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Cao Dou Kou 草豆蔻, Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai, Cao Kou Ren, Katsumade Galangal Seed

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  • Product Name: Chinese Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai
  • Latin Name: Katsumade Galangal Seed
  • Common Name: Medicine Cao Kou Ren
  • Chinese Name: Cao Dou Kou 草豆蔻
  • Origin: VN
  • Package: Bag
  • Storage: Keep in cool, dry and no light place

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Origin
The immature seed of Alpinia katsumadai Hayata of family Zingiberaceae.
Property
Pungent, warm; spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Dry dampness and move qi, warm middle energizer and arrest vomiting.
Harvest
Collected in summer and autumn.
The true smell and taste
Fragrant, pungent and slight bitter.
Best quality
Dry, big, full, strong fragrant.
Processing
Get rid of the pericarp and dried in sun, unprocessed, broken when used.

Read More Info. About It (In Chinese 中文介绍):

草豆蔻概述(燥湿行气 温中止呕)
为姜科植物草豆蔻的种子团,夏、秋二季采收,晒至九成干,或用水略烫,晒至半干,除去果皮,取出种子团,晒干。《临床常用中药手册》记载:“草豆蔻辛温散寒,芳香化湿,主入脾胃,祛寒除中焦湿,又温中止呕,适于寒湿中阻所致病症。”
草豆蔻各家论述
《纲目》记载:“豆蔻治病,取其辛热浮散,能入太阴、阳明,除寒燥湿,开郁化食之力而已。南地卑下,山岚烟瘴,饮啖酸咸,脾胃常多寒湿郁滞之病,故食料必用,与之相宜。然过多亦能助脾热,伤肺损目。”
草豆蔻性状
【性味】味辛,性温
【归经】 归脾、胃经
为类球形的种子团,直径1.5~67.5px。表面灰褐色,中间有黄白色的隔膜,将种子团分成3瓣,每瓣有种子多数,粘连紧密,种子团略光滑。
种子为卵圆状多面体,长3~5mm,直径约3mm,外被淡棕色膜质假种皮,种脊为一条纵沟,一端有种脐;质硬,将种子沿种脊纵剖两瓣,纵断面观呈斜心形,种皮沿种脊向内伸人部分约占整个表面积的1/2;胚乳灰白色。气香,味辛、微苦。