Herb

Round Cardamom (Bai dou kou)

白豆蔻bai dou kou
1 sourceFructus Amomi Rotundus

Warms the stomach and moves qi to check vomiting and rectify the centre, transforms damp, and rouses the appetite.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·白豆蔻·主治（《开宝》）

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《开宝》载白豆蔻主积冷气、止吐逆反胃、消谷下气；李杲谓散肺中滞气、宽膈进食、去白睛翳膜；王好古谓补肺气、益脾胃、理元气、收脱气；李时珍治噎膈、除疟疾寒热、解酒毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，大温，无毒（《开宝》仁）；王好古谓大辛热、味薄气厚、轻清而升、阳也、浮也，入手太阴经。·Meridians: 肺（手太阴）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·白豆蔻（宋《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·白豆蔻·释名（多骨）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·白豆蔻·气味（《开宝》仁）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·白豆蔻·气味（好古·入手太阴经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·白豆蔻·主治（《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·白豆蔻·主治（李杲）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·白豆蔻·主治（好古）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·白豆蔻·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·白豆蔻·气味（《开宝》仁）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.