamom is a great source of vitamin A for your baby. It’ll help in keeping your child’s hair and eyes healthy

3. Fights off common cold and flu

   The anti-inflammatory property of cardamom helps your child to fight common cold, flu and even fever. The antispasmodic properties of cardamom it can help cure whooping cough

4. Boosts digestion and Improves Metabolism

   The digestive enzymes present in cardamom helps boost digestion which in turn helps improve your child’s metabolism. During the early growth stage of your child it is very necessary that you provide them with natural metabolic stimulators and cardamoms do this job quite well

5. Protects the liver

   Cardamom contains anti-oxidants which are required by the liver to continue its detoxification process and hence cardamom helps in the proper functioning of your child’s liver

6. Prevents infections

   Your child is at the development stage where his immune system isn’t very strong right now and therefore he might catch infections very soon. Cardamom has antiseptic properties which prevents infections

7. Relaxing effect

   Cardamom has calming properties which will have a soothing effect on child’s nervous system and helps uplift their mood. It also will help them sleep peacefully

There are no known side effects of cardamom as such beside the point that your child might be allergic to it. To check if your baby is allergic to cardamom or not you can feed him cardamom in a very less quantity at first just to be sure of any reactions or just contact your doctor because he knows the best.

How To Feed Cardamom To Your Baby

It might look like a small and harmless spice but you need to feed it to your baby in a proper way so that your baby can easily swallow it without any risks of choking. So before you decide to feed your child cardamom, make sure you soak it in water for a couple of hours so that it becomes soft. You can also add cardamom in its powdered form to your baby’s meal. Remember to feed it in a limited quantity and not go too overboard with it.

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