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草豆蔻 Caodoukou
Chinese Name |
草豆蔻 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Caodoukou |
English Name |
Katsumada Galangal Seed |
Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Alpiniae Katsumadai Semen |
Category |
Fruits and seeds
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Origin |
The dried nearly mature seed of Alpinia katsumadai Hayata (Zingiberaceae). |
Production Regions |
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan. |
Macroscopic Features |
Semi-spherical seed clusters, 1.5~2.7cm diameter. Externally grayish-brown, yellowish-white sections form a semi-spherical shape, the seed clusters form 3 separate lobes, each lobe has numerous seeds and sticks together; the cluster is slightly smooth. Seeds are oval-shaped polyhedrons, 3~5mm long, about 3mm diameter; the outside is covered with a pale brown aril, raphe is one longitudinal groove, the other end has hilum. Hard texture, breaks along the raphe into two lobes, longitudinal cut surface is oblique heart-shaped; seed coat extends inwards along raphe, taking 1/2 area of the whole; endosperm is grayish-white. Aromatic odor; taste acrid, and slightly bitter. |
Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material has full seeds, firm, semi-spherical, and potent aroma and taste. |
Properties |
Acrid; warm. |
Functions |
Dries dampness, relieves intention, promoting qi-flowing, warms center, fortifies the stomach, digests food. Splenic and gastric stagnation of cold-damp, chest impediment of damp-warm, lost appetite, cold-dampness and vomiting, cheats and abdominal impediment, indigestion. |
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Permanent URL:https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00160
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