Round Cardamom
Fructus Amomi Kravanh, Fructus Amomi Compacti
Bai Dou Kou

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Warm; pungent

Part(s) used

Seed

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To transform damp and move qi , warm center and check vomiting, increase appetite and disperse food.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Spleen-stomach qi stagnation due to damp obstructing middle-jiao, vomiting with stomach cold, vomiting of milk in infants with stomach cold.