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Katsumada Galangal Seed
Katsumada Galangal Seed. Class: Dampness Removing Drugs. Properties: Pungent; Warm. Meridians: Spleen; Stomach
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Cao Dou Kou
中文名 (Chinese)
草豆蔻
Latin Name
Alpiniae Katsumadai Semen; Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai
English Name
Katsumada Galangal Seed
Alias Names
豆蔻漏蔻草果豆蔻子草蔻大草蔻偶子草蔻仁飞雷子弯子
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Pungent; Warm
Meridians (归经)
Spleen; Stomach
Part Used
Seed
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Dampness Removing Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
化湿药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To dispel damp and strengthen spleen, warm stomach and check vomiting.
Indication (主治)
Spleen-stomach cold-damp obstructing, distention fullness and pain in stomach duct and abdomen, vomiting, diarrhea.
Clinical Manifestations
1. antiemetic. 2. its decoction of lower than 1% concentration stimulates, while that higher than 1% inhibits the intestines of guinea-pigs in vitro.
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