Cardamom
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Cardamom
Elettaria cardamomum
Seed
Anxiety + antidepressant properties
Quercetin is a flavonoid compound within cardamom, believed to be responsible for its powerful therapeutic effect. Research into quercetin showed lowered anxiety and depression. Used in traditional remedies for depression by grinding seeds into powder and boiling in water with tea leaves.