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Botanical name |
Amomum cardamomum |
| Pin yin name | Bai Dou Kou | |
| Pin yin description | bai means white, and here refers to the colour of the outer shell of the fruit; dou means bean, and refers to the fruits of the plant appearing somewhat like beans; kou is used to indicate a group of plants in the ginger family with spicy seeds; the character is derived from one meaning invader, perhaps because the plants were brought in from other countries; this material is distinguished from Cao Dou Kou, Alpinia katsumadai, where cao is the general term for herb, and usually refers to a weed | |
| Other common names | Cluster Cardamom, Round Cardamom | |
| Part used | Fruit | |
| Taste | Pungent | |
| Nature | Warm | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Transform damp, regulate qi, warm the center, stop vomiting | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Damp blocking the center with qi stagnation in the stomach and spleen causing symptoms of abdominal distention, poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, thick greasy tongue coating; distention in the chest; cold stomach syndrome, causing vomiting | |
| Possible unwanted effects | None noted | |
| Herb drug interactions | None reported | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Yin and blood deficiency; cases without damp-cold | |
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