Grass Cardamom (Alpinia katsumadai)

草豆蔻cǎo dòu kòuCaodoukou

Alpinia katsumadai · Plant

Alpinia, standing in for Alpinia katsumadai
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Indications

The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Grass Cardamom for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

DiarrheaFullness & Pain In Stomach Duct & Abdomen BloatingSpleen-stomach Cold-damp ObstructingVomiting

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Grass Cardamom does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Dispel Damp & Strengthen SpleenWarm Stomach & Check Vomiting