Herb

Tsaoko (Cao guo)

草果cao guo
1 sourceFructus Tsaoko

Warms the centre and dries dampness, dispels miasmic cold and malaria, and relieves epigastric fullness and vomiting of acid.

Source

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

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：《别录》载豆蔻温中、心腹痛、呕吐、去口臭气；《开宝》下气、止霍乱、一切冷气、消酒毒；李杲谓调中补胃、健脾消食、去客寒；李时珍谓治瘴疠寒疟、伤暑吐下泄痢、痞满吐酸、除寒燥湿、开郁破气、杀鱼肉毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，涩，无毒（豆蔻仁）；王好古谓大辛热、阳也、浮也，入足太阴、阳明经。·Meridians: 脾（足太阴）, 胃（足阳明）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·豆蔻（《别录》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·豆蔻·释名（草豆蔻草果）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·豆蔻·仁·气味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·豆蔻·气味（好古·入足太阴阳明经）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·豆蔻·主治（《别录》）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·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·豆蔻·主治（时珍·瘴疟燥湿）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·豆蔻·发明（时珍·过多助脾热伤肺损目）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.