This product is the dried ripe fruit of the perennial herbaceous plant of the Zingiberaceae family, Yangchun Sharen (Amomum villosum Lour.) or Hainan Sharen (A. longiligulare T. L. Wu) or Suosha (A. xanthioides Wall.). Yangchun Sharen is mainly produced in Guangdong and Guangxi on the mainland. Hainan Sharen is mainly produced in Hainan Island and Zhanjiang area of Guangdong. Suosha is produced in Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and other places. Yangchun Sharen is of superior quality. The fruits are harvested when ripe during the summer and autumn, then dried in the sun or at low temperatures. They are crushed and used raw when needed.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Acrid, warm. Act on spleen and stomach meridians.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Resolving dampness and moving qi, warming the middle and arresting vomiting, stopping diarrhea, calming the fetus.

bubble_chart Indications

1. is used for dampness obstructing the spleen and spleen-stomach disharmony pattern. It excels in resolving dampness to harmonize the middle and moving qi to warm the middle, making it commonly used for spleen-stomach disharmony caused by dampness obstruction or qi stagnation, especially suitable for cold-dampness qi stagnation. It is often used in combination with Magnolia Bark, Dried Tangerine Peel, Immature Orange Fruit, etc. For spleen deficiency qi stagnation, it is often paired with Tangshen, White Atractylodes Rhizome, Poria, and other herbs, such as Cyperus, Amomum and Six Gentlemen Decoction.
2. It is used for vomiting and diarrhea due to deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach. It can resolve dampness and move qi to regulate the middle and stop vomiting, warm the spleen and stop diarrhea. It can be used alone by grinding into powder and swallowing, or combined with Dried Ginger, Aconite Lateral Root, and other herbs.
3. It is used for qi stagnation morning sickness and threatened abortion. By moving qi and harmonizing the middle, it stops vomiting and calms the fetus. For pregnancy vomiting and inability to eat, it can be used alone by stir-frying and grinding into powder, such as in Zhengzhi Zhunsheng's Amomum Powder. For threatened abortion, it can be combined with Ginseng, Astragalus Root, White Atractylodes Rhizome, etc., such as in Rock of Mount Tai Fetus-Quieting Powder.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Yaoxing Lun: "Mainly treats abdominal pain due to qi stagnation, stops dysentery with intermittent diarrhea, and alleviates fatigue and strain. It aids in digesting food and warms the spleen and stomach."
2. Kaibao Bencao: "Treats deficiency fatigue, cold dysentery, undigested retained food, red and white diarrhea, and abdominal pain due to deficiency. It also lowers qi."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct 5-10g. It is advisable to add later during decoction.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

Yangchun Amomum contains volatile oil, with the main components being dextrorotatory camphor, borneol, bornyl acetate, limonene, nerolidol, etc., and also contains saponins. Shousha contains volatile oil, with the main components being camphor, a type of terpene, etc. The volatile oil of Villous Amomum Fruit has aromatic stomachic effects, can promote gastric juice secretion, and can expel gas from the digestive tract, thus facilitating the movement of qi and relieving distension.

bubble_chart Supplementary Medicinals

The shell of Villous Amomum Fruit is the fruit shell of Villous Amomum Fruit. Its properties and effects are similar to those of Villous Amomum Fruit, but with a slightly reduced warm nature and weaker medicinal potency. It is suitable for symptoms such as stagnation of stomach qi, abdominal distension and fullness, pain, nausea, vomiting, and reduced appetite. The dosage is the same as that of Villous Amomum Fruit.