Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Amomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep. |
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| Formal name | 白豆蔲 | |
| Japanese name | びゃくずく, Byakuzuku (白豆蔲)，ずく, Zuku (豆蔲) | |
| Vernacular name | Baidoukou | |
| Latin name | Amomi Fructus Rotundus (CP) | |
| English name | Round Cardamon Fruit (CP) | |
| Original plant name | Amomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep. | |
| Family name | Zingiberaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | mature fruit |
| Collection information | Japan, Osaka Pref. , Hino Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 1968/09/20 | |
| TMPW No. | 1814 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Common name | 白豆蔲, Baidoukou, Amomi Fructus Rotundus (CP2020), Round Cardamon Fruit (CP2020) | |||||
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| Synonyms | 豆蔲（doukou） | |||||
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| Original plant name | Amomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep. | |||||
| Family name | Zingiberaceae | |||||
| Used part | mature fruit | |||||
| Quality for selection | Good Baidoukou is round, enlarged and light in color. Neither dark colored nor torn pericarp is good. (TN) | |||||
| Official compendium | CP (2020 ed.) | |||||
| Clinical application | As an aromatic stomachic and carminative, it is applied to treat stomachache, distention of abdomen and belch. It is also used to relieve emesis, indigestion and vomiting. It is a spice and condiment | |||||
| Medical system | Traditional 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 constituent | Monoterpenoids 精油約2.5% / essential ail about 2.5% (*C1): d-Borneol, d-Camphor | |||||
| Chemical structure | 
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| Pharmacological effect | Enhanced gastric juices secretion, intestinal hyperperistalsis, inhibition of intestinal abnormal fermentation, relieving vomiting, antibacterial (dysentery bacillus). | |||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
| Disease | Stomachache, Anorexia, Dyspepsia, Vomitting, Hangover | |||||
| Formulation | Koshayoito | |||||
| Related drugs | Cardamomi Fructus | |||||
| References | CP2020: 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 date | 2021/09/27 | |||||
