Cardamom is native to Southern India and Ceyian, where it grows in forests between 800 and 1500 m altitude. It is cultivated throughout South-East Asia and Central America sown in autumn or by division of the root in spring and summer, it appreciates soils shading, rich and wet, but dramas.
This plant is very popular with birth attendants all over the Sahel. The leaves are particularly recommended for the delivery of pregnant women because they are oxytocic. On the other hand and perhaps by analogy, the leaves and roots are used in sterility and impotence. The leaves are also used as depuratives. The seeds can be grilled as a substitute for coffee.
The plant is used in traditional medicine as antidiarrheal.This plant native to India is grown in all tropics for food (seeds).