Herb

Amomum Fruit (Sha ren)

砂仁sha ren
1 sourceFructus Amomi

Moves qi and warms the spleen and stomach to relieve cold diarrhea and food stagnation, rectifies the centre, and calms the fetus.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·缩砂蔤·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》载缩砂主虚劳冷泻、宿食不消、赤白泄痢、腹中虚痛下气；甄权谓主冷气腹痛、止休息气痢劳损、消化水谷、温暖脾胃；杨士瀛谓和中行气、止痛安胎；李时珍谓补肺醒脾、养胃益肾、理元气、通滞气、止女子崩中。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，涩，无毒（《开宝》仁）；王好古谓辛、温、阳也、浮也，入手足太阴、阳明、太阳、足少阴七经。·Meridians: 脾（足太阴）, 肺（手太阴）, 胃（足阳明）, 肾（足少阴）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·缩砂蔤（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·缩砂蔤（书名·别名）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·缩砂蔤·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·缩砂蔤·气味（好古·入七经）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·缩砂蔤·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·缩砂蔤·主治（甄权）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·缩砂蔤·主治（杨士瀛·安胎）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·缩砂蔤·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·缩砂蔤·气味（《开宝》仁）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.