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豆蔻 Doukou
Chinese Name |
豆蔻 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Doukou |
English Name |
Whitefruit Amomim Fruit |
Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Amomi Fructus Rotundus |
Category |
Fruits and seeds
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Origin |
The dried mature fruit of Amomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep.(Zingiberaceae). |
Production Regions |
Primarily produced in Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar. |
Macroscopic Features |
Seed is semi-spherical or oval, with 3 obvious blunt ridges and 3 shallow grooves, 1.5~3cm long, 1.5~3cm diameter; externally grayish-brown or yellowish-brown; center has a yellowish-white or pale brown membrane cut into 3 chambers, each has 22-90 seeds (~110), difficult to scatter. Cotyledon is oval polyhedron, 3~5mm, 2.5~3mm diameter, back surface is slightly raised, relatively thick end has round indented hilum, chalaza is at the indented center on the relatively flat end, front side has one longitudinal groove; pale brown raphe connected with chalaza along the longitudinal groove, another longitudinal groove extends from the chalaza to back side, not reaching the hilum. Hard texture; fractured surface is milky-white. Aromatic odor; acrid and spicy taste. |
Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material is large, full, firm with a potent aromatic odor. |
Properties |
Acrid; warm. |
Functions |
Transforms dampness, disperses of local distention, moves qi, warms the center, opens stomach, disperses food. Apply to retention of damp leading to blockage of middle, anorexia, onset of damp thermosis, and fullness due to chest distress, gastrofrigid vomiting, chest and abdominal swelling pain, indigestion. |
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Permanent URL:https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00174
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