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Crude drug name

Market name白叩
Formal name白豆蔲，豆蔲
Japanese nameびゃくずく, Byakuzuku (白豆蔲)，ずく, Zuku (豆蔲)
Vernacular nameBaidoukou
Latin nameAmomi Fructus Rotundus (CP)
English nameRound Cardamon Fruit (CP)
Original plant nameAmomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep.
Family nameZingiberaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification mature fruit
Collection informationPeople's Republic of China, Hohhot City, Mongolian drug Station, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Collection date1994/07/25
CollectorTsuneo Namba, et al.
TMPW No.15144

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Scientific information data base

Common name白豆蔲, Baidoukou, Amomi Fructus Rotundus (CP), Round Cardamon Fruit (CP)
Synonyms豆蔲（doukou）
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Original plant nameAmomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep.
Family nameZingiberaceae
Used partmature fruit
Quality for selectionRound, well-developed, and pale-colored specimens are considered superior, whereas those with dark discoloration or fractured pericarps are considered inferior (TN).
Official compendiumCP (2025 ed.)
Clinical applicationIt is used as an aromatic stomachic and carminative for the treatment of gastric pain, abdominal distension, and eructation. It also possesses antiemetic activity and is used to treat dyspepsia and vomiting. In addition, it is used as a spice.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Aromatic drugs for resolving dampness
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; pungent.
[Meridian Tropism] Lung, spleen and stomach meridians.
[Actions] To resolve dampness and move qi, warm the middle energizer to check vomiting, increase the appetite and promote digestion.
[Indications] Dampness-turbidity obstruction in the middle, no desire for food and drink, beginning of dampness-warmth, oppression in the chest with poor appetite, cold-dampness vomiting and retching, distention and pain in the chest and the abdomen, food accumulation.
Chemical constituentMonoterpenoids
精油約2.5% / essential ail about 2.5% (*C1):
d-Borneol, d-Camphor

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Pharmacological effectEnhanced gastric juices secretion, intestinal hyperperistalsis, inhibition of intestinal abnormal fermentation, relieving vomiting, antibacterial (dysentery bacillus).
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DiseaseStomachache, Anorexia, Dyspepsia, Vomitting, Hangover
FormulationKoshayoito
Related drugsCardamomi Fructus
ReferencesCP: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 240-241.
Remarks- "Jawabyakuzuku", produced in Indonesia, is the mature fruit of Amomum compactum Soland. ex Maton. "Dobyakuzuku", produced in Guangxi Prov., is the fruit of Alpinia sp.
- In case of "Baidoukou" (Jap. name: Byakuzuku), the seeds, pericarps (Zukukaku) as well as flowers (Zukuka) are also used in similar ways.
Last renewal date2026/07/14
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