This product is the mature fruit of Cardamon Fruit (Amomun kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep.), a perennial herbaceous plant of the Zingiberaceae family. Mainly produced in East Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and other places. It is also cultivated in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places in my country. Harvested in autumn, dried in the sun for raw use, and mashed when used.

[Property]

Acrid, warm. act on lung, spleen and stomach channels.

[Efficacy]

resolving dampness and moving qi, warming middle and arresting vomiting.

[Indications]

1. It is used for dampness, middle energizer and spleen, stomach, qi, abdominal distension and fullness, inability to eat, etc. It has the function of resolving dampness and moving qi. Often used with Magnolia Bark and Dried Tangerine Peel; for dampness warm disease at the beginning, chest tightness but not hunger, tongue coating turbid and greasy, and severe dampness, use Talc, Coix Seed, Bitter Apricot Seed, etc., such as Three-Kernel Decoction; if the heat evil is more severe , can be used with Skullcap Root and Talc, such as Skullcap and Talc Decoction.
2. is used for vomiting. It has moving qi, warming the middle, and anti-nausea effects. Especially stomach cold dampness obstruction qi stagnation vomiting is the most suitable. It can be used alone as a final dose, or combined with Patchouli, Pineilia and other medicines. If children with stomach cold spit up milk, grind it together with Villous Amomum Fruit and Liquorice Root and often mix it into the mouth.

Treatment of influenza, enterovirus, and various viral colds, Chinese medicine is more refined, non-toxic, and effective than Western medicine

[Documentation]

1. Kaibao Bencao: "It mainly accumulates cold air, relieves vomiting and regurgitation, and eliminates lowering qi."
2. Bencao Tongxuan: "Cardamon Fruit, its The power lies in the fragrant air. Once it is stir-fried, the power will be reduced; it is ready for decoction, but it is best to grind it finely and take it when it is boiling."

[Usage and Dosage]

Decoct and take, 3~6g. It’s better to add powder. Into decoction it is advisable to be decocted later.

[Modern Pharmacology]

This product contains volatile oil, the main components of which are dextroborneol and dextrorotated camphor. Its pharmacological properties can promote the secretion of gastric juice, enhance gastrointestinal motility, prevent abnormal intestinal fermentation, and eliminate gastrointestinal pneumatosis. Therefore, it has a good aromatic stomachic effect and can stop vomiting. Nutshell decocted with water has an inhibitory effect on Shigella dysentery bacilli.

round cardamom fruit shell: the shell of Cardamon Fruit. The taste, taste and effect are similar to Cardamon Fruit, but the temperature is not strong and the potency is weak. Suitable for abdominal stuffiness, loss of appetite, vomiting, etc. caused by dampness, obstruction, stagnation, etc. Decoction, 3 to 5g.