Chinese Medicine Specimen Database

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砂仁 Villous Amomum Sha Ren

ID: D00656

Pharmaceutical Name:
Fructus Amomi

Latin name:
Amomum villosum Lour.

Location: 7

Chinese Name

砂仁

Chinese Pinyin

Sha Ren

English Name

Villous Amomum

Family

Zingiberaceae

Taste

acrid but fresh, slightly bitter

Odour

aromatic
strong

Clinical Indications

1. Feeling of fullness and distending pain in the chest and upper abdomen, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain
2. Threatened abortion

Display Category

Commonly Used TCM

Function Category

Dampness-Resolving Drugs

Medicine Category

Plant

Source

Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd.

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Chinese Medicinal Material Images Database

Medicinal Plant Images Database

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