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cao
guo 草果﹔
dou kou
豆蔻 (草豆蔻)
By:
Joe
Hing Kwok Chu
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英文藥名：
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Fructus
Amomi Tsao-ko
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| Botanical name: |
Amomum tsao-ko
Crevost et Lem. (cao guo 草果)
Amomum cardamomum
Linn.(bai dou kou白豆蔻);[1]
A. costatum,
Roxb.(dou kou 豆蔻)[1]
A. kravanh
Pierre ex Gagnep ;
A. compacturn
Soland et Maton (Indonesian bai dou kou)﹔
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| Japanese Pronunciation: |
soka
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| Korean Pronunciation: |
chogwa
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Pron. in Cantonese:
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cou2
gwo2; dau6
kau3
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| Other Names: |
cao dou kou 草豆叩、cao kou ren草蔻仁、草叩仁、cao
kou 草蔻。
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| Common Name: |
cardamom
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| Distribution: |
Yunan,
Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan
provinces of China and Vietnam,
India,.
雲南，貴州，廣東，廣西，台灣等省與越南.
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| Properties (characteristics):
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acrid,
warm, aromic
味辛，性溫。
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spleen,
stomach
入脾、胃二經。
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| Actions & Indications:
主治：
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stomach
pain, flatulence, belching, indigestion due to
stomach
qi stagnation , vomiting, malarial disorders, drunkenness from alcohol
consumption.
胃痛，脹氣，噯氣，消化不良，脾胃氣滯，嘔吐，瘧疾疾病，飲醉酒。
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| Samples of Combinations: |
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with zhi mu for malaria
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with chang shan to
improve inhibiting malaria
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with sha ren improves
digestive function and spleen yang and rid of dampness.
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with hou po improves
digestion and rid of dampness.
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with bai dou kou
improves getting rid of dampness, warms stomach and getting rid of cold,
relieves pain, and stops vomiting.
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| Dosage: |
1.5 to 6 g
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| Medical Functions: |
Medical Functions
of cao guo:
1. a-pinene
and β-pinene expells phlegm and inhibits cough.
2. 1,8-Cineole
can have calming, pain relieving and asthma inhibiting effects
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β-pinenean has strong anttibiotic and anti-inflammation effects; geraniol
has strong antibiotic and antifungal effects
4. small
amount of cao guo can stimulate intestine but large amount inhibits it.
when taken orally geraniol inhibited the activities of the digestive tract
of rats. Small amount mildly promotes urination.
5. rids
of round worms of guinea pigs.
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| Chemical Ingredients: |
Essential
oil: fruit contains 1.6%; seeds contains 2.2%; skin contains0.38%. The essential
oil contains 33.94%of 1,8-cineole, 11.78% of trans-2-undecenal. Also contains
α--pinene, β-pinene, camphor, Linalool, p-cymene,
nonanal, decanal, a--terpineol,
neral-a,-b, geraniol, nerolidol and geranial.
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| Modern Research: |
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| Cautions: |
Do not use in cases of
qixu, Blood
deficient qixu
(qi deficiency) and fire is high in lung and stomach with no cold dampness
. (more to be uploaded).
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| Toxicity:
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Roasting the herb cut down the side effects.
Half of the laboratory rat fed geraniol died.
The lethal dosage is 4.9g/kg. For rabbits, the lethal injection dosage was
50mg/kg.
Cao guo which are processed by smoking can
be carcinogens when taken for a long period.
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[1]
Botanical Dictionary, by Shang Wu Publishing Co. 1918 。 商務出版植物大詞典
Note:
rou dou kou is another herb. It belongs to Myristicaceae.
See sorting Amomum
Stomach qi stagnation: usually because
of
pixu (spleen deficiency) which causes weak digestion.
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