This product is the mature fruit of Caoguo (Alpinia katsumadai Hayata), a perennial herbaceous plant of the Zingiberaceae family. Mainly produced in Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places. Harvest the fruits when they are mature in autumn, remove impurities, and dry in the sun or at low temperature. Stir-fry the original medicine until it is brown and slightly swollen, mash it into pieces and take the kernels; or stir-fry the pure Caoguo kernels in ginger juice for use.

[Property]

Acrid, warm. act on spleen and stomach channels.

[Efficacy]

drying dampness dissipates cold and removes phlegm preventing attack of malaria.

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

1. Used for cold-dampness, abdominal distension and fullness, vomiting diarrhea, and tongue coating. This product's drying dampness and warming the middle are both stronger than Alpinia Seed, so those with high cold-dampness are more suitable. Often combined with Villous Amomum Fruit, Magnolia Bark, Atractylodes Rhizome and other medicinals.
2. for malaria. This product is fragrant, bitter-warm drying dampness, and eliminates phlegm preventing attack of malaria. It is suitable for those with strong cold-dampness. It is often used with Dichroa and Anemarrhena, which are equivalent. Use, such as Dichroa Decoction. Miasmic malaria caused by filthy turbidity and dampness can also be used, often combined with Bupleurum, Skullcap Root, Areca Seed , Anemarrhena and other medicines can be used together.

[Documentation]

1. Yinshan Zhengyao: "Cure abdominal pain in the heart, stop vomiting, replenish the stomach, and lower qi."
2. Bencao Gangmu: "Caoguo is the same as Anemarrhena. Used to treat miasmic malaria Hanre, choose one yin and one yang without any harm. Gai Caoguo can treat cold where tai yin only wins, and Anemarrhena can treat fire where yangming only wins. "
3. Bencao Gangmu quoted Li Gao as saying: "Warm spleen yang, stop vomiting, cure spleen stomach cold dampness, cold phlegm; benefit vital qi, eliminate all cold air expansion, transform malaria with splenomegaly, eliminate retained food, relieve hangover Poison, fruit accumulation, and removal of miasma and plague. "

Traditional Chinese medicine can effectively treat dry eye syndrome, floaters, retinopathy, and various chronic eye diseases

[Usage and Dosage]

3 to 6 grams. Decoct and take. Peel the shells, take the kernels and mash them.

[Modern Pharmacology]

Caoguo kernel contains volatile oil.