CARDAMOM –ITS BOTANICAL NAME IS “ELETTERIA CARDAMOMUM”. IT IS A VERY FAMOUS SPICE AND IS ONE OF THE OLDEST KNOWN SPECIES IN THE WORLD. ALSO KNOWN AS “QUEEN OF ALL SPICES”.COMMON NAMES ARE GRAINS OF PARADISE, ELAICHI AND YELAKKAI. DIFFERENT TRADE NAMES ARE CHHOTI ELAICHI, GARATE, ELA, YELAKKAI, ELAKKAYA, YELA-KAYALU, VELDODE, ELCHI, YELAKKI AND YELAM.