Large cardamum

Scientific Name: Amomum subulatum 

Family: Zingiberaceae

Parts used: Fruits & Seed

Chemical constituents: Seed contain a calcone-cardamonin; a flavanone-alpinetin; Glycoside-petunidin-3,5-diglucoside,  leucocyanidin-3-0-b-D-glucopyranoside and subulene. 

Uses: Seeds are aromatic, stomachic, appetizer, carminativ and useful in neulalgia & gonorrhoes. Seeds are also used as aphrodisiac, antidote to scorpion-sting and snake bite. 
Distribution in Nepal: Above 1500m, East-West