Bai Dou Kou (Round Cardamom Seed) 4oz

Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Amomi kravanh Botanical Name: Amomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep.Amomum compactum Soland. Ex Maton Common Name: Round Cardamom seed Source of Earliest Record: Kaibao Bencao Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The yellow fruit is gathered from October to December, dried in the sun and broken into pieces. Properties and Taste: Pungent and warm Meridian: Lung, spleen and stomach Functions: To promote qi circulation and transform dampnessTo warm the spleen and stomach and stop vomiting Indications and Combinations: 1.     Dampness blocking spleen and stomach or qi stagnation in the spleen manifested as distension, fullness and no appetite. *Use with magnolia bark (Houpo), Atractylodes rhizome (Cangzhu) and Tangerine peel (Chenpi). 2.  Early stage of damp-heat febrile diseases manifested as stifling sensation in the chest, absence of hunger and sticky tongue coating. *Use with Talc (Huashi), Coix seed (Yiyiren) and Amomum frui