豆蔻
- ENG
- Round Cardamon Fruit
- LATIN
- Amomi Rotundus Fructus
| Medicinal Group | Dampness-resolving medicinal |
|---|---|
| Source | Dried ripe fruit of Amomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep. or Amomum compactum Soland ex Maton (Fam. Zingiberaceae) |
| Nature and Flavors | pungent; warm |
| Meridian Affinity | Spleen, Lung, Stomach |
| Actions | To resolve damp, remove retained food, promote the flow of qi and warm the spleen and stomach topromote digestion |
Family
Zingiberaceae
Part used
Fruit
Indications
Loss of appetite due to accumulation of damp in the spleen and stomach; feeling of suffocation in the chest with loss of appetite at the early stage of damp-warm syndromes; nausea, vomiting, distending pain in the chest and abdomen caused by cold-damp; indigestion
Research Findings:
- Amomi Fructrs Rotundus can improve the symptoms of physique emaciation, aversion to cold of the back, weary and acratia (1)
Cautions
No Data.
Report on adverse effect
No Data.
Reference
Reference:
- Chen S, Lv G, Huang M, Su J, Fang H, Mou X. (2011) Effects of three traditional Chinese medicine with pungent-flavor, warm-nature and meridian tropism in lung on lung-yang deficiency rats induced by compound factors. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 36(11): 1512-5
